Netflix Adds Nearly <br />16 Million New Customers The streaming platform reportedly added <br />15.77 million paid subscribers globally, nearly <br />doubling analysts' estimates for the first quarter. The uptick in subscribers comes amid the <br />ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, when many are <br />stuck at home, watching movies and TV. Streaming platforms are one of a select few <br />industries benefiting from the stay-at-home <br />orders in place around the world. But Netflix warned that it could see a dip in new <br />customers for the latter part of the year, as many <br />people will have already signed up. Netflix, via <br />shareholder letter
