Squid Game Brings in 111 Million Viewers, Becomes Netflix’s Biggest Series

Squid Game — the worldwide hit thriller collection from South Korean filmmaker Hwang Dong-hyuk — is now Netflix’s largest unique collection of all time, the streaming service has introduced. More than 111 million Netflix households watched Squid Game within the first 28 days after its launch on September 17. With that, Squid Game has crushed Regency-era London romantic drama collection Bridgerton’s document of 82 million viewers again in January — and in course of, develop into the primary Netflix collection to surpass the 100-million mark within the first 4 weeks. Netflix counts watching two minutes of any episode as a view.

Netflix has continuously come underneath criticism for its very-relaxed methodology, particularly with its unique collection that may run into a number of hours. The nine-episode Squid Game season 1 has a complete runtime of 8 hours and 12 minutes. This is why Netflix co-CEO and chief content material officer Ted Sarandos just lately gave us a greater peek behind its viewership numbers. It revealed that the majority Netflix subscribers had been watching the likes of Bridgerton, Money Heist, Stranger Things, and The Witcher proper until the tip — in some circumstances, there was even a little bit of repeat viewing.

We haven’t got that type of information for Squid Game but. The solely information level we now have outdoors of the 111 million Netflix members is that the South Korean collection hit primary on Netflix’s each day “Top 10” lists in 90 nations after its debut. Bridgerton had achieved so in 83 markets. This is little doubt helped by the truth that Squid Game is obtainable with subtitles and dubs in additional than 30 languages on Netflix, serving to it broaden its attain past the markets it’d normally get publicity in. Squid Game is not the primary although, simply the largest.

Before Squid Game, the Omar Sy-led French thriller thriller Lupin was Netflix’s largest non-English-language unique hit, garnering 76 million viewers within the first 28 days after launch again in January. The hit Spanish thriller collection Money Heist accounts for 2 slots — for Money Heist seasons 3 and 4 — on Netflix’s high 10 hottest collection by watch time. (It’s been over 4 weeks since Money Heist season 5 launched, however Netflix has but to offer us an equal determine for it in contrast to Squid Game). It can be attention-grabbing to see the place Squid Game lands when it comes to viewing hours.

Squid Game has but to be renewed for season 2, however that appears all however inevitable at this level.