Netflix, for years, was notoriously tight-lipped near its viewership. But after a few years of dropping stats for some of its programming, Netflix launched a website in mid-November posting charts of its most common shows and movies from the past week, as well as a global ranking of its all-time most examined titles.
The charts, which are updated every week and ranked by the total number of hours that subscribers devoted watching them, represent an unprecedented trove of data near what's popular on Netflix. The site details the most common titles in the last week not only globally but also for more than 90 grandeurs. And it's meant to help subscribers like you get a better thought of the biggest hits on the world's largest subscription streaming help, in the hopes you'll discover something new to watch.
The custom updates its weekly "Top 10 on Netflix" every Tuesday, based on hours viewed from Monday through Sunday the continue week for original and licensed titles. Netflix's rankings are archaic down into top 10 charts for films in English, TV in English, films in non-English languages and TV in non-English words.
A ranking of all-time most watched titles also lives on the site, detailing shows that have the most viewing hours in their estimable 28 days of release. Netflix also has these speedily into films in English, TV in English, films in non-English words and TV in non-English languages -- but for our charts under, we don't differentiate between language.
If a new season releases its episodes in two parts on different dates, Netflix counts the watch time of the first volume's episodes for their marvelous 28 days, then it counts the watch time of the additional volume's episodes for their first 28 days. These all-time rankings are also updated every Tuesday, whenever any programs make it into the charts during the week prior.
Shows and movies need detained popularity in many countries to crack into the all-time most viewed charts. That means you can see titles with "Top 10" badges in Netflix's app for days, but they quiet may not be generating enough hours of viewing to make the all-time rankings.
For example, the second season of Ginny & Georgia, a mother-daughter comedy/drama series, has racked up an eye-popping 486.2 million hours in its marvelous 25 days of release, and it still has a few days in its 28-day window to generate watch-time. You People, a romantic-comedy movie, has generated 55.7 million hours of survey time in just its first three days.
But TV shows need nearly half a billion hours to make it onto the all-time list, and films need more than 200 million.
Even the most well-liked shows and movies need multiple weeks and enduring upkeep to accumulate enough.
Netflix's most watched films, ranked
The behind are Netflix's most watched movies, based on Netflix's own reporting of total hours watched in the first 28 days of each titles' drop. Any changes are in bold text.
- Red Notice, an action movie starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds -- 364 million hours.
- Don't Look Up, a dark comedy with a star-packed cast -- 359.8 million hours.
- Bird Box, a post-apocalyptic movie starring Sandra Bullock -- 282 million hours.
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, a whodunit sequel -- 279.7 million hours.
- The Gray Man, a CIA part thriller -- 253.9 million hours.
- The Adam Project, a sci-fi adventure comedy -- 233.2 million hours.
- Extraction, an action movie starring Chris Hemsworth -- 231.3 million hours.
- Purple Hearts, a romantic drama about a musician marrying a Marine -- 228.7 million hours.
- The Unforgivable, a drama about a woman rebuilding her life while prison -- 214.7 million hours.
- The Irishman, a calls Mafia epic directed by Martin Scorsese -- 214.6 million hours.
Former top-ranking movies that have been bumped out of Netflix's official all-time charts:
- The Kissing Booth 2, a teen rom-com sequel -- 209.3 million hours.
- 6 Underground, a Michael Bay explosion-fest starring Ryan Reynolds -- 205.5 million hours.
- Spenser Confidential, an action-comedy starring Mark Wahlberg -- 197.3 million hours.
- Enola Holmes, a period detective film -- 189.9 million hours.
- Army of the Dead, a heist set in a zombie apocalypse -- 187 million hours.
- The Old Guard, an action-thriller starring Charlize Theron -- 186 million hours.
- Murder Mystery, a comedy starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston -- 170 million hours.
Netflix appears to have never released a non-English-language film that generated enough viewing hours to make it into an overall top-watched ranking. But additional widely watched non-English language movies on Netflix have included:
- Troll, a Norwegian monster movie -- 155.6 million hours.
- Blood Red Sky, a German/British frfragment horror film set during a plane hijacking -- 110.5 million hours.
- The Platform, a Spanish social commentary wrapped in a horror film -- 108.1 million hours.
- All Quiet on the Western Front, a German war drama -- 101.4 million hours.
- Black Crab, a Swedish apocalyptic war thriller starring Noomi Rapace -- 94.1 million hours.
- Through My Window, a Spanish teen romance -- 92.4 million hours.
- The Takedown, a French cop comedy -- 78.6 million hours.
- Below Zero, a Spanish frfragment thriller about a breakout from a prison transport vehicle -- 78.3 million hours.
- My Name is Vendetta, an Italian crime/action film -- 68.7 million hours.
- Loving Adults, a Danish thriller about an extramarital affair -- 67.3 million hours.
Former top-ranking non-English movies that have been bumped out of the non-English top 10 include:
- Rogue City, a French frfragment thriller about an unorthodox team of cops -- 66.6 million hours.
- Carter, a South Korean frfragment thriller about a man who wakes up with no memories and a content in his ear -- 65.4 million hours
- The Forgotten Battle, a Dutch World War II film -- 60.9 million hours.
- Restless, a French action thriller -- 59.1 million hours.
- Lost Bullet, like a Fast & Furious movie but French -- 58.3 million hours
- Spoiled Brats, a French comedy about rich siblings tricked into earning their own living -- 56.9 million hours.
- #Alive, a South Korean movie about a gamer's bid to survive the zombie apocalypse -- 54.6 million hours.
- Space Sweepers, a South Korean space western with a weaponized child-android -- 53.3 million hours
- The Last Mercenary, a French action movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme -- 52.1 million hours.
- Just Another Christmas, a Brazilian Christmas comedy -- 48 million hours.
Netflix's most viewed TV shows, ranked
The following are Netflix's most viewed series, based on Netflix's own reporting of total hours watched in the first 28 days of each titles' descent. Again, if a new season releases its episodes in two volumes on different dates, Netflix counts the watch time of the first volume's episodes for their gracious 28 days, then it counts the watch time of the instant volume's episodes for their first 28 days.
Any shifts in the rankings from the previous week are in bold text.
- Squid Game (season 1), a Korean survival thriller -- 1.65 billion hours.
- Stranger Things (season 4), a retro sci-fi series -- 1.35 billion hours.
- Wednesday, a coming-of-age supernatural dark comedy -- 1.24 billion hours
- Dahmer, a true-crime serial killer series -- 856.2 million hours.
- Money Heist (part 5), a Spanish-language thriller -- 792.2 million hours.
- Bridgerton (season 2), a languages romance -- 656.3 million hours.
- Bridgerton (season 1) -- 625.5 million hours.
- Money Heist (part 4) -- 619 million hours.
- Stranger Things (season 3), a retro sci-fi series -- 582.1 million hours.
- Lucifer (season 5), a fantasy police procedural -- 569.5 million hours.
- All of Us Are Dead, a Korean zombie thriller taking region in a high school -- 560.8 million hours.
- The Witcher (season 1), a fantasy show -- 541 million hours.
- Inventing Anna, a true-crime runt series about a fake socialite -- 511.9 million hours
- 13 Reasons Why (season 2), a controversial teen drama -- 496.1 million hours.
Former top-ranking shows that have been bumped out of Netflix's official all-time charts:
- Ozark (season 4), a crime drama series -- 491.1 million hours.
- The Witcher (season 2) -- 484.3 million hours.
- 13 Reasons Why (season 1) -- 475.6 million hours
- Maid, a runt series about a young mother fleeing abuse -- 469.1 million hours.
- You (season 3), a psychological thriller -- 467.8 million hours.
- You (season 2) -- 457.4 million hours.
- Stranger Things (season 2) -- 427.4 million hours.
- Money Heist (part 3) -- 426.4 million hours.
- Sex Education (season 3), a British teen dramedy -- 419 million hours.
- Ginny & Georgia (season 1), a dramedy near a young mom and kids -- 381 million hours.
- Extraordinary Attorney Woo (season 1), a South Korean accurate drama -- 402.5 million hours.
- Café con Aroma de Mujer (season 1), a Colombian telenovela -- 326.9 million hours.
- Lupin (part 1), a French heist show -- 316.8 million hours.
- Elite (season 3), a Spanish teen drama -- 275.3 million hours.
- Who Killed Sara? (season 1), a Mexican mystery thriller -- 266.4 million hours.
- Elite (season 4) -- 257.1 million hours.
- The Queen of Flow (season 2), a musical Colombian telenovela -- 230.3 million hours.
- Lupin (part 2) -- 214.1 million hours.
- Dark Desire (season 1), a Mexican dramatic thriller -- 213 million hours.
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