Netflix just released its list of most-streamed shows of all time and only two shows managed to garner more than 1 billion hours of watchtime. South Korean survival drama series, Squid Game, tops the list with 1.65 billion hours and Stranger Things Season 4 came in at second with 1.26 billion hours.
Stranger Things Season 4 has had a lot of success since it launched on May 27, 2022. However, the American science fiction horror drama still needs to hit another 390 million hours to take the top spot from the viral Korean series. Eleven and her crew may need to conjure up something in the upside down to go past this milestone.
The rest of the list saw familiar names like The Witcher, Bridgerton, Lucifer, All of Us are Dead, Money Heist, 13 Reasons Why, Inventing Anna and Ozark.
Other notable shows just outside of the list include Sex Education, Colombian series Café Con Aroma de Mujer, and French series Lupin.
Here are the top 15 most-watched shows on Netflix for 2022
1.Squid Game Season 1:1.65 billion hours
2.Stranger Things Season 4:1.26 billion hours
3.Money Heist Part 5:792.2 million hours
4.Bridgerton Season 2:656.2 million hours
5.Bridgerton Season 1:625.5 million hours
6.Money Heist part 4:619 million hours
7.Stranger Things Season 3:582.1 million hours
8.Lucifer Season 5:569.5 million hours
9.All of Us Are Dead Season 1:560.8 million hours
10.The Witcher Season 1:541 million hours
11.Inventing Anna:511.9 million hours
12.13 Reasons Why Season 2:496.1 million hours
13.Ozark Season 4:491.1 million hours
14.The Witcher Season 2:484.3 million hours
15.13 Reasons Why Season 1:475.6 million hours
Netflix announces partnership with Microsoft for ad-supported subscription plans
In other news, the streaming platform revealed on Thursday that it has partnered with Microsoft for its ad-supported service. The platform has been struggling with subscriptions lately and the company believes that an ad-supported tier with cheaper subscription plans will help attract more subscribers.
In a press release, Greg Peters, COO and CPO at Netflix wrote, “Microsoft has the proven ability to support all our advertising needs as we work together to build a new ad-supported offering. More importantly, Microsoft offered the flexibility to innovate over time on both the technology and sales side, as well as strong privacy protections for our members.”
“It’s very early days and we have much to work through. But our long term goal is clear. More choice for consumers and a premium, better-than-linear TV brand experience for advertisers. We’re excited to work with Microsoft as we bring this new service to life.”
