South Africa got 71% of Netflix’s $175m investment

The news: 

• Netflix invested 71% of its total investment in sub-Saharan Africa in South Africa.
• According to Netflix’s socio-economic impact report, South Africa got $125 million, while Nigeria got $23 million.
• South Africa also had the most content on the list of the best-performing content from Africa.

Although Nigeria had more licenced movies on Netflix than any other country in sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa got the lion’s share of the $175 million Netflix has invested in the region.

According to Netflix’s socio-economic impact report, it has injected $175 million into sub-Saharan Africa since 2016.

In South Africa, it invested over $125 million in production between 2016 and 2022. Out of these productions, over 170 were licensed, while 16 were Netflix originals.

In Nigeria, $23 million was invested in productions, with 283 licenced titles and three commissioned titles.

For Kenya, however, the movie streaming platform did not include details about the total…