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BREAKING: Disney+ reaches 50 million paid subscribers in 5 months worldwide, $DIS announces...
This should put Disney+ well ahead of its corporate sibling Hulu, which at last count was 30.4 million as of Feb. 2020. https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/disney-plus-reaches-26-5-million-subscribers-1203492187/
Netflix still sitting comfortably at 167 million. But...
Netflix still sitting comfortably at 167 million. But...
Disney+ sub base trajectory is growing at an astonishing growth rate. Consider $DIS issued guidance last year that #DisneyPlus would reach 60-90 million subs by 2024! Some other leading analysts had even loftier projections
A key question it will take more time to answer: How much of this growth is attributable to the surge in viewing we're seeing across "sheltered at home" audiences? Surely it's a factor...but what would this number have been without coronavirus? 
Recall this Q419 data point on app downloads. Woulda thought this number would taper off this quarter, but...
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Here's an updated chart on how many global subscribers each of the leading streaming services has, including new Disney+ #. More available at http://variety.com/VIP
