Netflix has revealed its most-watched series of all time, with the top show amassing more than 250 million views, equivalent to 1.7 billion hours of viewing time. This figure is over 100 million views ahead of the second-placed series.
The list spans period dramas, crime thrillers, and a series that drew global headlines for its portrayal of teenage male violence. Three of the top ten shows are British productions, while the rest are American.
The Top 10 Most-Watched Netflix Series
10. Bridgerton: Series 3 (2024) — 106 million views
The third series of Bridgerton focuses on the friends-to-lovers romance between Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton). Released in 2024, it followed the first series that launched its stars to worldwide fame. Although an American production, it was filmed entirely in the UK and features mostly British actors. The series has been described as "unbearably sexy" and "seriously steamy".
9. The Queen's Gambit (2020) — 113 million views
The Queen's Gambit follows a girl who becomes obsessed with chess at a children's home and reaches the pinnacle of the game. Anya Taylor-Joy stars in the lead role, earning several major awards for her performance.
8. Bridgerton: Series 1 (2020) — 113 million views
The first series of Bridgerton, set in London's Mayfair in 1813, focuses on Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) as she enters Regency London's competitive marriage market but faces a series of mishaps and interference from her brother.
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7. Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) — 116 million views
The first in Ryan Murphy's true-crime Monster anthology, this series examines the crimes of real-life serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who killed and dismembered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991 in Milwaukee, USA. It is one of only four shows on the list to exceed one billion hours viewed, but it drew fierce backlash from family members of Dahmer's victims.
6. Wednesday: Season 2 (2025) — 119 million views
Tim Burton's Addams Family spin-off expands to include more of the Addams clan. When her psychic powers falter, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) must fight to regain them or face deadly consequences for Enid and others at Nevermore. Ortega's performance was described as having "charisma that could power 1,000 hearses".
The full list continues with the remaining top five shows, which include further seasons of Squid Game and Stranger Things, cementing Netflix's dominance in global streaming.
