Each Viewing Statistic Netflix Has Launched So Far (June 2020)

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Welcome to the most important ongoing put up we’ve ever put collectively right here at What’s on Netflix. Through the years, Netflix has launched selective small snapshots into its viewership. Right here’s the definitive listing of each Netflix viewership statistic launched thus far.

With the brand new age of streaming, viewership metrics have passed by the wayside. As an alternative, we get selective “datecdotes” (a phrase coined by the Entertainment Strategy Guy) that provides us a glimpse into the general viewing figures of sure titles. Netflix is by far the most effective relating to releasing metrics and has promised to do higher in reporting numbers to us, the viewing public and the producers of reveals and films.

Amazon solely provides some insights such because the perception into the success of The Boys, by saying “We’re thrilled that ‘The Boys’ has surpassed our predictions for viewing in its first two weeks, and has grow to be considered one of our most-watched Amazon Authentic sequence by our Prime Video prospects,”.

Netflix’s selective numbers are sometimes criticized by others within the trade. FX’s John Landgraf famously said that Netflix “isn’t telling you the entire story”. It ought to be famous most viewing numbers get launched alongside quarterly earnings experiences that are designed for traders and finally, making Netflix look profitable.

High 10 Most Watched Netflix Originals

When it comes to the highest eight most-watched titles in Netflix historical past, right here they’re:

  1. Extraction – 90 million views*
  2. Spenser Confidential – 85 million views*
  3. 6 Underground – 83 million views*
  4. Chook Field – 80 million views
  5. Homicide Thriller – 73 million views
  6. The Witcher – 72 million views*
  7. Cash Heist (Season 4) – 65 million views*
  8. Tiger King (Restricted Collection) – 64 million views*
  9. You (Season 2) – 54 million views*
  10. Triple Frontier – 52 million views
  11. The Good Date – 48 million views
  12. Tall Lady – 41 million views

These marked with a * makes use of Netflix’s new metric system. 

With out additional ado, right here’s an inventory of each metric Netflix has introduced thus far which we’ll preserve up to date over time.

How does Netflix measure viewership? Up till 2020, Netflix’s viewership figures prior to now counted the place a person watched 70% of the film/sequence. Now, viewership counts if somebody watches 2 minutes of a title. It did provide up a comparability between the brand new and outdated metric which permits us to do an adjusted viewership charge though there are main caveats to that.

Notice: the listing is finished in descending date order of when the title launched on Netflix. You could find the underlying datasheet right here.


Elevating Dion

Kind: Collection
Launched on Netflix: October 4th, 2019
Statistic introduced: June eighth, 2020
Variety of viewers: 32,000,000

One of many new superhero sequence to hit Netflix again in late 2019 was Elevating Dion. It was nearly instantaneously given a second season order.

Additionally within the report stating the above determine, it acknowledged that 60% of the views for Elevating Dion got here from outdoors of america.


American Son

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: November 1st, 2019
Statistic Introduced: June eighth, 2020
Variety of viewers: 17,000,000

American Son is an experimental film starring Kerry Washington that launched to unfavorable opinions however regardless of that, discovered an viewers.

Along with the above statistic, we discovered that American Son carried out properly in France, Africa, Mexico, and Latin America. We additionally know that non-U.S. subscribers made up 46% of the full viewing.


The Willoughbys

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: April 22nd, 2020
Statistic Introduced: Might 22nd, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~37,600,000 – first month

The Willoughbys was one of many animated films launched throughout the COVID-19 outbreak and because of this, noticed spectacular viewing stats.

Based mostly on launched figures, it’s the most-watched Netflix Authentic animated characteristic to date with 7.6 million extra views than the Christmas hit, Klaus.

Only a day earlier than the announcement, Ricky Gervais on a live-stream was blown away with the statistics.


The Final Dance

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: April 22nd, 2020
Statistic Introduced: Might 22nd, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~37,600,000 – first month

Essential be aware: solely applies to Netflix outdoors the US (US receives The Last Dance in July 2020)

This was an odd flex for Netflix and one of many first occasions Netflix has launched viewing figures for a co-production or a title with unique worldwide distribution rights.

Maybe the important thing factor right here is that extra folks watched The Final Dance (or at the very least sampled) overseas the place basketball typically isn’t a mainstream sport, than ESPN in America the place it’s.


The Decline

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: March 27th, 2020
Statistic Introduced: Might 15th, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~21,000,000

It’s uncommon for us to get a scoop on how properly a title is doing that’s not English (apart from Cash Heist, in fact) so it was a uncommon perception when La Presse revealed that 21 million had watched The Decline.

What’s most fascinating is that 95% of the views got here outdoors of the nation the film was produced for. The Spanish model was the most-watched based on this report.


Extraction

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: April 24th, 2020
Statistic introduced: Might 2nd, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~90,000,000

The Chris Hemsworth film topped all charts when it was revealed in early Might that the action-packed thrill experience scored the most important movie premiere for Netflix to date.

The projected 90 million views are for the primary 4 weeks of launch.


Tiger King: Homicide, Mayhem and Insanity

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: March sixth, 2020
Statistic Introduced: April 21st, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~64,000,000

The 12 months is 2020 and there are two issues you may’t cease listening to about. The coronavirus and the Tiger King.

This documentary took the world by storm however that’s not essentially mirrored within the viewing figures. That’s not giving Tiger King its dues although, because it’s nonetheless the most-watched docu-series on Netflix.


Cash Heist (Half 4)

Kind: TV Collection
Launched on Netflix: April third, 2020
Statistic Introduced: April 21st, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~65,000,000 (projected)

The Spanish sequence continues to be Netflix’s darling sequence because it racks up a formidable 65M projected views across the globe.

Adjusted to the pre-2 minute metric, its pulled in about as a lot the identical as Cash Heist half 3, however that’s probably not a good comparability.


Love Is Blind

Kind: TV Collection
Launched on Netflix: February 13th, 2020
Statistic Introduced: April 21st, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~30,000,000

Love is Blind units a brand new benchmark for actuality TV sequence on Netflix because it’s the primary metric we’ve had from the style.


Spenser Confidential

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: March sixth, 2020
Statistic Introduced: April 21st, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~85,000,000

Spenser Confidential beat the likes of 6 Underground in changing into the most important film primarily based on the brand new metrics. At an adjusted charge, nevertheless, Chook Field nonetheless is available in flying excessive. The alter charge is round 58.5M.

Nonetheless, it was one of many largest touted films for Netflix in Q1 with Mark Wahlberg enjoying a number one function.


Ozark (Season 3)

Kind: TV Collection
Launched on Netflix: March 27th, 2020
Statistic Introduced: April 21th, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~29,000,000

That is the primary time we’ve been given a glimpse into the streaming numbers for Ozark.

The superb drama is commonly in comparison with Breaking Unhealthy and is definitely one of many shining jewels within the Netflix Authentic drama crown.

This quantity interprets into one of many largest reveals for Netflix given it may well command comparable to a powerful quantity in its third season. It beats Stranger Issues S3 (though that’s primarily based on the outdated metric) though it’s 5 million shy of Cash Heist’s third season.


Airplane Mode

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: January 23rd, 2020
Statistic Introduced: February 28th, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~28,000,000

In February 2020, Netflix introduced that the Portuguese film, Airplane Mode is the most well-liked non-English film the streamer has produced to date.

In a Tweet on February 27th, 2020 Netflix said the following:

AIRPLANE MODE is the most well-liked non-English movie on Netflix thus far! Almost 28 million households watched the movie because it premiered Four weeks in the past — two thirds of them in international locations together with the US, Mexico, France and Germany.


A Fall From Grace

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: January 17th, 2020
Statistic Introduced: February third, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~26,000,000

Tyler Perry’s A Fall From Grace was a thriller film that quietly dropped on Netflix within the first month of the 12 months.

Promotion for this title was nowhere close to the extent of among the different titles on this listing so it demonstrates how a title can do properly purely primarily based on phrase of mouth and the well-known algorithm.

It bought large views regardless of having some terrible opinions significantly from critics the place it sits at 34/100.


The Witcher (Season 1)

Kind: Collection
Launched on Netflix: December 20th, 2019
Metric Introduced: January 20th, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~72,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 43.09%

Based mostly on the novel sequence and online game of the identical title, we knew The Witcher was going to be large from the early days. Every of the trailers constantly was the best seen on Netflix’s YouTube channel and other people had been on the lookout for their subsequent Recreation of Thrones repair.

When Netflix launched this stat (which noticed the sequence added to the highest 5 most-watched titles in Netflix historical past) it additionally famous how the e-book sequence additionally was struggling to maintain up with the brand new demand.


6 Underground

Kind: Motion pictures
Launched on Netflix: December 20th, 2019
Metric Introduced: January 20th, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~83,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 49.67%

Regardless of comparatively mediocre opinions, the film was certain to be a giant numbers hit given the very fact it combines Ryan Reynolds with explosions all wrapped up in a straightforward to digest format.

This metric covers the primary 4 weeks of viewing.


You (Season 2)

Kind: Collection
Launched on Netflix: December 26th, 2019
Metric Introduced: January 20th, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~54,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 32.32%

12 million extra folks watched season 2 of You than season 1 in its first 4 weeks, which reveals the sequence has the legs to maintain audiences and has attracted extra viewers lengthy after the preliminary launch of You.

It’s value noting that solely a number of weeks of knowledge had been out there to Netflix and this quantity is predicated on their estimates.


The Crown (Season 3)

Kind: Collection
Launched on Netflix: November 17th, 2019
Metric Introduced: January 20th, 2020
Variety of viewers: ~21,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 12.57%

Netflix’s golden sequence The Crown which covers the lifetime of Queen Elizabeth lastly bought some stats revealed in early 2020. The reveals statistics had beforehand not been recognized.

Extra viewership insights had been additionally offered. This consists of the very fact 73 million folks in whole have chosen to look at at the very least one episode of The Crown. It additionally revealed that viewership of season Three was 40% up over season 2.


Notice: All of the titles listed beneath are on Netflix’s outdated metric the place Netflix measured primarily based on the share of title watched versus 2 minutes. 


Klaus

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: November 11th, 2019
Metric introduced: December 19th, 2019
Variety of viewers: ~30,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: ~18.95%

It’s a private pleasure to see Klaus doing properly. The animated vacation film is spectacularly animated and we’ve heard was handed on by a number of studios. Not less than for us, it’s going to be a yearly custom diving into the film. It’s value noting the 30 million quantity is technically on the prime finish and the stat covers the primary month, not the primary 7 days.

Past a Nielson quantity for The Christmas Chronicles (which seems to have had more viewers than Klaus), that is the primary metric Netflix has launched for a Christmas title.


The Irishman

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: November 27th, 2019
Metric introduced: December 10th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 26,404,081
Proportion of Subscribers: 16.68%

Netflix spent lots of of thousands and thousands on The Irishman which appears to be its greatest likelihood but at getting its first film Oscar.

Hypothesis as as to if The Irishman would have its stats revealed have been ongoing for weeks given the dimensions of the undertaking.

Given the size, that’s a unprecedented quantity provided that you need to watch 70% of the film to be thought-about inside that quantity.


Avenue Movement

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix:
October 11th, 2019
Metric introduced: October 23rd, 2019
Variety of viewers: 2,600,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 1.64%

This French film launched in October 2019 proves that Netflix is making a dent in particular person international locations. The film could seem to be it had a low viewership however when you think about Netflix France has 6 million subs whole, that’s practically half of subscribers within the area.


El Camino: A Breaking Unhealthy Film

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix:
October 11th, 2019
Metric introduced: October 23rd, 2019
Variety of viewers: 25,734,392
Proportion of Subscribers: 16.25%

The film follow-up to the top of the Breaking Unhealthy sequence scored large with Netflix. The quantity displays the primary week of viewing and worldwide.


Tall Lady

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix:
September 13th, 2019
Metric introduced: September 17th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 41,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 25.9%

Tall Lady is a romantic comedy (one of many many you’ll discover on this listing) that scored properly with the youthful era. It had an enormous social media presence significantly on the likes of Snapchat and TikTok. The determine displays the primary 28 days of viewing worldwide.


Unbelievable (Restricted Collection)

Kind: TV Collection
Launched on Netflix: September 13th, 2019
Metric introduced: September 16th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 32,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 20.21%

The extremely produced restricted sequence caught a whole lot of consideration significantly because of its first episode. The quantity displays its first 28 days (first month) on Netflix worldwide.


Cash Heist (Season 3)

Kind: TV Collection
Launched on Netflix: July 17th, 2019
Metric introduced: August 2nd, 2019
Variety of viewers: ~44,000,000 (34,355,956 first week)
Proportion of Subscribers: 21.7%

The massive Spanish sequence grew season after season and notably has a big following in non-Spanish talking international locations. Cash Heist is Netflix’s largest non-English sequence on Netflix. The quantity accounts for the primary week globally.


Kidnapping Stella

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: July 12th, 2019
Metric introduced: August 20th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 18,895,873
Proportion of Subscribers: 11.93%

German thriller film which to our data is the primary metric launched for a non-English film on Netflix.


Stranger Issues (Season 3)

Kind: TV Collection
Launched on Netflix: July 4th, 2019
Metric introduced: July 11th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 26,400,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 16.67%

This was Netflix’s largest sequence launch so far. Over 26 million watched over the primary weekend the sequence was out there to stream.


Homicide Thriller

Kind: TV Collection
Launched on Netflix: July 4th, 2019
Metric introduced: July 11th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 73,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 48.17%

The Adam Sandler film which was his greatest performing one on Netflix so far. Within the first three days, 13.Four million views got here from accounts within the US and Canada and 17.5 million worldwide. 73 million households in whole watched Homicide Thriller within the first month.

Homicide Thriller – Adam Sandler’s largest Netflix film so far


All the time Be My Perhaps

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: Might 31st, 2019
Metric introduced: July 17th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 32,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 20.21%

The Ali Wong and Randall Park comedy may probably attribute a few of its success because of the memes surrounding the cameo of Keanu Reeves. By no means the much less, it’s one other common romantic comedy that noticed practically 1 in 5 subscribers on the time watch. The determine represents the primary months value of viewing.


When They See Us (Restricted Collection)

Kind: Collection
Launched on Netflix: Might 31st, 2019
Metric introduced: July 17th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 25,000,000 on old metric31,000,000 on new metric
Proportion of Subscribers: 15.79%

Ava Duvernay’s groundbreaking restricted sequence in regards to the Central Park 5 scored large with audiences when it launched in Might 2019. The quantity above represents the primary month of figures. We must also be aware Netflix stated “most-watched sequence within the U.S. every single day since by means of at the very least June 12”.

In a later report, we discovered that among the areas that significantly loved When They See Us together with the UK, Eire, Benelux international locations and Africa.

When They See Us – Netflix Restricted Collection


Useless To Me (Season 1)

Kind: Collection
Launched on Netflix: Might third, 2019
Metric introduced: July 17th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 30,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 18.95%

The debut black comedy sequence starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini struck a chord early on with Netflix watchers all over the world.  The 30 million determine refers back to the first month of households globally.


The Good Date

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: April 12th, 2019
Metric introduced: July 17th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 48,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 30.32%

Noah Centineo has been in fairly a couple of of Netflix’s large romantic comedy films aimed toward teenagers and there’s a superb motive too. The Good Date was an enormous ranking draw which just about 50 million folks watching the film within the first month of launch.


Our Planet (Restricted Collection)

Kind: Collection
Launched on Netflix: April fifth, 2019
Metric introduced: July 17th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 33,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 20.84%

Netflix’s first large foray into the character docuseries style began in April 2019 and primarily based on the very fact a fifth of Netflix’s subscriber base watched it worldwide inside a month, you might say it went fairly properly.


The Highwaymen

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: March 29th, 2019
Metric introduced: April 16th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 40,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 26.39%

Regardless of combined opinions, this era biographical drama nonetheless scored over 40 million viewers. On the time, that was nearly 1 / 4 of the complete subscriber base within the first month.


Triple Frontier

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: March 13th, 2019
Metric introduced: April 16th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 52,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 34.31%

Worldwide and viewing figures for the primary 30 days. The motion hit for Netflix featured an all-star solid and is presently, based on the launched metrics at the very least, the third most-watched film.


Umbrella Academy (Season 1)

Kind: Collection
Launched on Netflix: February 15th, 2019
Metric introduced: April 16th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 45,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 29.69%

Till Umbrella Academy, Netflix’s superhero sequence output was fully reliant on Marvel. Umbrella Academy‘s sweeping success proves that Netflix can promote superhero content material that isn’t from Marvel or DC. This determine was the primary month of viewing.


Intercourse Training (Season 1)

Kind: Collection
Launched on Netflix: January 11th, 2019
Metric introduced: January 17th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 40,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 28.72%

This shocking sequence shortly discovered a world viewers a month into airing with its incredible solid and quirky storyline.


You (Season 1)

Kind: Collection
Launched on Netflix: December 26th, 2019
Metric introduced: January 17th, 2019
Variety of viewers: 40,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 28.72%

The present’s big rise in viewership demonstrates the ability of Netflix in comparison with its community counterparts. In actual fact, the NYTimes solely attributed the success of the present because of the ability of the platform.


Chook Field

Kind: Film
Launched on Netflix: December 21st, 2018
Metric introduced: December 30th, 2018
Variety of viewers: 70,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 57.45%

Chook Field is Netflix’s greatest performing film or TV sequence so far. It’s no shock both. Your complete month of December and January 2019 was simply stuffed with Chook Field memes and press.


Elite (Season 1)

Kind: TV Collection
Launched on Netflix: October fifth, 2018
Metric introduced: January 17th, 2018
Variety of viewers: 20,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 14.36%

The second Spanish sequence on this listing was an enormous hit in Spanish language international locations however very similar to Cash Heist has translated properly into different areas of Netflix too.


Fyre: The Biggest Celebration That By no means Occurred

Kind: Documentary
Launched on Netflix: September 18th, 2018
Metric introduced: January 17th, 2018
Variety of viewers: 20,000,000
Proportion of Subscribers: 14.36%

Aside from Orange is the New Black, the Fyre Competition documentary is the oldest title on Netflix listing and represents the primary title Netflix launched its imprecise viewing stats for.


In case you’d wish to see our full spreadsheet of figures, please refer to our Google Docs here.

The one title we haven’t included above is the truth that Orange is the New Black was introduced to have been began by 105 million accounts. That roughly represents each 2 in Three folks with a Netflix account.

Among the earliest anecdotal knowledge proof got here in April 2013 when Reed Hastings famous that Hemlock Grove’s viewership was higher than House of Cards.

In case you’re on the lookout for some extra evaluation on among the more moderen viewing stats and find out how to learn into them, the Entertainment Strategy Guy has you covered.


Extra viewership knowledge launched by Netflix (Non-specific programming)

In 2018, Netflix’s movie account launched some fascinating snippets of data concerning its film library. In Might 2018, it famous that 33 Netflix Authentic films had been launched which had been watched over 300 million occasions by 80 million accounts. On the time, Netflix experiences that it had 124.35 million accounts throughout Q2 2018.

What does this imply? 65% of all Netflix accounts by mid-2018 had watched a Netflix branded movie.

As well as, it famous that 80 million accounts had watched a romance movie on Netflix (unique and non-original)

In January 2020, Netflix revealed that its customers had watched 2 billion hours of Adam Sandler content material on Netflix.

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