1st Anniversary Disney+ “Over 73 million paid members”

Disney + has surpassed 73 million subscribers in one year.

Disney Plus surpassed 73.7 million paid members in early October, just over a year after its launch on November 12, 2019. According to The Walt Disney Company’s fourth quarter financial report, the number of Disney Plus members reached 60.5 million as of August 3rd.

The settlement report shows the number of other streaming service members Disney has. Hulu numbered 36.6 million. This included 4.1 million Hulu Live TV members. In addition, the number of ESPN is 10.3 million, more than double the size of 3.5 million a year ago.

Disney’s D2C (Direct to Consumer) division’s total sales increased 41% year-on-year to $4.9 billion, and operating losses fell from $751 million in the fourth quarter to $580 million. Disney explained that the loss was the result of the improvement in Hulu and ESPN performance and the increase in the cost of creating a new Disney Plus game.

From Disney’s point of view, it could be said that it was a severe quarter. Some theme parks have been closed due to the corona 19 effect, and even places that are not open are limited. Disney revenue was $11.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019, but fell to $14.7 billion, losing $0.39 per share. Bob Chapek, CEO of Wect Disney Company, said there are good signs in the D2C business, and it is the key to the future of Disney. Said it would.

He said Disney Plus is currently in service in more than 20 countries around the world and plans to service in Latin America. Meanwhile, Disney Plus delayed the release date of Wanda Vision, the first Marvel series, from December to January 15. Related information can be found here .