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Most-watched Netflix series
As of 7 Sept 2026, Squid Game (Season 1) is No. 1 in Netflix’s most-watched series (265.2M), ahead of Wednesday (Season 1) (252.1M).
The ten most-watched seasons of Netflix’s own series, by views as Netflix counts them, from Wikipedia’s list.
- As of
- 7 Sept 2026
- Last changed
- 274 days ago
- Last checked
- 55 min ago
- Checked
- daily
Source: Wikipedia, List of most-watched Netflix original programming · CC BY-SA 4.0 · exact version used
The list
Movement since 14 Jan 2026
| No. | Move | Series | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Squid Game (Season 1)2021 · Thriller / Survival Drama | 265.2M | |
| 2 | Wednesday (Season 1)2022 · Supernatural mystery comedy | 252.1M | |
| 3 | Squid Game (Season 2)2024 · Thriller / Survival Drama | 192.6M | |
| 4 | Squid Game (Season 3)2025 · Thriller / Survival Drama | 145.8M | |
| 5 | Adolescence (Limited Series)2025 · Drama / Coming-of-age | 142.6M | |
| 6 | Stranger Things (Season 4)2022 · Sci-Fi / Horror | 140.7M | |
| 7 | Stranger Things (Season 5)2025 · Sci-Fi / Horror | 133.8M | |
| 8 | Wednesday (Season 2)2025 · Supernatural mystery comedy | 119.3M | |
| 9 | Monster (Season 1)2022 · True Crime / Drama | 115.6M | |
| 10 | Bridgerton (Season 1)2020 · Period Romance / Drama | 113.3M |
How the top 10 got here
What changed
Stranger Things (Season 5) climbs to No. 7 in Netflix’s most-watched series (from No. 9)
Stranger Things (Season 5) enters Netflix’s most-watched series at No. 9
- The Queen's Gambit (Limited Series): No. 10 → out
Wednesday (Season 2) climbs to No. 7 in Netflix’s most-watched series (from No. 8)