Top 10 Most Watched Series on Netflix of All Time
Netflix has become a go-to platform for binge-watching TV shows, with a vast collection of content from around the world. Among the many series available on Netflix, some have gained immense popularity and have become the most-watched series of all time. In this blog article, we will be discussing the top 10 most-watched series on Netflix of all time. These shows have captivated audiences with their unique storylines, exceptional acting, and stunning visuals, making them some of the most popular series on the platform.
The popularity of the Netflix series is a testament to the growing demand for diverse and inclusive content. With the rise of globalization and the increasing popularity of international cinema, Netflix has become a hub for showcasing the best of international storytelling. In this article, we will be highlighting the top 10 most-watched series on Netflix, providing a glimpse into the world of international television and the stories that have captured the hearts of millions of viewers.
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List of Most Watched Series on Netflix of All Time
Rank | Title | Hours Viewed | Runtime | Views |
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1 | Squid Game: Season 1 | 2,205,200,000 | 8:19 | 265,200,000 |
2 | Wednesday: Season 1 | 1,718,800,000 | 6:49 | 252,100,000 |
3 | Stranger Things 4 | 1,838,000,000 | 13:04 | 140,700,000 |
4 | DAHMER: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | 1,031,100,000 | 8:55 | 115,600,000 |
5 | Bridgerton: Season 1 | 929,300,000 | 8:12 | 113,300,000 |
6 | The Queen’s Gambit: Limited Series | 746,400,000 | 6:37 | 112,800,000 |
7 | Money Heist: Part 4 | 710,200,000 | 6:42 | 106,000,000 |
8 | Lupin: Part 1 | 396,300,000 | 3:59 | 99,500,000 |
9 | Money Heist: Part 5 | 900,700,000 | 9:05 | 99,200,000 |
10 | The Night Agent: Season 1 | 803,200,000 | 8:11 | 98,200,000 |
- Squid Game: Season 1
Total Hours Viewed: 2,205,200,000
Total Views: 265,200,000
Total Runtime: 8hr 19min
Season: 1
Episodes: 9
Genre: Thriller
Release date: September 17, 2021
Created by: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Starring: Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, HoYeon Jung, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, Kim Joo-ryoung
Storyline: The series revolves around a secret contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial hardship, risk their lives to play a series of deadly children’s games for the chance to win a ₩45.6 billion prize.
- Wednesday: Season 1
Total Hours Viewed: 1,718,800,000
Total Views: 252,100,000
Total runtime: 6hr 49min
Season: 1
Episodes: 8
Genre: Coming-of-age supernatural comedy horror
Release date: November 23, 2022
Created by: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Starring: Jenna Ortega, Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan, Percy Hynes White, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Georgie Farmer, Naomi J. Ogawa, Moosa Mostafa, Christina Ricci
Storyline: Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates a murder spree while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.
- Stranger Things 4
Total Hours Viewed: 1,838,000,000
Total Views: 140,700,000
Total runtime: 13:04min
Season: 4
Episodes: 9
Genre: Science fiction horror drama
Release date: May 27 – July 1, 2022
Created by: The Duffer Brothers
Starring: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke
Storyline: When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.
- DAHMER: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Total Hours Viewed: 1,031,100,000
Total Views: 115,600,000
Total runtime: 8hr 55min
Season: 1
Episodes: 10
Release date: September 21, 2022
Genre: Crime drama
Created by: Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan
Starring: Evan Peters, Richard Jenkins, Molly Ringwald, Niecy Nash, Michael Learned
Storyline: Across more than a decade, 17 teen boys and young men were murdered by convicted killer Jeffrey Dahmer. How did he evade arrest for so long?
- Bridgerton: Season 1
Total Hours Viewed: 929,300,000
Total Views: 113,300,000
Total runtime: 8hr 12min
Season: 1
Episodes: 8
Release date: December 25, 2020
Genre: Historical fiction-romance
Created by: Chris Van Dusen
Starring: Adjoa Andoh, Lorraine Ashbourne, Jonathan Bailey, Ruby Barker, Sabrina Bartlett, Harriet Cains, Bessie Carter, Nicola Coughlan, Phoebe Dynevor, Ruth Gemmell, Florence Hunt, Claudia Jessie, Ben Miller, Luke Newton
Storyline: Set against the backdrop of the Regency era, the eight close-knit siblings of the noble and powerful Bridgerton family – Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory and Hyacinth – navigate London high society in search of love, surrounded by friends and rivals alike.
- The Queen’s Gambit: Limited Series
Total Hours Viewed: 746,400,000
Total Views: 112,800,000
Total runtime: 6hr 37min
Season: 1
Episodes: 7
Release date: October 23, 2020
Genre: Coming-of-age period drama
Created by: Scott Frank, Allan Scott
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Moses Ingram, Isla Johnston, Christiane Seidel, Rebecca Root, Chloe Pirrie, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Marielle Heller, Harry Melling, Patrick Kennedy, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Marcin Dorociński
Storyline: Beginning in the mid-1950s and proceeding into the 1960s, the story follows the life of Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy), a fictional American chess prodigy on her rise to the top of the chess world while struggling with drug and alcohol dependency.
- Money Heist: Part 4
Total Hours Viewed: 710,200,000
Total Views: 106,000,000
Total runtime: 6hr 42min
Season: 2 (Part 4)
Episodes: 8
Genre: Heist, Crime drama, Thriller
Release date: 3 April 2020
Created by: Álex Pina
Starring: Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso, Paco Tous, Alba Flores, Miguel Herrán, Jaime Lorente, Esther Acebo, Enrique Arce
Storyline: Eight thieves take hostages and lock themselves in the Royal Mint of Spain as a criminal mastermind manipulates the police to carry out his plan.
- Lupin: Part 1
Total Hours Viewed: 396,300,000
Total Views: 99,500,000
Total runtime: 3hr 59min
Season: 1 (Part 1)
Episodes: 5
Genre: Crime drama, Thriller, Mystery
Release date: 8 January 2021
Created by: George Kay, François Uzan
Starring: Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Antoine Gouy, Soufiane Guerrab, Shirine Boutella, Etan Simon
Storyline: Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.
- Money Heist: Part 5
Total Hours Viewed: 900,700,000
Total Views: 99,200,000
Total runtime: 9hr 05min
Season: 3 (Part 5)
Episodes: 10
Genre: Heist, Crime drama, Thriller
Release date: 3 September 2021
Created by: Álex Pina
Starring: Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso, Paco Tous, Alba Flores, Miguel Herrán, Jaime Lorente, Esther Acebo, Enrique Arce
Storyline: Eight thieves take hostages and lock themselves in the Royal Mint of Spain as a criminal mastermind manipulates the police to carry out his plan.
- The Night Agent: Season 1
Total Hours Viewed: 803,200,000
Total Views: 98,200,000
Total runtime: 8hr 11min
Season: 1
Episodes: 10
Genre: Action Drama, Conspiracy thriller
Release date: March 23, 2023
Created by: Shawn Ryan
Starring: Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Sarah Desjardins, Eve Harlow, Phoenix Raei, Enrique Murciano, D. B. Woodside, Hong Chau
Storyline: FBI Agent Peter Sutherland is thrown into a vast conspiracy about a mole at the highest levels of the United States government. To save the nation, he plunges into a desperate hunt for the traitor, while protecting former tech CEO Rose Larkin from the people who murdered her aunt and uncle.
Top 10 Most Watched English Series on Netflix of All Time
Here is the list of the most-watched English shows and series on Netflix ever.
Rank | Title | Hours Viewed | Runtime | Views |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wednesday: Season 1 | 1,718,800,000 | 6:49 | 252,100,000 |
2 | Stranger Things 4 | 1,838,000,000 | 13:04 | 140,700,000 |
3 | DAHMER: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | 1,031,100,000 | 8:55 | 115,600,000 |
4 | Bridgerton: Season 1 | 929,300,000 | 8:12 | 113,300,000 |
5 | The Queen’s Gambit: Limited Series | 746,400,000 | 6:37 | 112,800,000 |
6 | The Night Agent: Season 1 | 803,200,000 | 8:11 | 98,200,000 |
7 | Stranger Things 3 | 716,100,000 | 7:33 | 94,800,000 |
8 | Fool Me Once: Limited Series | 606,100,000 | 6:25 | 94,500,000 |
9 | Bridgerton: Season 2 | 797,200,000 | 8:30 | 93,800,000 |
10 | The Witcher: Season 1 | 663,600,000 | 8:00 | 83,000,000 |
Top 10 Most Watched Non-English Series on Netflix of All Time
Here is the list of the most-watched English shows and series on Netflix ever.
Rank | Title | Hours Viewed | Runtime | Views |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Squid Game: Season 1 | 2,205,200,000 | 8:19 | 265,200,000 |
2 | Money Heist: Part 4 | 710,200,000 | 6:42 | 106,000,000 |
3 | Lupin: Part 1 | 396,300,000 | 3:59 | 99,500,000 |
4 | Money Heist: Part 5 | 900,700,000 | 9:05 | 99,200,000 |
5 | Money Heist: Part 3 | 519,800,000 | 6:30 | 80,000,000 |
6 | Lupin: Part 2 | 258,900,000 | 3:47 | 68,400,000 |
7 | Who Killed Sara?: Season 1 | 392,400,000 | 6:43 | 58,400,000 |
8 | Berlin: Season 1 | 366,100,000 | 6:34 | 55,800,000 |
9 | All of Us Are Dead: Season 1 | 679,300,000 | 12:14 | 55,500,000 |
10 | Dear Child: Limited Series | 245,400,000 | 4:49 | 50,900,000 |