Netflix, for years, was notoriously tight-lipped about its viewership. However after a number of years of dropping stats for a few of its programming, Netflix launched an internet site in mid-November posting charts of its most popular shows and movies from the previous week, in addition to a world rating of its all-time most watched titles.
The charts, that are up to date each week and ranked by the total number of hours that subscribers spent watching them, characterize an unprecedented trove of information about what’s standard on Netflix. The positioning particulars the most well-liked titles within the final week not solely globally but in addition for greater than 90 nations. And it is meant to assist subscribers such as you get a greater sense of the largest hits on the world’s largest subscription streaming service, within the hopes you may uncover one thing new to observe.
The corporate updates its weekly “Prime 10 on Netflix” each Tuesday, primarily based on hours considered from Monday by means of Sunday the earlier week for unique and licensed titles. Netflix’s rankings are damaged down into prime 10 charts for movies in English, TV in English, movies in non-English languages and TV in non-English languages.
A rating of all-time most watched titles additionally lives on the location, detailing reveals which have essentially the most viewing hours of their first 28 days of launch. Netflix additionally has these break up into movies in English, TV in English, movies in non-English languages and TV in non-English languages — however for our charts beneath, we do not differentiate between language.
If a brand new season releases its episodes in two elements on totally different dates, Netflix counts the watch time of the primary quantity’s episodes for his or her first 28 days, then it counts the watch time of the second quantity’s episodes for his or her first 28 days. These all-time rankings are additionally up to date each Tuesday, at any time when any applications make it into the charts throughout the week prior.
Reveals and films want sustained recognition in lots of nations to crack into the all-time most watched charts. Which means you may see titles with “Prime 10” badges in Netflix’s app for days, however they nonetheless will not be producing sufficient hours of viewing to make the all-time rankings.
For instance, the second season of Ginny & Georgia, a mother-daughter comedy/drama sequence, has racked up an eye-popping 343.2 million hours in simply its first 11 days of launch. Kaleidoscope, a heist sequence with an episode-order gimmick, has generated 158.9 million because it got here out Jan. 1 by means of Sunday. Each have extra time of their 28-day home windows to generate watch-time.
However TV reveals want almost half a billion hours to make it onto the all-time checklist. Even the most well-liked reveals and films want a number of weeks and enduring consideration to build up sufficient.
Netflix’s most watched motion pictures, ranked
The next are Netflix’s most watched motion pictures, primarily based on Netflix’s personal reporting of whole hours considered within the first 28 days of every titles’ launch. Any modifications are in daring textual content.
- Red Notice, an motion film starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds — 364 million hours.
- Don’t Look Up, a darkish comedy with a star-packed solid — 359.8 million hours.
- Bird Box, a post-apocalyptic film starring Sandra Bullock — 282 million hours.
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, a whodunit sequel — 273.2 million hours.
- The Gray Man, a CIA motion thriller — 253.9 million hours.
- The Adam Project, a sci-fi journey comedy — 233.2 million hours.
- Extraction, an motion film starring Chris Hemsworth — 231.3 million hours.
- Purple Hearts, a romantic drama a few musician marrying a Marine — 228.7 million hours.
- The Unforgivable, a drama a few lady rebuilding her life after jail — 214.7 million hours.
- The Irishman, a interval Mafia epic directed by Martin Scorsese — 214.6 million hours.
Former top-ranking motion pictures which were 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 interval detective movie — 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 seems to have by no means launched a non-English-language movie that generated sufficient viewing hours to make it into an general top-watched rating. However further broadly watched non-English language motion pictures on Netflix have included:
- Troll, a Norwegian monster film — 155.6 million hours.
- Blood Red Sky, a German/British motion horror movie set throughout a airplane hijacking — 110.5 million hours.
- The Platform, a Spanish social commentary wrapped in a horror movie — 108.1 million hours.
- All Quiet on the Western Front, a German warfare drama — 101.4 million hours.
- Black Crab, a Swedish apocalyptic warfare 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 motion thriller a few breakout from a jail transport automobile — 78.3 million hours.
- My Name is Vendetta, an Italian crime/motion movie — 68.7 million hours.
- Loving Adults, a Danish thriller about an extramarital affair — 67.3 million hours.
Former top-ranking non-English motion pictures which were bumped out of the non-English prime 10 embrace:
- Rogue City, a French motion thriller about an unorthodox group of cops — 66.6 million hours.
- Carter, a South Korean motion thriller a few man who wakes up with no recollections and a voice in his ear — 65.4 million hours
- The Forgotten Battle, a Dutch World Warfare II movie — 60.9 million hours.
- Restless, a French motion thriller — 59.1 million hours.
- Lost Bullet, like a Quick & Livid film however French — 58.3 million hours
- Spoiled Brats, a French comedy about wealthy siblings tricked into incomes their very own residing — 56.9 million hours.
- #Alive, a South Korean film a few gamer’s bid to outlive the zombie apocalypse — 54.6 million hours.
- Space Sweepers, a South Korean house western with a weaponized child-android — 53.3 million hours
- The Last Mercenary, a French motion film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme — 52.1 million hours.
- Just Another Christmas, a Brazilian Christmas comedy — 48 million hours.
Netflix’s most watched TV sequence, ranked
The next are Netflix’s most watched sequence, primarily based on Netflix’s personal reporting of whole hours considered within the first 28 days of every titles’ launch. Once more, if a brand new season releases its episodes in two volumes on totally different dates, Netflix counts the watch time of the primary quantity’s episodes for his or her first 28 days, then it counts the watch time of the second quantity’s episodes for his or her first 28 days.
Any modifications within the rankings from the earlier week are in daring textual content.
- Squid Game (season 1), a Korean survival thriller — 1.65 billion hours.
- Stranger Things (season 4), a retro sci-fi sequence — 1.35 billion hours.
- Wednesday, a coming-of-age supernatural darkish comedy — 1.24 billion hours
- Dahmer, a true-crime serial killer sequence — 856.2 million hours.
- Money Heist (half 5), a Spanish-language thriller — 792.2 million hours.
- Bridgerton (season 2), a interval romance — 656.3 million hours. >
- Bridgerton (season 1) — 625.5 million hours.
- Cash Heist (half 4) — 619 million hours.
- Stranger Things (season 3), a retro sci-fi sequence — 582.1 million hours.
- Lucifer (season 5), a fantasy police procedural — 569.5 million hours.
- All of Us Are Dead, a Korean zombie thriller happening in a highschool — 560.8 million hours.
- The Witcher (season 1), a fantasy present — 541 million hours.
- Inventing Anna, a true-crime restricted sequence a few pretend socialite — 511.9 million hours
- 13 Reasons Why (season 2), a controversial teen drama — 496.1 million hours.
Former top-ranking reveals which were bumped out of Netflix’s official all-time charts:
- Ozark (season 4), against the law drama sequence — 491.1 million hours.
- The Witcher (season 2) — 484.3 million hours.
- 13 Causes Why (season 1) — 475.6 million hours
- Maid, a restricted sequence a few younger mom fleeing abuse — 469.1 million hours.
- You (season 3), a psychological thriller — 467.8 million hours.
- You (season 2) — 457.4 million hours.
- Stranger Issues (season 2) — 427.4 million hours.
- Cash Heist (half 3) — 426.4 million hours.
- Sex Education (season 3), a British teen dramedy — 419 million hours.
- Ginny & Georgia (season 1), a dramedy a few younger mother and children — 381 million hours.
- Extraordinary Attorney Woo (season 1), a South Korean authorized drama — 402.5 million hours.
- Café con Aroma de Mujer (season 1), a Colombian telenovela — 326.9 million hours.
- Lupin (half 1), a French heist present — 316.8 million hours.
- Elite (season 3), a Spanish teen drama — 275.3 million hours.
- Who Killed Sara? (season 1), a Mexican thriller 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 (half 2) — 214.1 million hours.
- Dark Desire (season 1), a Mexican dramatic thriller — 213 million hours.