Disney+ just went to infinity and beyond with its latest subscriber numbers.

Within five months after its U.S. launch in November, the streaming service now has 50 million global paid subscribers.

A recent worldwide rollout definitely helped. In the past two weeks, Disney+ became available in India and eight Western European countries, including the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland. With 10 million subscribers the day after the streaming service launched exclusively in the U.S., the numbers are unsurprising.

“We’re truly humbled that Disney+ is resonating with millions around the globe, and believe this bodes well for our continued expansion throughout Western Europe and into Japan and all of Latin America later this year,” says Kevin Mayer, chairman of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International. “Great storytelling inspires and uplifts, and we are in the fortunate position of being able to deliver a vast array of great entertainment rooted in joy and optimism on Disney+.”

With the global coronavirus pandemic massively disrupting the pop culture industry, including Hollywood theatrical releases and production, some entertainment content is heading straight to the streaming service or is available to subscribers earlier than anticipated. Artemis Fowl will now debut directly on Disney+, and fans were treated to early releases of Onward and Frozen 2.

About the author

Maddie Michalik

Maddie Michalik

Maddie Michalik is the senior editor at the Pop Insider, best known as the resident Insta Queen, where she fuels her geeky heart with the latest entertainment and pop culture news. She travels to different stations in the U.S. and Canada to show all her fav products on TV! Maddie is also an editor at the Toy Insider, the leading consumer holiday gift guide and toy review and news website, and serves as the editor-in-chief of leading trade magazine The Toy Book and weekly e-newsletter Toy Report, keeping the toy industry up to date with the latest happenings. Her love for consuming media is surpassed only by her love creating it (especially when she gets to talk about her favorite things). She is a Leslie Knope in training, and you can often find her rereading the Harry Potter series with a cup of coffee in her hand and patiently waiting for the next season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. See more of Maddie on Twitter and Instagram @MaddieMichalik.

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