The streaming leader blew past expectations for subscriber growth, posting record additions of 18.9 million, well above the analyst consensus of 9.8 million. Subscriber growth was also broad-based with the company adding at least 4 million subscribers in all four of its regions,

Netflix, Oracle and other tech stocks lifted U.S. indexes as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around AI's moneymaking prospects.

U.S. stock indexes rose on Wednesday due to stronger-than-expected earnings from major tech companies and growing optimism for AI.