India, July 8 -- Netflix is rapidly transforming how the world watches anime. The streaming giant revealed at a recent event that more than half of its subscribers now watch anime, which marks a major shift in viewing habits. Over the past five years, Netflix's anime audience has grown threefold, a sign of increasing global demand for this genre.

In 2024, anime reached new heights on Netflix. Thirty-three anime titles made it into the platform's Global Top 10 for non-English shows, more than double the count from 2021. This surge shows anime is becoming a core part of Netflix's entertainment offering for its roughly 300 million subscribers worldwide.

At the Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Netflix highlighted this trend, noting that anime con...