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Disney+ subscriber growth is slowing like Netflix's — with one worrisome difference

Disney reported 103.6 million Disney+ customers as of April 3. Analysts had projected 109 million.Di

Disney+ subscriber growth is slowing like Netflix's — with one worrisome difference

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Analysts had projected 109 million.</li><li>Disney's disappointing subscriber additions resemble Netflix's last quarter.</li><li>But Disney charges far less for Disney+ than Netflix charges its average customer, making slowing growth more worrying if it continues.</li></ul><p>Disneyseems to have picked up a bit ofNetflix-itis.</p><p>Just as Netflix added fewer than 4 million global subscribers in the first quarter, disappointing investors, Disney announced it now has 103.6 million Disney+ subscribers, far less than the109 million estimated by analysts.Disney shares slumped about 4% in after-hours trading.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/82adc791025ad718eb7be25366aeb1f9\" tg-width=\"1283\" tg-height=\"612\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p>Superficially, both Disney and Netflix can explain away the disappointing growth by citing the surge in viewers earlier in the pandemic. 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