Netflix Dominates Nielsen's First-Half 2026 Streaming Chart as Originals Take 12 of Top 20
From December 29, 2025, to June 28, 2026, Netflix's The Rip dominated Nielsen's list of most-streamed movies for general audiences, amassing 4.432 billion minutes. Following in second place was War Machine with 3.531 billion minutes, while Universal's Jurassic World Rebirth secured third with 3.395 billion. Only these three films exceeded 3 billion minutes. Prime Video's The Wrecking Crew ranked fourth at 2.946 billion, and Netflix's The Crash came in fifth with 2.689 billion. Other notable mentions included Sinners at eighth with 2.509 billion, Anaconda ninth at 2.331 billion, and The Running Man tenth at 2.307 billion. Harry Potter: Sorcerer's Stone, released in November 2001, was 17th with 1.923 billion. Streaming originals filled 12 of the 20 positions, with the total minutes for all 20 titles nearing 49 billion.
Key facts
- The Rip led Nielsen's first-half 2026 ranking with 4.432 billion minutes on Netflix, about 901 million ahead of second place
- War Machine placed second at 3.531 billion minutes, giving Netflix the top two positions
- Jurassic World Rebirth was third at 3.395 billion minutes across Peacock and Netflix, the highest theatrical release
- Streaming originals took 12 of the top 20 slots, up from seven in the prior-year period
- Netflix held 11 of the 20 titles; Paramount+ had one entry, The Running Man, at No. 10
- The Running Man and One Battle After Another were separated by just three million minutes, the chart's tightest margin
- Harry Potter: Sorcerer's Stone, released in November 2001, ranked 17th with 1.923 billion minutes
- The measurement window ran December 29, 2025 through June 28, 2026, and the 20 titles totaled roughly 49 billion minutes
Entities
Artists
- Gareth Edwards
- David Koepp
- Edgar Wright
- Glen Powell
- Stephen King
- Richard Bachman
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Jennifer Lopez
- Ice Cube
- Jon Voight
- J.K. Rowling
- Chris Columbus
- Daniel Radcliffe
- Rupert Grint
- Emma Watson
Institutions
- Netflix
- Prime Video
- HBO Max
- Peacock
- Paramount+
- NBCUniversal
- Universal Pictures
- Warner Bros.
- Nielsen
- Quartz
Locations
- United States
Sources
- Quartz —