The Netflix list of the top 15 most streamed shows has had a big shake-up recently. Not only have some new additions climbed the list (hello, Queen Charlotte) but the streamer has also finally been a bit more upfront about its viewership data.
You see, Netflix only used to release how many hours a show had been viewed for during their first 28 days on the platform. Now, we can see how many hours it's been viewed in total, as well as how many views the show actually got too, which has led to some intriguing revelations.
Some shows, like Squid Game still reign supreme in both metrics, while others have been helped by having longer runtimes, like Stranger Thing season 4 topping the most hours viewed of an English-language show, but being beaten on views by Wednesday.
So to help you make sense of all of these, we've done the number-crunching to work out exactly what are the most-viewed shows on the platform. Below, we've broken this down by both metrics, and the results might surprise you. And don't worry, we'll keep updating this ranking when Netflix releases new data to see if any new series can match Squid Game's global success.
Most watched Netflix shows (by hours viewed)
1. Squid Game season 1: 2.2 billion hours
2. Stranger Things season 4: 1.83 billion hours
3. Wednesday: 1.71 billion hours
4. Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story: 1.03 billion hours
5. Bridgerton season 1: 929.3 million hours
6. Money Heist part 5: 900.7 million hours
7. The Night Agent: 803.2 million hours
8. Bridgerton season 2: 797.2 million hours
9. The Queen's Gambit: 746.4 million hours
10. Stranger Things season 3: 716.1 million hours
11. Money Heist part 4: 710.2 million hours
12. All Of Us Are Dead season 1: 679.3 million hours
13. The Witcher season 1: 663.6 million hours
14. Lucifer season 5: 569.5 million hours
15. Queen Charlotte: 520.6 million hours
Most watched Netflix shows (by views)
1. Squid Game season 1: 265.2 million views
2. Wednesday: 252.1 million views
3. Stranger Things season 4: 140.7 million views
4. Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story: 115.6 million views
5. Bridgerton season 1: 113.3 million views
6. The Queen's Gambit: 112.8 million views
7. Money Heist part 4: 106 million views
8. Lupin part 1: 99.5 million views
9. Money Heist part 5: 99.2 million views
10. The Night Agent: 98.2 million views
11. Stranger Things season 3: 94.8 million views
12. Bridgerton season 2: 93.8 million views
13. The Witcher season 1: 83 million views
14. Queen Charlotte: 80.3 million views
15. Money Heist part 3: 80 million views
For what else to watch, check out our round-ups of the best Netflix shows and best Netflix movies.
