Netflix’s US Library Has Shrunk by More Than 5,000 Titles in Less Than 10 Years

It’s no secret that Netflix’s catalog of licensed content has been diminishing as the streaming giant moves toward producing even more Original movies and TV shows to strengthen its position in today’s streaming wars.

Here at Reelgood, we took a closer look at just how much Netflix’s library has changed over the last 10 years. And the results, while not entirely surprising, clearly show how the company’s content strategy has been slowly evolving to involve fewer movies and more TV shows.

THE NUMBERS:
2010 – 7,285
2012 – 11,000
2013 – 9,000
2014 – 8,103
2015 – 5,769
2016 – 5,532
2017 – 5,553
2018 – 5,158
2019 – 5,769
2020 – 5,838

THE NUMBERS:
2010 – 530
2014 – 1,609
2015 – 1,243
2016 – 1,197
2018 – 1,301
2019 – 1,966
2020 – 2,108

No data available for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2017

THE NUMBERS:
2010 – 6,755
2014 – 6,494
2015 – 4,526
2016 – 4,335
2018 – 3,857
2019 – 3,803
2020 – 3,730

No data available for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2017

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