Netflix said Tuesday that it had reached 70 million monthly active users on its ad-supported plan, two years after launching its cheaper subscription tier that includes commercials.That's up from May,

Netflix said on Tuesday that its ad-supported tier now has 70 million monthly active users globally, nearly doubling the number reported earlier this year.

Netflix’s ad-supported plan has notched a new level of monthly active users -- 70 million, according to the California-based streaming giant.