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( Mark One ) X UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 10 - K Title of each class Common stock , par value $ 0.001 per share For the transition period from Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Commission File Number : 001-35727 冈 to Netflix , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 100 Winchester Circle , Los Gatos , California 95032 ( Address and zip code of principal executive offices ) ( 408 ) 540-3700 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) . NFLX ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 77-0467272 Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Select Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically , every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . 0 0 0 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No As of June 30 , 2020 the aggregate market value of voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , based upon the closing sales price for the registrant's common stock , as reported in the NASDAQ Global Select Market System , was $ 196,932,116,552 . Shares of common stock beneficially owned by each executive officer and director of the registrant and by each person known by the registrant to beneficially own 10 % or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates . This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for any other purpose . As of December 31 , 2020 , there were 442,895,261 shares of the registrant's common stock , par value $ 0.001 , outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Parts of the registrant's Proxy Statement for the registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .