Editing Netflix (section)

== Availability and access ==

=== Global availability ===
{{Further|International expansion of Netflix}}[[File:Netflix area.svg|right|thumb|upright=2|Countries where Netflix is available ({{as of|2022|3|lc=on}}):{{legend|#B00000|Available}}{{legend|#000000|Unavailable ([[China]],<ref>The ban does not include [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]].</ref> [[North Korea]], [[Russia]],<ref>The ban also includes [[Crimea peninsula]].</ref> and [[Syria]].)}}]]

Netflix is available in every country and territory except for [[China]], [[North Korea]], [[Syria]], and [[Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ma |first=Wenlei |date=September 8, 2022 |title=Gulf nations and Egypt demand Netflix remove 'offensive' titles |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/streaming/gulf-nations-and-egypt-demand-netflix-remove-offensive-titles/news-story/68bca5ad9331dace30cf747f7215d0af |access-date=September 27, 2022 |website=News.com.au}}</ref>

In January 2016, Netflix announced it would begin [[VPN blocking]] since it can be used to watch videos from a country where they are unavailable.<ref>{{cite news |last=Greenberg |first=Julia |date=March 7, 2016 |title=For Netflix, Discontent Over Blocked VPNs Is Boiling |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2016/03/netflix-discontent-blocked-vpns-boiling/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215021921/https://www.wired.com/2016/03/netflix-discontent-blocked-vpns-boiling/ |archive-date=February 15, 2017}}</ref> The result of the VPN block is that people can only watch videos available worldwide and other videos are hidden from search results.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bi |first=Frank |date=January 25, 2016 |title=Unofficial Netflix catalog helps you find a movie not available in your area |website=The Verge |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/25/10826654/netflix-unofficial-vpn-database-unogs}}</ref> Variety is present on Netflix.{{clarify|date=February 2025}} Hebrew and right-to-left interface orientation, which is a common localization strategy in many markets, are what define the Israeli user interface's localization, and in some regions, Netflix offers a more affordable mobile-only subscription.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lotz |first1=Amanda D |last2=Eklund |first2=Oliver |last3=Soroka |first3=Stuart |date=August 3, 2022 |title=Netflix, library analysis, and globalization: rethinking mass media flows |url=https://academic.oup.com/joc/article/72/4/511/6605780 |journal=Journal of Communication |language=en |volume=72 |issue=4 |pages=511–521 |doi=10.1093/joc/jqac020 |issn=0021-9916}}</ref>

===Subscriptions===
Customers can subscribe to one of three plans; the difference in plans relates to video resolution, the number of simultaneous streams, and the number of devices to which content can be downloaded.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 5, 2022 |title=Netflix sets November Australian launch for advertising, claims report |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/streaming/netflix-sets-november-australian-launch-for-advertising-claims-report/news-story/927b936e540f946b2c8efe293e69e45d |access-date=September 27, 2022 |website=News.com.au}}</ref>

At the end of Q1 2022, Netflix estimated that 100 million households globally were sharing passwords to their account with others.<ref name="Sherman2022" /> In March 2022, Netflix began to charge a fee for additional users in Chile, Peru, and Costa Rica to attempt to control [[account sharing]].<ref name="FlintJacob2022" /><ref name="BursztynskyAlessandrini2022" /><ref name="Sherman2022" /> On July 18, 2022, Netflix announced that it would test the account sharing feature in more countries, including Argentina, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Netflix to test a new 'add a home' option to charge for password sharing |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/18/netflix-test-add-home-option-charge-password-sharing/ |access-date=July 19, 2022 |website=TechCrunch}}</ref> On October 17, Netflix launched Profile Transfer to help end account sharing.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |date=October 17, 2022 |title=Netflix Launches Profile-Transfer Feature — Making It Easier for Password Freeloaders to Set Up Their Own Paid Accounts |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/netflix-profile-transfer-feature-password-sharing-paid-account-1235405871/ |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

On July 13, 2022, Netflix announced plans to launch an advertising-supported subscription option.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frank |first1=Pallotta |date=July 13, 2022 |title= Netflix with ads is coming but it's 'early days'|language=en |publisher=[[CNN]] |url= https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2022/07/13/media/netflix-ads-microsoft}}</ref> Netflix's planned advertising tier would not allow subscribers to download content like the existing ad-free platform.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gurman |first1=Mark |date=August 17, 2022 |title=Netflix's Ad-Supported Plan Will Block Downloads of Shows, Films |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-17/netflix-s-ad-supported-plan-will-block-downloads-of-shows-films?sref=CY7BpvSE |access-date=August 18, 2022 |publisher=Bloomberg L.P.}}</ref> On July 20, 2022, it was announced that the advertising-supported tier would be coming to Netflix in 2023 but it would not feature the full library of content.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 20, 2022 |title=Netflix's free tier will have one huge drawback, chief executive says |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/netflix-ad-free-tier-drawback-b2127320.html |access-date=July 30, 2022 |work=The Independent}}</ref> In October, the launch date was announced as November 3, 2022, and was launched in 12 countries: United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, United Kingdom, France, Germany, [[Italy]], Spain, Australia, Japan and [[South Korea]].<ref>{{cite web |date=September 2022 |title=Netflix Ad Tier Launch Moved up to November to Get Ahead of Disney+, Streamer Tells Ad Buyers |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/netflix-ad-tier-launch-november-1235357465/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Vranica |first1=Suzanne |date=August 31, 2022 |title=Netflix Seeking Top Dollar for Brands to Advertise on Its Service |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-seeking-top-dollar-for-brands-to-advertise-on-its-service-11661980078}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/netflix-ad-supported-plan-launch-date-pricing-1235402196/ |title= Netflix Confirms Ad Tier to Launch in November, Reveals Pricing for Cheaper Basic Plan |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |date=October 13, 2022 |website=Variety}}</ref> The ad-supported plan was called "Basic with Ads" and it cost $6.99 per month in the United States at launch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pulliam-Moore |first=Charles |date=October 13, 2022 |title=Netflix's ad tier will cost $6.99 a month and launch in November |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/13/23402725/netflix-basic-with-ads |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref>

On February 24, 2023, Netflix cut subscription prices in more than 30 countries around the world to attract more subscribers from those countries. [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Thailand]], [[Philippines|the Philippines]], [[Croatia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Kenya]], and [[Iran]] are on the list of countries where the cost for a subscription will be reduced.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-24 |title=Netflix cuts prices for subscribers in more than 30 countries |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64753499 |access-date=2023-02-27}}</ref> In the same month stronger anti-password-sharing rules were expanded to Canada, New Zealand, [[Portugal]], and [[Spain]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/18/23687853/netflix-earnings-password-sharing-delay-q1-2023 |title=Netflix delays its password-sharing crackdown to sometime before July |first=Emma |last=Roth |date=April 18, 2023 |website=The Verge}}</ref> In May 2023, these measures were further expanded to United States and Brazil subscribers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Netflix to charge an additional $8 month for viewers living outside US subscribers' households |url=https://apnews.com/article/netflix-account-sharing-crackdown-united-states-streaming-b8df82a227b74e50ae4e44ba63f29df2 |work=Associated Press News |date=May 23, 2023 |access-date=May 23, 2023 |author=Michael Liedtke}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Netflix Launches Paid Sharing in U.S., Will Start Blocking Users With Unauthorized Passwords |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/netflix-us-password-crackdown-paid-sharing-block-devices-1235607517/ |website=Variety |date=May 23, 2023 |access-date=May 23, 2023 |author=Todd Spangler}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Netflix vai cobrar R$ 12,90 por compartilhamento de senhas no Brasil |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/economia/negocios/noticia/2023/05/netflix-vai-cobrar-r-1290-por-compartilhamento-de-senhas-no-brasil.ghtml |website=o Globo |date=May 23, 2023 |access-date=May 25, 2023 |language=PT}}</ref>

In July 2023, Netflix added 5.9 million subscribers for the second quarter of the year for a total of 238.39 million subscribers overall. The United States and Canada accounted for 1.2 million subscribers which was the largest regional quarterly gain since 2021.<ref name=techcrunch723>{{Cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/19/netflix-gains-nearly-6m-subscribers-as-paid-sharing-soars/ |title=Netflix gains nearly 6M subscribers as paid sharing soars |publisher=TechCrunch |access-date=19 July 2023 |date=19 July 2023 |author=Lauren Forristal |archive-date=September 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901135120/https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/19/netflix-gains-nearly-6m-subscribers-as-paid-sharing-soars/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/19/netflix-earnings-show-strength-amid-media-chaos.html |title=Netflix earnings showcase strength as the rest of the media industry struggles |publisher=CNBC |access-date=19 July 2023 |date=19 July 2023 |author=Alex Sherman}}</ref>

Netflix announced in February that it was going to enforce stricter regulations for password sharing. In May 2023, Netflix began cracking down on password-sharing in the US, UK, and Australia. Under these new rules, multiple people can use and share one account, but they have to be under the same household. Netflix defines a household as people who live in the same location as the owner of the account. Users are asked to set a primary location based on the device's IP address.<ref>{{cite web |title=Netflix password-sharing: how the crackdown works and what it costs |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/netflix-password-sharing |work=Tech Radar |date=February 20, 2024 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |author=Hamish Hector}}</ref>

Netflix reported 8.05 million new subscribers in Q2 2024, up from 5.9 million subscribers added in Q2 2023.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|title=Netflix Keeps Streaming Crown With Continued Subscriber, Revenue Growth|author=Jessica Toonkel|date=18 July 2024|url=https://www.wsj.com/business/media/netflix-nflx-q2-earnings-report-2024-42d1eaad}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=CNBC|title=Netflix subscriptions jump 8%, revenue climbs as password sharing crackdown takes hold|author=Lillian Rizzo|date=19 July 2024|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/19/netflix-nflx-earnings-2q-2023.html}}</ref>

In July 2024, Netflix started phasing out its cheapest subscription plan for users in France and the US, a year after the plan was removed for Canada and the UK. Members in these countries have the option to sign up for either the standard ad-free plan or the ad plan.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Murti |first1=Lola |title=Netflix ends its cheapest ad-free subscription |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/07/19/nx-s1-5046733/netflix-ends-its-cheapest-ad-free-subscription |website=NPR|date=July 19, 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=The Verge|title=Netflix is starting to phase out its cheapest ad-free plan|author=Emma Roth|date=2 July 2024|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/2/24190632/netflix-ad-free-basic-plan-discontinued}}</ref>

=== Device support ===
Netflix can be accessed via a [[web browser]], while Netflix apps are available on various platforms, including [[Blu-ray]] players, [[tablet computer]]s, mobile phones, [[smart TV]]s, [[digital media player]]s, and [[video game console]]s. Currently supported game consoles include:
* Microsoft [[Xbox 360]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2023 |title=Using Netflix on your Xbox |url=https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23889 |website=Netflix}}</ref> [[Xbox One]] and [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]]
* Sony [[PlayStation 3]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2023 |title=How to use Netflix on your PlayStation |url=https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23888 |website=Netflix}}</ref> [[PlayStation 4]] and [[PlayStation 5]]
[[File:Google ATV Reference RCU G10 - Netflix button.jpg|thumb|A [[Android TV]]-powered [[remote control]] with a [[Netflix button]]]]
Several older devices no longer support Netflix. For home gaming consoles, this includes the [[PlayStation 2]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tcrf.net/Netflix_(PlayStation_2) |title=Netflix (PlayStation 2) |publisher=[[The Cutting Room Floor (website)|The Cutting Room Floor]] |access-date=19 October 2023}}</ref> [[PlayStation TV]], [[Wii]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://devices.netflix.com/en/game-consoles/wii/ |title=Wii is no longer supported |access-date=19 October 2023 |publisher=Netflix}}</ref> and [[Wii U]].<ref>{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116023611/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/netflix-wii-u/ |access-date=19 October 2023 |publisher=[[Nintendo of America]] |title=Netflix |archive-date=16 January 2021 |url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/netflix-wii-u/}}</ref> For handheld gaming consoles, this includes the [[Nintendo 3DS]] family of systems and the [[PlayStation Vita]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflix-discontinues-support-for-more-older-devices-on-october-16th/ |title=Netflix Discontinues Support for More Older Devices on October 16th, 2023 |date=16 October 2023 |access-date=19 October 2023 |publisher=How-To Geek}}</ref> The second and third generation [[Apple TV]] previously supported Netflix with an ad-free plan, but the app was automatically removed on these devices on July 31, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hardwick |first1=Tim |title=Netflix to End Support for 2nd and 3rd Generation Apple TV |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/04/netflix-end-support-2nd-3rd-gen-apple-tv/ |website=MacRumors |access-date=August 3, 2024 |date=June 4, 2024}}</ref>

In addition, a growing number of [[multichannel television]] providers, including cable television and [[Internet Protocol television|IPTV]] services, have added Netflix apps accessible within their own [[set-top box]]es, sometimes with the ability for its content (along with those of other online video services) to be presented within a unified search interface alongside linear television programming as an "all-in-one" solution.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=October 17, 2013 |title=Netflix Is Coming Soon to Your TV Through Your Cable Box |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/10/netflix-cable-box/ |magazine=Wired |issn=1059-1028 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lapowsky |first=Issie |date=April 25, 2014 |title=Netflix Is Getting Its Own Cable Channel |url=https://www.wired.com/2014/04/netflix-cable/ |magazine=Wired |issn=1059-1028 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Statt |first=Nick |date=December 7, 2017 |title=Verizon Fios quietly adds Netflix integration to three set-top box models |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/7/16747918/verizon-fios-netflix-set-top-cable-box-integration-test |access-date=April 28, 2019 |website=The Verge}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 27, 2017 |title=How Cable Companies Learned to Love Netflix (or Hulu) and Chill Out |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-27/how-cable-companies-learned-to-love-netflix-or-hulu-and-chill |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>

The maximum video resolution supported on computers is dependent on the [[Digital rights management|DRM]] systems available on a particular operating system and web browser.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23742|title=Netflix supported browsers and system requirements &#124; Netflix Help Center}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
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! style="width: 250px;" | Operating System !! Web Browser !! DRM system !! Maximum allowed video resolution
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| Microsoft [[Windows 7]] or later <br />[[MacOS 10.11]] or later <br />[[Linux]] (dependent on [[Linux distribution|distribution variant]]) || Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera || [[Widevine]] || {{partial|720p (with Widevine L1)}}
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| Microsoft [[Windows 10]] or later || Microsoft Edge || [[PlayReady]] || {{yes|4K (device must fulfill hardware requirements)}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23931|title=How to use Netflix on your Windows computer or tablet &#124; Netflix Help Center}}</ref>
|-
| [[MacOS 10.11]] through [[MacOS 10.15]] || Apple Safari || [[FairPlay]] || {{good|1080p}}
|-
| [[MacOS 11]] or later || Apple Safari || [[FairPlay]] || {{yes|4K}}
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| [[ChromeOS]]|| Google Chrome || [[Widevine]] || {{good|1080p (with Widevine L1)}}
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| Android || mobile app || [[Widevine]] || {{depends|480p (devices with Widevine L3 only) <br /> 1080p (devices with Widevine L1 certification)}} <br /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://help.netflix.com/en/node/116633 |title=Android phone or tablet doesn't play in HD |website=Netflix Help Center |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325143635/https://help.netflix.com/en/node/116633 |archive-date= Mar 25, 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| iOS || mobile app || [[FairPlay]] || {{good|1080p}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://help.netflix.com/en/node/23927|title=How to use Netflix on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch &#124; Netflix Help Center}}</ref>
|-
|}