Netflix has finally revealed its most-watched series of all time, and the numbers are staggering. The top show has been viewed more than 250 million times, accounting for 1.7 billion hours of viewing time, and is more than 100 million views ahead of the second-placed series.
The list spans period dramas, crime thrillers and true-crime stories, with three British productions and the rest American. Here is the full top 10, based on Netflix's official viewing figures.
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 follows the first series that catapulted its stars to worldwide fame. Although an American production, it was filmed entirely in the UK and most of its stars are British.
9. The Queen's Gambit (2020) — 113 million views
Anya Taylor-Joy stars as a girl who becomes obsessed with chess at a children's home and reaches the pinnacle of the game. Taylor-Joy picked up several major awards for her performance.
8. Bridgerton: Series 1 (2020) — 113 million views
The series that sparked a global phenomenon, set in London's Mayfair in 1813. It follows Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) as she makes her debut onto Regency London's competitive marriage market.
7. Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) — 116 million views
The first in Ryan Murphy's true-crime Monster anthology, which has since covered Lyle and Erik Menendez, Ed Gein and Lizzie Borden. The real-life Dahmer 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 have notched up more than one billion hours viewed, but drew fierce backlash from family members of Dahmer's victims.
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6. Wednesday: Season 2 (2025) — 119 million views
Tim Burton's Addams Family spin-off opened up to include more of the whole 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.
5. I Will Find You (2026) — 121 million views
Released this year, this American crime-drama miniseries has already made the top five. Wrongfully imprisoned for murdering his own son, a father sets out on a desperate rescue mission after learning the boy may still be alive. It is based on the 2023 novel by Harlan Coben.
The rest of the top five, including the number one series, was not detailed in the source, but the figures confirm the top show's dominance over the rest of the list.
