Netflix added 2.41 million customers in the September quarter, arresting a period of user decline.

Netflix users grew in all regions of the world, pushing shares up as much as 16 per cent at the close of trading in New York.

Paying customers increased to 223.1 million.

The company’s shareholder letter says the streamer expects to sign up another 4.5 million globally this current period, a number of which will no doubt come via the new ad-supported tier, which launches early next month.

New episodes of tentpole property Stranger Things, Korean smash Extraordinary Attorney Woo, and true crime drama Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story helped push the subscriber numbers during the past quarter.

Revenue for the quarter grew 5.9 per cent to A$12.55 billion, with profits of A$4.90 a share. Both figures beat Wall Street estimates.

“Thank God we’re done with shrinking quarters,” Chairman Reed Hastings said of the results.