Netflix to raise prices as new subscribers soar
Netflix will raise prices across a number of countries after adding nearly 19 million subscribers in the final months of 2024.
Asked if prices were set to increase in the UK, a spokesperson for Netflix said there was "nothing to share right now".
Netflix announced better-than-expected subscriber numbers, helped by the second series of South Korean drama Squid Game as well as sports including a boxing match between influencer-turned-fighter Jake Paul and former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.
In the US, prices will increase across almost all plans including the standard subscription with no adverts which will now cost $17.99 (£14.60) a month, up from $15.49.
"We will occasionally ask our members to pay a little more so that we can re-invest to further improve Netflix," it said.
Meanwhile, the company said it finished last year with more than 300 million subscribers in total. It had been expected to add 9.6 million new subscribers between October and December but far surpassed that number.
