Most Watched Series & Movies on Netflix of All Time

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Netflix has had some pretty big hits over the years, but measuring its biggest hits has always been a struggle for observers. Here’s a look at the biggest hits that Netflix has ever released as of July 2023.
If you want to look back at those old viewership numbers (number of accounts watching at least 2-minutes of any title) that Netflix released, our guide is still live now, and some of the titles that featured on the top lists there still feature in Netflix’s top charts to this day.
Since mid-2021, Netflix has now transitioned to hours watched data. Every Tuesday, they provide us with stats on 40 titles in four separate categories, and when a title breaks into the all-time top 10, they provide an updated guide to those.
Per Netflix’s top 10 website (updated in June 2023 to now be 91 days instead of 28), here’s how their “all-time list” works:
” we provide a list of the Top 10 most popular Netflix films and TV overall (branded Netflix in any country) in each of the four categories based on the views of each title in its first 91 days.”
Below, we’ve compiled a full list of all titles that have been in the top 10 since mid-2021, giving us a full list of 28-day hourly stats that Netflix has released, and we’ve split it into each category.
Note: Last updated on July 24th and 25th to reflect the 91-day numbers – added Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story to the TV English list.

Most Watched English Language Series of All Time

Picture: Netflix / MGM Television

New 91-Day List
Note: Listed by completed viewing equivalent 

Wednesday (Season 1)

Hours Watched: 1,718,800,000
Completed Viewing Equivalent: 252,100,000

Stranger Things (Season 4)

Hours: 1,838,000,000
CVE: 140,700,000

DAHMER: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Season 1)

Hours: 1,031,100,000
CVE: 115,600,000

Bridgerton (Season 1)

Hours: 929,300,000
CVE: 113,300,000

The Queen’s Gambit (Limited Series)

Hours: 746,400,000
CVE: 112,800,000

The Night Agent (Season 1)

Hours: 803,200,000
CVE: 98,200,000

Stranger Things (Season 3)

Hours: 716,100,000
CVE: 94,800,000

Bridgerton (Season 2)

Hours: 797,200,000
CVE: 93,800,000

The Witcher (Season 1)

Hours: 663,600,000
CVE: 83,000,000

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Limited Series)

Hours: 520,600,000 
CVE: 80,300,000

Previously in the all-time top 10:

The Watcher (Season 1)

Hours: 447,100,000
CVE: 79,600,000

Old 28-Day List

Stranger Things (Season 4) – 1,352,090,000 hours watched

Wednesday (Season 1) – 1,237,150,000 hours watched

DAHMER (Limited Series) – 856,220,000 hours watched

Bridgerton (Season 2) – 656,260,000 hours watched

The Night Agent (Season 1) – 626,990,000 hours watched

Bridgerton (Season 1) – 625,490,000 hours watched

Stranger Things (Season 3) – 582,100,000 hours watched

Lucifer (Season 5) – 569,480,000 hours watched

The Witcher (Season 1) – 541,010,000 hours watched

Inventing Anna (Limited Series) – 511,920,000 hours watched

Previously featured in all-time top 10:

Ginny & Georgia (Season 2) – 504,780,000 hours watched

13 Reasons Why (Season 2) – 496,120,000 hours watched

Ozark (Season 4) – 491,090,000 hours watched

13 Reasons Why (Season 1) – 475,570,000 hours watched

Maid (Limited Series) – 469,090,000 hours watched

You (Season 3) – 467,820,000 hours watched

You (Season 2) – 457,370,000 hours watched

Stranger Things (Season 2) – 427,440,000 hours watched

Sex Education (Season 3) – 418,760,000 hours watched

Ginny & Georgia (Season 1) – 381,000,000 hours watched

Most Watched English Language Movies of All Time

Red Notice – Picture: Netflix

New 91-Day List

Red Notice (2021)

Hours Viewed: 454,200,000
Completed Viewing Equivalent: 230,900,000

Don’t Look Up (2021)

Hours: 408,600,000
CVE: 171,400,000

The Adam Project (2022)

Hours: 281,000,000
CVE: 157,600,000

Bird Box (2018)

Hours: 325,300,000

CVE: 157,400,000

The Gray Man (2022)

Hours: 299,500,000
CVE: 139,300,000

We Can Be Heroes (2020)

Hours: 231,200,000
CVE: 137,300,000

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

Hours: 320,300,000
CVE: 136,300,000

Extraction (2020) 

Hours: 266,900,000
CVE: 135,700,000

The Mother (2023) 

Hours: 256,600,000
CVE: 131,600,000

Spenser Confidential (2020)

Hours: 238,900,000
CVE: 129,100,000

Old 28-Day List

Red Notice – 364,020,000 hours watched

Don’t Look Up – 359,790,000 hours watched

Bird Box – 282,020,000 hours watched

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – 279,740,000 hours watched

The Gray Man – 253,870,000 hours watched

The Mother – 234,070,000 hours watched

The Adam Project – 233,160,000 hours watched

Extraction – 231,340,000 hours watched

Purple Hearts – 228,690,000 hours watched

The Unforgivable – 214,700,000 hours watched

Previously featured in all-time top 10:

The Irishman – 214,570,000 hours watched

The Kissing Booth 2 – 209,250,000 hours watched

6 Underground – 205,470,000 hours watched

Spenser Confidential – 197,320,000 hours watched

Enola Holmes – 189,900,000 hours watched

Army of the Dead – 186,540,000 hours watched

The Old Guard – 185,710,000 hours watched

Murder Mystery – 169,590,000 hours watched

Most Watched Non-English Language Series of All Time

Squid Game – Picture: Netflix

New 91-Day List

Squid Game (Season 1)

Hours Viewed: 2,205,200,000
Completed Viewing Equivalent: 265200000

Money Heist (Part 4)

Hours: 710,200,000
CVE: 106,000,000

Lupin (Part 1)

Hours: 396,300,000
CVE: 99,500,000

Money Heist (Part 5)

Hours: 900,700,000
CVE: 99,200,000

Money Heist (Part 3)

Hours: 519,800,000
CVE: 80,000,000

Lupin (Part 2)

Hours: 258,900,000
CVE: 68,400,000

Who Killed Sara? (Season 1)

Hours: 392,400,000
CVE: 58,400,000

All of Us Are Dead (Season 1)

Hours: 679,300,000
CVE: 55,500,000

Elite (Season 3)

Hours: 334,800,000
CVE: 50,000,000

Elite (Season 4)

Hours: 302,200,000
CVE: 46,300,000

Old 28-Day List

Squid Game (Season 1) – 1,650,450,000 hours watched

Money Heist (Part 5) – 792,230,000 hours watched

Money Heist (Part 4) – 619,010,000 hours watched

All of Us Are Dead (Season 1) – 560,780,000 hours watched

The Glory (Season 1) – 436,890,000 hours watched

Money Heist (Part 3) – 426,400,000 hours watched

Extraordinary Attorney Woo (Season 1) – 402,470,000 hours watched

Café con aroma de mujer (Season 1) – 326,910,000 hours watched

Lupin (Part 1) – 316,830,000 hours watched

Elite (Season 3) – 275,300,000 hours watched

Previously featured in all-time top 10:

Who Killed Sara? (Season 1) – 266,430,000 hours watched

Money Heist (Part 5) – 395,130,000 hours watched

Elite (Season 4) – 257,090,000 hours watched

Lupin (Part 2) – 214,070,000 hours watched

Dark Desire (Season 1) – 213,790,000 hours watched

Most Watched Non-English Language Movies of All Time

Troll – Picture: Netflix

New 91-Day List

Troll (2022)

Hours Watched: 178,600,000
Completed Viewing Equivalent: 103,000,000

The Platform (2020)

Hours: 129,700,000
CVE: 82,800,000

Through My Window (2022)

Hours: 116,000,000
CVE: 61,100,000

Blood Red Sky (2021)

Hours: 124,800,000
CVE: 60,900,000

AKA (2023)

Hours: 123,500,000
CVE: 59,800,000

My Name Is Vendetta (2022)

Hours: 86,500,000
CVE: 56,400,000

Black Crab (2022)

Hours: 103,300,000
CVE: 53,900,000

All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

Hours: 129,400,000
CVE: 52,100,000

Below Zero (2021)

Hours: 86,700,000
CVE: 48,600,000

Loving Adults (2022)

Hours: 83,600,000
CVE: 47,300,000

Old 28-Day List

Troll (Norwegian) – 155,560,000 hours watched

Blood Red Sky (German) – 110,520,000 hours watched

AKA (French) – 110,410,000 hours watched

The Platform (Spanish) – 108,090,000 hours watched

All Quiet on the Western Front (German) – 101,360,000 hours watched

Black Crab (Swedish) – 94,130,000 hours watched

Through My Window (Spanish) – 92,440,000 hours watched

Hunger (Thai) – 80,910,000 hours watched

The Takedown (French) – 78,630,000 hours watched

Below Zero (Spanish) – 78,300,000 hours watched

Previously featured in all-time top 10:

My Name Is Vendetta (Italian) – 68,730,000 hours watched

Loving Adults (Danish) – 67,340,000 hours watched

Rogue City (French) – 66,600,000 hours watched

Carter (Korean) – 65,390,000 hours watched

The Forgotten Battle (Dutch) – 60,930,000 hours watched

Restless (French) – 59,060,000 hours watched

Lost Bullet (French) – 58,320,000 hours watched

Spoiled Brats (French) – 56,900,000 hours watched

#Alive (Korean) – 54,620,000 hours watched

Space Sweepers (Korean) – 53,340,000 hours watched

The Last Mercenary (French) – 52,110,000 hours watched

Just Another Christmas (Brazillian) – 48,430,000 hours watched

For more on the Netflix top 10s and to search all the titles with hourly data stats released, check out our search tool here.
This post will be updated over time to reflect additions to the top 10s. What’s been your favorite movie or series listed above? Let us know in the comments down below.