Over the years, Netflix has released a number of original titles with some going on to become bigger hits than others. Although it was hard to say which ones were actually more popular as the streaming platform had, until now, never released official numbers.
During a presentation at this year’s CodeCon in Los Angeles, Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos finally revealed some statistics from the company’s viewing data that unveiled the most-watched shows and films, the number of users watching them and how many hours those users had watched content during the first month of release.
Scroll through our gallery above to see the most watched TV series by number of users.
Dystopian Korean thriller Squid Game, which hasdrawn praise from fans and critics, holding a 100 per cent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and became the first Korean series to be No 1 in the US, has just become the most-watched original Netflix show ever.
"There's a show on Netflix right now that is the No 1 in the world, like everywhere in the world. It's called Squid Game. Squid Game will definitely be our biggest non-English language show in the world, for sure," Sarandos said at September's conference. He added there's "a very good chance it's going to be our biggest show ever."
And on Tuesday, Netflix confirmed his suspicions, tweeting: "Squid Game has officially reached 111 million fans – making it our biggest series launch ever.”
Here's a closer look at Netflix's 10 most-watched shows and films:
Netflix top 10 most-watched series by number of accounts
Squid Game, season one - 111 million
Bridgerton, season one – 82 million
Lupin, part one – 76 million
The Witcher, season one – 76 million
Sex/Life, season one – 67 million
Stranger Things, season three – 67 million
Money Heist, part four – 65 million
Tiger King, season one – 64 million
The Queen’s Gambit – 62 million
Sweet Tooth, season one – 60 million
Netflix top 10 most-watched films by number of accounts
Extraction – 99 million
Bird Box – 89 million
Spenser Confidential – 85 million
6 Underground – 83 million
Murder Mystery – 83 million
The Old Guard – 78 million
Enola Holmes – 77 million
Project Power – 75 million
Army of the Dead – 75 million
Fatherhood – 74 million
10. 'Fatherhood' – 74 million. Photo: Netflix
9. 'Army of the Dead' – 75 million. Photo: Netflix
Open Men (bonus points in brackets)
New Zealand 125 (1) beat UAE 111 (3)
India 111 (4) beat Singapore 75 (0)
South Africa 66 (2) beat Sri Lanka 57 (2)
Australia 126 (4) beat Malaysia -16 (0)
Open Women
New Zealand 64 (2) beat South Africa 57 (2)
England 69 (3) beat UAE 63 (1)
Australia 124 (4) beat UAE 23 (0)
New Zealand 74 (2) beat England 55 (2)
Scoreline
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