It's been reported in the past that Netflix encodes 120 different variants of each video they have [1] for different bitrates and different device's needs. And

It's been reported in the past that Netflix encodes 120 different variants of each video they have [1] for different bitrates and different device's needs. And that was years ago, I wouldn't be surprised to learn it's a bigger number now. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4946275 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4946275