Plus eight million

Netflix attracted a surprising number of new customers

Netflix has attracted a surprisingly large number of new customers with successful series such as "Bridgerton" and "Reindeer Baby". The number of subscribers rose by eight million in the second quarter, the company announced on Thursday.

Analysts had expected an increase of less than five million. The streaming provider also benefited once again from its fight against the disclosure of access data. This was reflected in earnings of 4.88 dollars per share, which also exceeded market expectations.

At 9.56 billion dollars, Group revenue was largely in line with forecasts. At the same time, the closely watched business with ad-financed subscriptions grew by 34 percent. However, Netflix did not provide any further details.

"Building a business from the ground up takes time," the US company emphasized. "Combined with the large volume of our subscription revenue, we do not expect advertising to be a major driver of our revenue growth in 2024 or 2025."