Disney+ revealed that it featured a whopping 11.8 million new subscribers for the first quarter of 2022, and it beats Netflix by a long shot for its performance. The news is massive for the company as it is only two years old since its 2020 introduction to the public, but it is already working wonders for the company-aiming to bring new content soon.
Disney+ Q1 Subscribers: 11.8 New Subs Beating Netflix in Stats
A press release by The Walt Disney Company shows that it already reached 11.8 million new subscribers for its growing streaming platform, Disney+, in the first quarter of the year. The numbers are facing a massive high for its platform, and it is due to the releases it had for the last quarter of 2021 featuring animated and live-action films or series.
One of which is the Colombian musical, "Encanto," which recently got an Oscar nomination for Best Animation and Best Original Score for Lin Manuel-Miranda. Another is the Christmas-centered series of Marvel's "Hawkeye" that followed the solo story of Avengers' Clint Barton and his unlikely partnership with a new young archer.
Other notable shows streamed via Disney+, making it a premier stop for the latest entertainment platform in the market now.
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Disney+ Brings New Content to the Platform this 2022
Disney's CEO Bob Chapek also brought the new content Disney+ has to offer for the public in its streaming platform for 2022. One of which is Steven Spielberg's "The West Side Story" that would stream this March, along with the confirmation of the long-awaited solo story of "Obi-Wan" that will feature a limited series explaining his life from the events of Episode III to Episode IV.
Disney+: Is it Worth It?
All year long, of 2021, Disney+ reported a massive performance that signified its growing popularity among subscribers and the public for the streaming platform. The company is also strengthening its digital presence with the streaming platform and hoping to maintain its status as the company that brings massive titles for the film and series media.
Disney reported a massive surge in its subscriber count that had almost 95 million on the platform in less than a year last Q1 2021. Not only that, Disney+ is best known for having quality movies and series from the content it pushes on the streaming media, particularly that of Marvel series, Star Wars, Pixar, and more that Disney has to offer.
Many people would say that Disney+ is a worth it streaming platform to subscribe to, especially during these times that everything is going digital. The exclusive releases for Marvel and Star Wars fans can be found here, and Disney's latest content has to offer during the present times, particularly as they cease to exist in the broadcast.
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Written by Isaiah Richard
