India, April 18 -- Netflix outperformed Q1 forecasts with a 12.5% revenue surge to $10.5 billion, driven by subscription growth, ad revenue, and strategic price hikes. The streaming giant's focus on diverse content-from prestige dramas to live WWE events-has solidified its dominance, even as it shifts investor focus to profit metrics over subscriber counts.

Netflix kicked off 2025 with a blockbuster first quarter, reporting a whopping $10.5 billion in revenue, a 12.5% year-over-year jump, and $2.9 billion in net income, far surpassing its $2.44 billion forecast. ALSO READ | Social Security April 23 payment: How much stimulus will you receive? DetailsThe streaming leader credited the gains to stronger-than-expected subscription numbers, r...