Netflix’s shows and movies feature young rising stars like Jenna Ortega and Sadie Sink, but the company itself is older than your favorite Gen Z pop singer (yes, we googled it—Tyla is 23).

The streaming juggernaut, which is 27 years old, first opened its doors ahead of the turn of the century, and it’s gone through nearly as many reinventions as there are seasons of Grey’s Anatomy (20 seasons of which are available to watch on Netflix). After it got its humble start sending DVDs through the mail when it first debuted in 1997, the company revolutionized the entertainment industry when it entered the streaming arena in 2007, giving consumers a taste of what it was like to have access to movies, shows, and more without a cable subscription or a Blockbuster card. Now, with its aggressive push into advertising and its increasing global footprint, could Netflix stand to do it all over again?

“They took the principle of global distribution to a new level,” Eric Schmitt, VP analyst at Gartner, said. “And I think that let them race ahead of a lot of the other competitors and alternatives.”

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