Netflix’s Biggest Hit Shows and Movies Ever, Ranked (According to Netflix)

Netflix, for years, was notoriously tight-lipped about its viewership. But after a couple of years of dropping stats for a few of its programming, Netflix launched a web site in mid-November posting charts of its hottest exhibits and flicks from the previous week, in addition to a worldwide rating of its all-time most watched titles. 

The charts, that are up to date each week and ranked by the complete variety of hours that subscribers spent watching them, characterize an unprecedented trove of knowledge about what’s widespread on Netflix. The web site particulars the most well-liked titles within the final week not solely globally but additionally for greater than 90 international locations. And it is meant to assist subscribers such as you get a greater sense of the most important hits on the world’s largest subscription streaming service, within the hopes you will uncover one thing new to observe. 

The firm updates its weekly “Top 10 on Netflix” each Tuesday, primarily based on hours seen from Monday by way of Sunday the earlier week for authentic and licensed titles. The 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 exhibits which have probably the most viewing hours of their first 28 days of launch. If a brand new season releases its episodes in two components on completely 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, each time any packages make it into the charts in the course of the week prior. 

Why you will not see Wednesday or 1899 within the rankings (but)

Shows and flicks want sustained reputation in lots of international locations to crack into the all-time most watched charts. That means you possibly can see titles with “Top 10” badges in Netflix’s app for days, however they nonetheless is probably not producing sufficient hours of viewing to make the all-time rankings. 

For instance, Wednesday, a coming-of-age supernatural comedy present primarily based on the character of Wednesday Addams, racked up an eye-popping 341.2 million hours of viewing in simply 5 days. 1899, a interval thriller collection, has generated 167.2 million in 11 days. Both have way more time of their 28-day home windows to generate watch-time. But TV collection want practically half a billion hours watched to make it onto the all-time listing, and even the most well-liked exhibits and flicks want a number of weeks and enduring consideration to build up sufficient. 

Netflix’s most watched TV collection, ranked

The following are Netflix’s most watched collection, primarily based on Netflix’s personal reporting of complete hours seen within the first 28 days of every titles’ launch. Again, if a brand new season releases its episodes in two volumes on completely 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 adjustments within the rankings from the earlier week are in daring textual content. 

1. Squid Game (season 1), a Korean survival thriller — 1.65 billion hours.
2. Stranger Things (season 4), a retro sci-fi collection — 1.35 billion hours. 
3. Dahmer, a true-crime serial killer collection — 856.2 million hours.
4. Money Heist (half 5), a Spanish-language thriller — 792.2 million hours. 
5. Bridgerton (season 2), a interval romance — 656.3 million hours. 
6. Bridgerton (season 1) — 625.5 million hours.
7. Money Heist (half 4) — 619 million hours.
8. Stranger Things (season 3), a retro sci-fi collection — 582.1 million hours.
9. Lucifer (season 5), a fantasy police procedural — 569.5 million hours. 
10. All of Us Are Dead, a Korean zombie thriller happening in a highschool — 560.8 million hours.
11. The Witcher (season 1), a fantasy present — 541 million hours.
12. Inventing Anna, a true-crime restricted collection a couple of faux socialite — 511.9 million hours
13. 13 Reasons Why (season 2), a controversial teen drama — 496.1 million hours.
14. Ozark (season 4), against the law drama collection — 491.1 million hours.

Former top-ranking exhibits which were bumped out of Netflix’s official all-time charts: 

• The Witcher (season 2) — 484.3 million hours.
• 13 Reasons Why (season 1) — 475.6 million hours
• Maid, a restricted collection a couple of 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 Things (season 2) — 427.4 million hours.
• Money 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 couple of 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.

Netflix’s most watched motion pictures, ranked

The following are Netflix’s most watched motion pictures, primarily based on Netflix’s personal reporting of complete hours seen within the first 28 days of every titles’ launch. Any adjustments are in daring textual content. 

1. Red Notice, an motion film starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds — 364 million hours.
2. Don’t Look Up, a darkish comedy with a star-packed solid — 359.8 million hours. 
3. Bird Box, a post-apocalyptic film starring Sandra Bullock — 282 million hours.
4. The Gray Man, a CIA motion thriller — 253.9 million hours.
5. The Adam Project, a sci-fi journey comedy — 233.2 million hours.
6. Extraction, an motion film starring Chris Hemsworth — 231.3 million hours.
7. Purple Hearts, a romantic drama a couple of musician marrying a Marine — 228.7 million hours. 
8. The Unforgivable, a drama a couple of lady rebuilding her life after jail — 214.7 million hours.
9. The Irishman, a interval Mafia epic directed by Martin Scorsese– 214.6 million hours.
10. The Kissing Booth 2, a teen rom-com sequel — 209.3 million hours.

Former top-ranking motion pictures which were bumped out of Netflix’s official all-time charts:

• 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. But further broadly watched non-English language motion pictures on Netflix have included:

• 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 battle drama — 101.4 million hours. 
• Black Crab, a Swedish apocalyptic battle 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 couple of breakout from a jail transport car — 78.3 million hours.
• Loving Adults, a Danish thriller about an extramarital affair — 67.3 million.
• Rogue City, a French motion thriller about an unorthodox group of cops — 66.6 million hours.
• Carter, a South Korean motion thriller a couple of man who wakes up with no recollections and a voice in his ear — 65.4 million hours.

Former top-ranking non-English motion pictures which were bumped out of the non-English prime 10 embody:

• The Forgotten Battle, a Dutch World War II movie — 60.9 million hours.
• Restless, a French motion thriller — 59.1 million hours.
• Lost Bullet, like a Fast & Furious film however French — 58.3 million hours
• Spoiled Brats, a French comedy about wealthy siblings tricked into incomes their very own dwelling — 56.9 million hours.
• #Alive, a South Korean film a couple of gamer’s bid to outlive the zombie apocalypse — 54.6 million hours.
• Space Sweepers, a South Korean area 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.