Disney+ has 118.1 million subscribers two years after launch

Disney + now has more than 118 million global paid subscribers, Disney announced today in its fourth quarter 2021 earnings report [PDF]. The streaming service has gained 2.1 million subscribers in the last quarter and 44.4 million subscribers over the last 12 months.

As of November 2020, Disney + had 73.7 million subscribers, so the growth over the past year has been astronomical. Disney + has exceeded all expectations since its launch in November 2019. When the service first came out, Disney said it wanted to reach 60 to 90 million subscribers by 2024, a milestone that it reached by the end of 2020.

Disney now expects to have 230 to 260 million subscribers worldwide by 2024, and if Disney reaches that goal, Disney + will have more subscribers than Netflix has today. As of October 2021, Netflix has 213.5 million subscribers worldwide.

Netflix and Disney + are two of the most popular streaming services, with the number of subscribers exceeding other services like Hulu and Apple TV +. Hulu has 43.8 million subscribers, but Apple has never shared subscriber numbers for TVApple TV + ‌.

TVApple TV + ‌ and Disney + launched at the same time, but Disney + has experienced a much faster growth due to its back catalog of Disney, Marvel and Star Wars content along with popular new shows like “The Mandalorian”, “WandaVision, “” Loki “and” The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. “

Apple is working hard to strengthen its range of original movies and TV series, but it will take years for TVApple TV + ‌ to have a catalog that can compete with the offering of other streaming services.

Back in April, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that Apple TV + is doing “very well” and that Apple is “really good” with where “Apple TV +” is. Mac Pro Tricks