Netflix offers a clearer look at its top 10 rankings
Netflix’s definition of a successful show has been opaque at times, to put it mildly, but the company might have just provided some meaningful transparency. The streaming service has launched a “Top 10 on Netflix” website that shows the charting movies and TV shows on the service, both English and non-English. You’ll see both global and country-specific data to back up the rankings, including total viewing hours and the number of weeks on the chart.
You’ll also find all-time stats and the list of countries where a given title is charting. Netflix even lets you download lists in Excel or TSV formats if you crave raw data.
The initial rankings don’t provide too many surprises. The star-studded Red Notice was by far the most popular movie worldwide based on time spent, racking up 148.7 million viewing hours in its first week. Yara was the most-watched non-English title with nearly 18 million views. The latest season of Narcos: Mexico topped the English TV list with about 50.3 million hours after two weeks, and it won’t shock you to hear Squid Game dominated non-English TV with 42.8 million million hours and nine weeks in the top 10.
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