Netflix cracked down on password sharing. The result? Millions of new subscribers

(CNN)– Netflix made some risky moves last year but it seems to have paid off.

The streaming service cracked down on users sharing passwords which pushed users to get their own accounts.

Now in the first three months this year Netflix announced it had gained more than nine million subscribers.

That brings Netflix to a record high number of subscribers, nearly 270 million.

Netflix also announced yesterday that it will stop sharing its quarterly subscriber numbers next year.