What is the most-watched Netflix show?
Squid Game season 1 is Netflix's most-watched TV season ever, with about 265 million views in its first 91 days. Wednesday season 1 is second, with about 252 million.
Netflix ranks its titles by views, calculated as total hours watched divided by running time, over the first 91 days after release. Squid Game, the South Korean survival drama, was released in September 2021 and became a global sensation. Its later seasons, released in 2024 and 2025, also ranked among Netflix's biggest.
Wednesday, a series about Wednesday Addams starring Jenna Ortega, was released in 2022 and became Netflix's most-watched English-language series. Other huge hits include Stranger Things, Adolescence, Money Heist and Bridgerton.
Most-watched overall
In 2025, the animated film KPop Demon Hunters became Netflix's most-watched title of all time, surpassing Squid Game season 1. Netflix updates its most popular lists regularly, so rankings can change as new hits are released.
Netflix began publishing detailed viewing data in 2023, in twice-yearly reports covering nearly every title on the service. Before that, the company shared very little information about how many people watched its shows. Its weekly Top 10 lists, launched in 2021, show the most-watched films and series in each country and around the world.
Did You Know?
Adolescence, a British drama released in 2025, became one of Netflix's most-watched English-language series ever within weeks.