Results: Last Netflix DVDs mailed out Friday, marking the end of an era
Published on 10/01/2023
The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix's once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came up with a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a springboard into video streaming that has transformed entertainment.
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At its peak, the DVD boasted more than 20 million subscribers who could choose from more than 100,000 titles stocked in the Netflix library. But in 2011, Netflix made the pivotal decision to separate the DVD side business from a streaming business that now boasts 238 million worldwide subscribers and generated $31.5 billion in revenue last year. Which of these apply to you?
I have used the Netflix DVD service
20%
550 votes
I have used the Netflix streaming platform
41%
1110 votes
I still own DVDs
44%
1186 votes
I still watch DVDs
28%
760 votes
Not Applicable
27%
720 votes
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Do you miss going to a video store and finding something to watch there? Yes
34%
927 votes
No
41%
1094 votes
Undecided
11%
307 votes
Not Applicable
14%
372 votes
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