Netflix's Most-Watched Series Ranked: Squid Game Leads With 265.2 Million Views
In 2023, Netflix started releasing semiannual engagement reports on its Tudum platform, disclosing viewership statistics that were previously undisclosed. The metric "views" is determined by dividing the total hours streamed by the runtime of a title within its initial 91 days. The first season of Squid Game, which debuted in September 2021, tops the list with 265.2 million views. Following closely is Wednesday season one, which garnered 252.1 million views after its premiere on Nov. 23, 2022. Stranger Things season four amassed 140.7 million views between May and July 2022, while Bridgerton season two attracted 127.3 million views post its March 2022 debut. Dahmer – Monster recorded 115.6 million views, and The Night Agent reached 98.2 million views after its March 2023 launch. Productions from Korea and Spain also rank alongside American titles.
Key facts
- Squid Game season 1 holds Netflix's all-time record with 265.2 million views in its first 91 days
- Wednesday season 1 recorded 252.1 million views, the biggest English-language debut on the service
- Netflix calculates views as total hours streamed divided by runtime over a season's first 91 days
- Stranger Things season 4 reached 140.7 million views across two volumes released in May and July 2022
- Bridgerton season 2 drew 127.3 million views, surpassing season 1's 113.3 million
- Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story logged 115.6 million views, the top limited series total
- The Night Agent season 1 hit 98.2 million views and topped Netflix's first public engagement report
- Netflix began publishing twice-yearly engagement reports on Tudum in 2023
Entities
Artists
- Hwang Dong-hyuk
- Lee Jung-jae
- Jenna Ortega
- Alfred Gough
- Miles Millar
- Tim Burton
- Christina Ricci
- Lady Gaga
- The Duffer Brothers
- Matt Duffer
- Ross Duffer
- Kate Bush
- Max Mayfield
- Jonathan Bailey
- Simone Ashley
- Julia Quinn
- Regé-Jean Page
- Phoebe Dynevor
- Julie Andrews
- Shonda Rhimes
- Evan Peters
- Ryan Murphy
- Ian Brennan
- Niecy Nash-Betts
- Rita Isbell
- Errol Lindsey
- Konerak Sinthasomphone
- Glenda Cleveland
- Chris Van Dusen
- Golda Rosheuvel
- Adjoa Andoh
- Shawn Ryan
- Matthew Quirk
- Gabriel Basso
- Luciane Buchanan
- Álex Pina
- Álvaro Morte
- Úrsula Corberó
- Itziar Ituño
- Pedro Alonso
- Salvador Dalí
- Sarah Lampert
- Brianne Howey
- Antonia Gentry
- Taylor Swift
- Millie Bobby Brown
- Finn Wolfhard
- Winona Ryder
- David Harbour
- Jeffrey Dahmer
Institutions
- Netflix
- Tudum
- Shondaland
- ABC
- Antena 3
- The Cramps
- Metallica
- Emmy Awards
- Golden Globe Awards
- Quartz
Locations
- South Korea
- Spain
- United States
- Romania
- New England
- Jericho
- Hawkins
- Indiana
- California
- Milwaukee
- Massachusetts
- Wellsbury
- New York
- London
- United Kingdom
- Bank of Spain
- Royal Mint
Sources
- Quartz —