Roman Gardner February 27th, 2025 - 9:53 AM
According to TheHollywoodReporter The second season of the popular Korean series Squid Game became the most-watched show globally during the end of 2024. TheHollywoodReporter says it did amazing with both of Netflix’s key metrics: total viewing time, where it gained 619.9 million hours and the platform’s preferred measure which divides watch hours by runtime reaching 86.5 million views. Amazingly the show achieved these numbers in just six days following its December 26, 2024 Netflix premiere.
In less than a week, Squid Game outperformed every other series by a significant margin says TheHollywoodReporter. It gained up 69.5 million more viewing hours than the second-most-watched title, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, which took over three months to accumulate 550.4 million hours after premiering on September 19, 2024. Per TheHollywoodReporter Netflix’s view count metric states, Squid Game exceeded The Perfect Couple by 11.4 million views. The latter, which debuted in September, recorded 75.1 million views but had a runtime about two hours shorter than Squid Game’s says the TheHollywoodReporter.
According to TheHollywood Reporter Netflix originals did great with the rankings, claiming the top spots in both TV shows and films. The include Squid Game, The Perfect Couple and Monsters which secured second and third place says TheHollywoodReporter. Emily in Paris season four and Nobody Wants This season one completed the top five most-watched series. On the film side, Carry-On, which was also released in December 2024, topped the charts in viewership, with The Union and Rebel Ridge closely behind. Each of these three movies reached at least 129 million views worldwide per TheHollywoodReporter.
With these numbers the company can confirm its impact on streaming, with its original content drawing fan and audiences. Squid Game’s staggering success in such a short time is a good representation of the streaming service’s ability to captivate viewers on a global scale, and making sure that they deliver quality TV and films.
