Also, the maximum of 10 most popular TVs right now.
With a near-constant stream of new original releases and exciting show acquisitions from around the globe, the Netflix catalogue continues to grow and grow. There’s a reason we’ve named it one of the best streaming services.
We’re sure you’re familiar with Netflix’s 10 Most Sensible, which adjust what’s watched in your country on any given day. But the streaming giant has been pushed to be a little more open with its ratings (which shouldn’t be with terrestrial TV numbers, as the metrics are different), so the new countdowns are shared weekly.
As for what we’re existing, the second season of Squid Games is still trending after its release the day after Boxing (December 26, 2024), and also leads the first season back at 10. The Pigeons . Hardly more than a month after its release, and a new Swedish crime drama called The Breakthrough is also proving popular.
Leaving the current trends aside, the series of all Netflix’s most observed time would possibly be difficult to decipher. A decision is made through a mixture of “hours viewed” and “points of view” in general. The premiere of Wednesday’s viral season has been sitting quite a lot in the most sensible place in the English category for quite some time. The squid game, both a cultural phenomenon, also dominates the language table that are not English and exceeds the restart of the Jenna Ortega Style Addams when it comes to the numbers.
Marking access to Netflix’s coveted most-watched screen ratings, the second season of Squid Game took the ratings through a typhoon and jumped straight into the second position in the non-English speaking Top 10.
(While you’re here, if you want to find out what features in Netflix’s most-watched movies, we’ve got you covered there, too.)
For TV, this data is accurate as of January 15, 2025.
Most viewed Netflix series in English (Top 10 worldwide)
Netflix series in a language other than English with the highest number of views (sensible world maximum 10)
Most popular Top 10 TV Netflix series in the UK
And now we come to the top Netflix TV series of all time, in the English category.
Numbers are based on insights from the first 91 days of viewing on Netflix and are accurate as of January 15, 2025.
Hours viewed: 797,200,000
Views: 93,800,000
Hours viewed: 716,100,000
Views: 94,800,000
VIEWS: 629,800,000
Views: 98,200,000
VIEWS: 803,200,000
Views: 98,200,000
Hours Viewed: 786,100,000
Views: 98,500,000
Hours Viewed: 746,400,000
Views : 112 800 000
Hours Viewed: 929,300,000
Views: 113,300,000
Hours Viewed: 1,031,100,000
Views: 115,600,000
Hours viewed: 1,838,000,000
Views: 140,700,000
View hours: 1,718,800,000
Views: 252,100,000
The top 10 most popular titles across non-English language shows on Netflix are as follows.
Hours viewed: 368,600,000
Views: 56,100,000
VIEWS: 392,400,000
Views: 58,400,000
Hours viewed: 189,800,000
Views: 61,900,000
Hours consulted: 258,900,000
Views: 68,400,000
Hours viewed: 519,800,000
Views: 80,000,000
Hours viewed: 900,700,000
Views: 99,200,000
Hours viewed: 396,300,000
Views: 99,500,000
TV Editor, Digital Spy Laura has been watching television for over 30 years and professionally writing about entertainment for almost 10 of those. Previously at LOOK and now heading up the TV desk at the UK’s biggest TV and movies site Digital Spy, Laura has helped steer conversations around some of the most popular shows on the box. Laura has appeared on Channel 5 News and radio to talk viewing habits and TV recommendations. As well as putting her nerd-level Buffy knowledge to good use during an IRL meet with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laura also once had afternoon tea with One Direction, has sat around the fire pit of the Love Island villa, spoken to Sir David Attenborough about the world’s oceans and even interviewed Rylan from inside the Big Brother house (housemate status, forever pending).