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
What is Disney's biggest business?
Source:Disney
Entertainment
$40.64B
Sports
$17.11B
Experiences
$32.55B
Eliminations
-$1.40B
Content license early termination
$0.00
Disney made $32.549 billion from its theme parks, hotels, and cruises during its fiscal year 2023. [1]
Date: Nov 21, 2023
Disney Entertainment Revenue Breakdown
How much money does Disney make from its content?
Source:Disney
Linear Networks
$11.70B
Direct-to-consumer
$19.89B
Content sales, licensing, and other
$9.05B
Disney made $9.048 billion from selling and licensing content in its fiscal year 2023, up from $8.766 billion in fiscal 2022. [1]
Date: Nov 21, 2023
Disney Experiences Revenue Breakdown
How much money do Disney theme parks make?
Source:Disney
Theme park admissions
$10.42B
Resorts and vacations
$7.95B
Parks & Experiences merchandise, food, and beverage
$7.71B
Merchandise licensing and retail
$4.36B
Parks licensing and other
$2.11B
Disney made $3.10.423 billion from admissions into its theme parks within its fiscal year 2023, up from $8.602 billion in fiscal 2022. [1]
Date: Nov 21, 2023
Disney Major Acquisitions
Disney acquired Fox's entertainment business for $71.3 billion in 2019. [3]
Date: Mar 20, 2019
Disney acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in 2012 in the deal that landed it the rights to Star Wars. [4]
Date: Oct 30, 2012
Disney acquired Marvel for $4 billion in 2009. [5]
Date: Sep 1, 2009
Disney acquired Pixar for $7.4 billion in stock in 2006. [6]
Date: Jan 24, 2006
Disney acquired Fox Family Worldwide for $3.3 billion in 2001. [7]
Date: Jul 21, 2001
Disney acquired Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. for $19 billion in 1995. The company acquired ESPN in the process. [8]
Date: Aug 1, 1995
Disney acquired the Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House properties from the Jim Henson Company in 2004. [9]
Date: Feb 17, 2004
Disney acquired Miramax for $60 million in 1993. [10]
Date: May 1, 1993
Disney acquired full ownership of Hulu in 2019. [11]
Date: May 14, 2019
Disney Media & Content Stats
Disney Highest Grossing Movies
What is Disney's highest grossing movie?
Source:Box Office Mojo
Avatar
$2.92B
Avengers: Endgame
$2.80B
Avatar: The Way of Water
$2.32B
Titanic
$2.26B
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
$2.07B
Avengers: Infinity War
$2.05B
8 of the 10 highest grossing movies of all time are owned by Disney. [13]
Last Accessed: Feb 12, 2024
At $2.924 billion, Avatar, now owned by Disney after the 20th Century Fox merger, is the highest grossing movie of all time. [14]
Last Accessed: Oct 23, 2022
The top 5 highest earning movies of all time are owned by Disney. [15]
Last Accessed: May 7, 2021
Disney Streaming Market Share
Disney+ and Hulu vs Netflix and other major streaming platforms by subscribers.
Source:sourceName
Disney+
150.2M
Hulu
48.5M
ESPN+
26M
Netflix
247M
Amazon Prime Video
200M
HBO Max
76.8M
Disney+ has 150.2 million paid subscribers whereas both Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have over 200 million each. [16]
Last Accessed: Feb 12, 2024
Disney A+E Networks Subscribers
Tracking the growth of subscribers on channels owned by A+E, including A&E, Lifetime and the History Channel.
65 million US households were subscribed to Lifetime on cable in 2023, down from 69 million in 2022. [1]
Date: Nov 21, 2023
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
What is the #1 visited Disney theme park?
Source:TEA/AECOM
Magic Kingdom (Lake Buena Vista, FL)
17.13M
Disneyland Park (Anaheim, CA)
16.88M
Tokyo Disneyland
12M
Tokyo DisneySea
10.1M
Disney's Animal Kingdom (Lake Buena Vista, FL)
9.03M
Epcot (Lake Buena Vista, FL)
10M
With over 17 million guests in 2022, Magic Kingdom at Disney World is the most popular theme park in the world. [19]
Last Accessed: Feb 12, 2024
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)
1.92M
Blizzard Beach at Disney World (Orlando, FL)
101,000
Universal's Volcano Bay (Orlando, FL)
1.85M
Aquatica (Orlando, FL)
1.55M
Schlitterbahn (New Braunfels, TX)
946,000
Water Country USA (Williamsburg, VA)
707,000
With nearly 2 million guests in 2022, Disney's Typhoon Lagoon is the biggest water park in the US and Canada. [19]
Last Accessed: Feb 12, 2024
Disney Production & Operation Stats
Disney Waste Stats
How much waste is produced by Disney's operations every year?
Source:Disney
Waste generated (tons)
215,423
Waste sent to landfill and incineration (tons)
87,190
Waste diverted (tons)
125,945
215,423 tons of waste came out of Disney's operations in its fiscal year 2022, up from 138,785 in 2021. [20]
Last Accessed: Feb 12, 2024
Disney Expense Statistics
Disney Lobbying Expenses
How much does Disney spend on lobbying?
Disney Employee Statistics
Disney Employees
How many employees does Disney have?
225,000 people were employed by Disney at the end of 2023, up from 220,000 in 2022. [1]
Date: Nov 21, 2023
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
47.3%
Latine
27.9%
Black
8.1%
Asian
7.4%
Native Hawaiian or other 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. [23]
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. [24]
Date: Sep 9, 2006
In 1926, Disney changed its name from The Disney Brothers Studio to Walt Disney Studios. [25]
Last Accessed: Feb 12, 2024
Disney released its first book, the Mickey Mouse Book, in 1930. [25]
Last Accessed: Feb 12, 2024
Disneyland had its 500 millionth guest in 1986. [26]
Date: Mar 26, 1986
Until 1986, Disney parks used to be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. [27]
Date: Sep 4, 1985
Disney has awarded the license for its princess dolls, Star Wars and Marvel toys to Hasbro. [28]
Date: Feb 21, 2020
Mattel secured the license to develop toys from Pixar properties. [29]
Date: May 1, 2019
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https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/2024/02/2023-Annual-Report.pdfDate: Nov 21, 2023
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https://www.npr.org/2019/03/20/705009029/disney-officially-owns-21st-century-foxDate: Mar 20, 2019
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Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jul-21-fi-24859-story.htmlDate: Jul 21, 2001
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The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/01/business/media-business-merger-walt-disney-acquire-abc-19-billion-deal-build-giant-for.htmlDate: Aug 1, 1995
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The Seattle Times
https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19930501&slug=1698849Date: May 1, 1993
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CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/14/media/disney-buys-comcast-hulu-ownership/index.htmlDate: May 14, 2019
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Deadline
https://deadline.com/2024/01/international-box-office-2023-global-studio-rankings-market-share-1235709538/#!Date: Jan 11, 2024
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https://www.boxofficemojo.com/chart/ww_top_lifetime_gross/?area=XWW&ref_=bo_cso_acLast Accessed: Feb 12, 2024
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TEA/AECOM
https://aecom.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/reports/AECOM-Theme-Index-2022.pdfLast Accessed: Feb 12, 2024
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