Top 10 Most-Watched Netflix Series of All Time

Top 10 Most-Watched Netflix Series of All Time

Since the launch of Netflix in 1997 (That’s right, 1997), the American-based streaming platform has only moved from one development to the other in ensuring that subscribers get the best movies they can.

Although Netflix was only introduced to more countries in recent years, the company has been in existence for quite some time. The movie streaming platform allows subscribers to stream and download movies, series, and documentaries on the app and enjoy as they like. It also allows them to share their account with 5 people who will enjoy the subscription with them.

So far, Netflix has amassed over 200 million subscribers in different countries around the world and this makes them the leading streaming platform around the globe for now.

Underlisted is the top 10 most-watched Netflix series of all time. The list is according to Netflix’s data on total watch hours within the first 28 days of release.

Here’s the list of the top 10 most-watched Netflix series of all time.

10. The Witcher (Season 2)

The 8-episode season was released on December 17, 2021, and had a total watch time of 484.3 million hours within the first 28 days.

The Witcher is a Polish-American fantasy series based on a book series with the same title. It tells the story of the fictional characters- Geralt of Rivia and Princess Ciri, who were both believed to be connected by destiny. In the long run, they meet and Geralt must protect Ciri from using her powers for evil.

9. 13 Reasons Why (Season 2)

“13 reasons why” is a 4-season Netflix original series.

Its season 2 had 496.1 million viewership hours during the first 28 days of its official release on the streaming platform.

The series tells the story of Hannah, a young woman who decides to take her own life and send recordings to a “Crush”, explaining 13 reasons why she did it.

8. Inventing Anna

This particular series got people talking for a long time. Inventing Anna is an American miniseries that tells the story of Anna Delvey, a 25-year-old commoner who pretended so well to be a German heiress and duped both friends and top people in the country of huge amounts of money in order to secure a business empire that never existed.

It amassed 511.9 million hours on Netflix within the first 28 days.

7. The Witcher (Season 1)

Among the four seasons of The Witcher, season one still tops the list as the 7th most watched Netflix series of all time.

Within the first 28 days of its release in December 2019, it had a total of 541 million hours.

6. Stranger Things (Season 3)

This movie is a vivid description of “Crazy things are happening”. A woman’s 12-year-old son vanishes and in a quest to find him, “stranger things” are found.

Season 3 of the 4-season series had 582.1 million hours of watch time within the first 28 days of its official release on the streaming platform.

5. All 0f us are Dead

The South-Korean series tells the story of a group of students who become trapped after a zombie virus outbreak. They must take advantage of everything around them to protect themselves from this unwanted reality.

The total watch hours for the first 28 days was 560.8 million hours, making it the 5th most-watched Netflix series of all time for now.

4. Money Heist (Season 4)

Money Heist is one of those movies that pressured a lot of people into watching it because of how much it was talked about on social media. It would be an irony for at least one season to not make the list.

Money Heist, part 4, had 619 million hours of watch time within the first 28 days of its release. This is largely as a result of the fact that the previous season already heightened the curiosity of viewers and they definitely didn’t find the gap between the release of seasons 3 and 4 funny at all.

3. Bridgerton (Season 1)

Bridgerton lovers maintain that those who didn’t watch the series despite the worldwide pressure can handle peer pressure of any sort.

The first season amassed total viewership of 625.5 million hours within the first 28 days.

2. Bridgerton (Season 2)

This is no surprise at all. Bridgerton is widely expected to be on the list of the top five most-watched Netflix series, yet here it is on the top three.

Season 2 of the American romance series had a total of 656.2 million hours of watch time.

1. Squid Game (Season 1)

The Korean series is a story of survival. 456 players who are miserable debtors in life are given an opportunity to win a grand prize of ₩45.6 billion if they get through all the stages in the competition, most of which involve murder.

Squid game is the only Netflix series that had its viewership in billions within the first 28 days of release. With a total of 1.65 billion watch time hours, Squid game (season 1) is the most-watched Netflix series of all time.

Summary

Here’s a list of the most-watched Netflix series of all time.

• Squid Game (Season 1)
• Bridgerton (Season 2)
• Bridgerton (Season 1)
• Money Heist (Season 4)
• All of us are Dead
• Stranger Things (Season 3)
• The Witcher (Season 1)
• Inventing Anna
• 13 Reasons Why (Season 2)
• The Witcher (Season 2)