NYSE: DISWalt Disney Co Statistics & Facts
Key Disney facts
- Founded
- 1923
- Headquarters
- Burbank, California
- Founders
- Walt Disney, Roy O. Disney
- IPO Date
- 1957-11-12
Disney Revenue Breakdown
Disney Revenue by Segment
Disney stats breaking down the company's annual revenue by operational segment.
Source:Disney
Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution
$50.87B
Disney Parks, Experiences and Products
$16.55B
$50.866 billion of Disney's $67.418 billion in fiscal year 2021 revenue came from its media and entertainment distribution segment. [1]
Date: Nov 24, 2021
Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution Revenue Breakdown
Walt Disney statistics breaking down the company's annual revenue from media networks.
Source:Disney
Linear Networks
$28.09B
Direct-to-consumer
$16.32B
Content sales, licensing and other
$7.35B
Disney made $7.346 billion from selling and licensing its media in its fiscal year 2021, down from $10.977 billion in fiscal 2020. The decline is likely due to the company focusing on keeping its content exclusive to its streaming services. [1]
Date: Nov 24, 2021
Disney Parks, Experiences & Products Revenue Breakdown
How much money do Disney theme parks make?
Source:Disney
Theme park admissions
$3.85B
Parks & Experiences merchandise, food and beverage
$3.30B
Resorts and vacations
$2.70B
Merchandise licensing and retail
$5.24B
Parks licensing and other
$1.46B
Disney made $3.848 billion from admissions into its theme parks within its fiscal year 2021, down from $4.038 billion in fiscal 2020. [1]
Date: Nov 24, 2021
Disney Major Acquisitions
Disney acquired Fox's entertainment business for $71.3 billion in 2019. [2]
Date: Mar 20, 2019
Disney acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in 2012 in the deal that landed it the rights to Star Wars. [3]
Date: Oct 30, 2012
Disney acquired Marvel for $4 billion in 2009. [4]
Date: Sep 1, 2009
Disney acquired Pixar for $7.4 billion in stock in 2006. [5]
Date: Jan 24, 2006
Disney acquired Fox Family Worldwide for $3.3 billion in 2001. [6]
Date: Jul 21, 2001
Disney acquired Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. for $19 billion in 1995. The company acquired ESPN in the process. [7]
Date: Aug 1, 1995
Disney acquired the Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House properties from the Jim Henson Company in 2004. [8]
Date: Feb 17, 2004
Disney acquired Miramax for $60 million in 1993. [9]
Date: May 1, 1993
Disney acquired full ownership of Hulu in 2019. [10]
Date: May 14, 2019
Disney Media Stats
Disney Highest Grossing Movies
What is Disney's highest grossing movie?
Source:Box Office Mojo
Avatar
$2.92B
Avengers: Endgame
$2.80B
Titanic
$2.20B
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
$2.07B
Avengers: Infinity War
$2.05B
The Lion King (2019)
$1.66B
7 of the 10 highest grossing movies of all time are owned by Disney. [12]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
At $2.924 billion, Avatar, now owned by Disney after the 20th Century Fox merger, is the highest grossing movie of all time. [13]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
The top 5 highest earning movies of all time are owned by Disney. [14]
Last Accessed: May 7, 2021
Disney Streaming Market Share
Disney+ and Hulu vs Netflix and other major streaming platforms by subscribers.
Source:sourceName
Disney+
152.1M
Hulu
46.2M
ESPN+
22.8M
Netflix
222M
Amazon Prime Video
200M
HBO Max
76.8M
Disney+ has 152.1 million paid subscribers whereas both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have over 200 million each. [15]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Disney Streaming ARPU
How much does Disney make per user on Disney+ and other streaming services?
Disney made $4.08 from each Disney Plus subscriber in its fiscal year 2021, down from $4.80 in fiscal 2020. [1]
Date: Nov 24, 2021
Disney A+E Networks Subscribers
Tracking the growth of subscribers on channels owned by A+E, including A&E, Lifetime and the History Channel.
75 million US households were subscribed to Lifetime on cable in September 2021, down from 84 million in 2020. [1]
Date: Nov 24, 2021
Disney Park & Hotel Stats
Disney Theme Park Market Share
Disney vs Universal Studios, Six Flags, SeaWorld and other major theme park groups by attendance.
Source:TEA/AECOM
Walt Disney Attractions
155.99M
Merlin Entertainments Group
67M
OCT Parks
53.97M
Universal Parks and Resorts
51.24M
Six Flags, Inc.
32.81M
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
22.62M
Disney is the leading global brand in theme parks, ahead of competitors like Universal, Six Flags and SeaWorld. [18]
Date: Jul 15, 2020
Disney Top Theme Parks
Disneyland vs Disney World and other company theme parks by annual attendance.
Source:TEA/AECOM
Magic Kingdom (Lake Buena Vista, FL)
12.69M
Disneyland Park (Anaheim, CA)
8.57M
Tokyo Disneyland
6.3M
Tokyo DisneySea
5.8M
Disney's Animal Kingdom (Lake Buena Vista, FL)
7.19M
Epcot (Lake Buena Vista, FL)
7.75M
Magic Kingdom at Disney World is the most popular theme park in the world. [19]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Disney Water Park Market Share (North America)
Which is the biggest waterpark in the US by attendance?
Source:TEA/AECOM
Typhoon Lagoon at Disney World (Orlando, FL)
0
Blizzard Beach at Disney World (Orlando, FL)
1.2M
Universal's Volcano Bay (Orlando, FL)
1.69M
Aquatica (Orlando, FL)
1.15M
Schlitterbahn (New Braunfels, TX)
888,000
Water Country USA (Williamsburg, VA)
700,000
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon is the biggest water park in the US and Canada. [19]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Disney Production & Operation Stats
Disney Expense Statistics
Disney Expenses by Segment
Disney statistics breaking down the company's annual costs and expenses by operational segment.
$41.129 billion of Disney's $63.759 billion in costs and expenses for its fiscal year 2021 went to its services such as streaming. [1]
Date: Nov 24, 2021
Disney Lobbying Expenses
How much does Disney spend on lobbying?
Disney spent $4.345 million on lobbying in 2021, up from $4.29 million in 2020. [21]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Disney Employee Statistics
Disney Employees
How many employees does Disney have?
190,000 people were employed by Disney at the start of October 2021, down from 203,000 in 2020. [1]
Date: Nov 24, 2021
51% of Disney parks and resorts employees think they're paid fairly. [22]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Actors at Disney parks like Disneyland earn an average of $9.77 per hour. [22]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Hosts at Disney's parks and resorts earn an average of $10.19 per hour. [22]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Servers at Disney parks and resorts earn an average of $38,159 per year. [22]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Entertainers at Disney parks and resorts like Disney World earn an average of $10.74 per hour. [22]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Performers at Disney parks and resorts earn an average of $12.19 per hour. [22]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Front desk agents at Disney parks and resorts earn an average of $12.47 per hour. [22]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Greeters at Disney parks and resorts like Disneyland earn an average of $9.91 per hour. [22]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Cashiers at Disney parks and resorts earn an average of $10.08 per hour. [22]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Housekeepers at Disney resorts earn an average of $10.03 per hour. [22]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
Disney Employees by Race/Ethnicity
Does Disney support diversity?
Source:Disney
White
50.9%
Hispanic
27%
Black
8.6%
Asian
7.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific ISlander
0.6%
Native American or Alaskan Native
0.3%
Disney Miscellaneous Stats & Facts
Disney's first licensing deal was in 1929 with a Mickey Mouse writing tablet. [24]
Date: Nov 23, 2014
In 2006, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest became the first Disney movie to surpass $1 billion at the global box office. It was the third movie in history to hit the milestone at the time, behind Titanic and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. [25]
Date: Sep 9, 2006
In 1985, Pinocchio (1940) became the first classic Disney movie to be released on VHS. [26]
Date: Jul 14, 1985
Treasure Island (1950) was the first fully live action film from Disney. [27]
Last Accessed: May 7, 2021
In 1926, Disney changed its name from The Disney Brothers Studio to Walt Disney Studios. [27]
Last Accessed: May 7, 2021
Disney released its first book, the Mickey Mouse Book, in 1930. [27]
Last Accessed: May 7, 2021
Disney's Flowers and Trees (1932) was the first full-color animated short and the first animated film to win an Academy Award. [28]
Last Accessed: May 7, 2021
Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) was the first full-length animated film. [29]
Last Accessed: May 7, 2021
Disneyland had its 500 millionth guest in 1986. [30]
Date: Mar 26, 1986
Until 1986, Disney parks used to be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. [31]
Date: Sep 4, 1985
Disney has awarded the license for its princess dolls, Star Wars and Marvel toys to Hasbro. [32]
Date: Feb 21, 2020
Mattel secured the license to develop toys from Pixar properties. [33]
Date: May 1, 2019
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