What was going on with the Internet in 2007
In 2007 Netflix transitioned to become a streaming service.
However, at that time it only had 1,000 films available for streaming. In 2024, they have over 17,000 titles available for streaming.
Broadband surpassed dial-up as the way consumers accessed the Internet. Broadband allowed a much higher volume of data to be transferred at faster speeds — allowing streaming companies like Netflix to become more viable.
In 2007 the number of websites with their own designated URL was 121,892,559*.
* www.internetlivestats.com