A series literally stormed the world of streaming at the end of 2024: “Squid Game”. According to Nielsen data, the South Korean drama swelled all viewing records in just a week, becoming the most watched series of the year.
A series literally stormed the world of streaming at the end of 2024: “Squid Game”. According to Nielsen data, the South Korean drama swelled all viewing records in just a week, becoming the most watched series of the year.
One more record. Between December 23 and 29, 2024, “Squid Game” accumulated an amazing total of 4.9 billion minutes viewed, according to figures from Nielsen, relayed by Variety. This figure includes viewing of the second season, available since December 26, 2024, but also those of the first season. Of the 16 episodes available in total, the second season represented more than 4 billion of these minutes viewed during its first week on the platform.
“Squid Game” has accumulated more than double the minutes viewed compared to the series which ranks second in terms of viewing during the same week.
The best launch in the history of the platform
Since his return, “Squid Game” has accumulated records. The most watched series in India, the third most watched series on Netflix, the South Korean drama has even signed the best launch in the history of the platform.
-The series has not only dominated the ranking of the most watched non -English -speaking series, but also allowed the first season to go up in the Top 10 of Netflix. As a reminder, in just eleven days, “Squid Game” reached an impressive number of 126.2 million views. This result exceeds that of any other series on Netflix in the same period of time, thus establishing a new record for the platform.
The success of “Squid Game” is part of a broader trend where non -English speakers are increasingly captivating Netflix subscribers.
Seven other titles of films and television series still exceeded the milestone of the billion minutes viewed during this period. Among them, the Romantic series “Virgin River” from Netflix has totaled 2.2 billion minutes viewed on 64 episodes, the Christmas film “Red One” with Dwayne Johnson on Prime Video reached 1.8 billion, and the thriller ” Carry-on “has accumulated 1.5 billion minutes viewed. Other titles such as “War Messagers”, “Bluey”, “Landman” and “The Equalizer” also crossed the billion -watched bar.
