Netflix has shipped 5BILLION DVDs!

Netflix is still in the business of streaming, don’t worry! But long before streaming came around Netflix was a DVD rental service. Simply order the DVD on Netflix, get it shipped to you and ship it back. Simple!

However, the disc based service is not dead!

Netflix’s DVD/Blu Ray service is still a part of it’s business and has just shipped it’s 5 billionth disc! Which Engadget are reporting as Rocketman. 21 years ago the deliveries began. Many of those discs shipped back when streaming was a bonus feature at Netflix. But it’s a HUGE achievement, when if you think about it less and less people actually have dedicated disc players now.

The physical media side of Netflix is relatively small compared to what it once was. In 2011, there were 14 million disc subscribers, now, there’s 2.4 million. In comparison there are 151 million streaming customers. Despite the relatively small number in the grand scheme of things. There were $46million in quarterly profits from it. Which is really small as Netflix has spent more on developing individual shows.