With a near-constant stream of new original releases and exciting show acquisitions from around the globe, the Netflix catalogue continues to grow and grow.
We're sure you'll be familiar with Netflix's Top 10, which changes based on what's being watched in your country on any given day. But the streaming giant has been pushed to get a little more open with its ratings (which shouldn't be confused with terrestrial numbers, as the metrics are different), so new countdowns are being shared each week.
When it comes to what we're currently watching, Richard Gadd's impressive Baby Reindeer has now spent four weeks in the number one spot of the Top 10 in the UK and United States, breaking the TV chart across 89 countries on Netflix. Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen has also enjoyed a total of nine weeks in the UK top 10, and Irish crime drama Kin has stormed straight into the chart after being added to the streaming platform on May 1.
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Current trends aside, Netflix's most-watched series of all time can be hard to crack. It's decided by a combination of 'hours viewed' and 'views' overall. Wednesday's viral debut season has been sitting pretty at number one in the English-language category for quite some time. Squid Game, just as much of a cultural phenomenon, also dominates the non-English language chart and actually surpasses the Jenna Ortega-fronted Addams Family reboot when it comes to these numbers.
Harlen Coben's latest hit – Fool Me Once, starring Michelle Keegan in the leading role of Maya Stern – has managed to climb its way into the chart, too. The newest entry in Netflix's most popular list, the murder-mystery thriller knocked Queen Charlotte out of the Top 10 and has even overtaken Henry Cavill's premiere in The Witcher as well as the second season of Bridgerton.
Stranger Things is another Netflix juggernaut in the mix, as are both seasons of Shonda Rhimes' much-loved period drama series Bridgerton.
(While you're here, if you want to find out what features in Netflix's most-watched movies, we've got you covered there, too.)
For TV, this data is accurate as of May 8, 2024.
Most-watched Netflix series: April 29 - May 5, 2024
Most-watched English language Netflix series (Global Top 10)
- Baby Reindeer
- A Man in Full
- Dead Boy Detectives
- Katt Williams: Woke Foke
- Selling The OC, season 3
- The Roast of Tom Brady
- The Gentlemen
- CoComelon Lane, season 2
- 3 Body Problem
- Unlocked: A Jail Experiment
Most-watched non-English language Netflix series (Global Top 10)
- The Asunta Case
- Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
- Queen of Tears
- Deliver Me
- Goodbye Earth
- Anthracite: Secrets of the Sect
- Fiasco
- Frankly Speaking
- Brigands: The Quest for Gold
- The Great Indian Kapil Show
Most popular Top 10 TV Netflix series in the UK
- Baby Reindeer
- The Asunta Case
- A Man in Full
- Selling The OC, season 3
- Dead Boy Detectives
- Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
- The Gentlemen
- Kin
- CoComelon Lane, season 2
- Unlocked: A Jail Experiment
Most-watched English-language Netflix series of all time
And now we get to Netflix's most popular TV series of all time, in the English language category.
The numbers are based on views for each show's first 91 days on Netflix and are accurate as of May 8, 2024.
10. The Witcher, season 1
Hours viewed: 663,600,000
Views: 83,000,000
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9. Bridgerton, season 2
Hours viewed: 797,200,000
Views: 93,800,000
8. Stranger Things, season 3
Hours viewed: 716,100,000
Views: 94,800,000
7. Fool Me Once
Hours viewed: 629,800,000
Views: 98,200,000
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6. The Night Agent, season 1
Hours viewed: 803,200,000
Views: 98,200,000
5. The Queen's Gambit
Hours viewed: 746,400,000
Views: 112,800,000
4. Bridgerton, season 1
Hours viewed: 929,300,000
Views: 113,300,000
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3. DAHMER: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Hours viewed: 1,031,100,000
Views: 115,600,000
2. Stranger Things, season 4
Hours viewed: 1,838,000,000
Views: 140,700,000
1. Wednesday, season 1
Hours viewed: 1,718,800,000
Views: 252,100,000
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Most-watched non-English language Netflix series of all time
The top 10 most popular titles across non-English language shows on Netflix are as follows.
9. All of Us Are Dead, season 1
Hours viewed: 679,300,000
Views: 55,500,000
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8. Berlin, season 1
Hours viewed: 368,600,000
Views: 56,100,000
7. Who Killed Sara?, season 1
Hours viewed: 392,400,000
Views: 58,400,000
6. Lupin: Part 2
Hours viewed: 258,900,000
Views: 68,400,000
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4. Money Heist: Part 5
Hours viewed: 900,700,000
Views: 99,200,000
Laura Jane Turner
TV Editor, Digital Spy Laura has been watching television for over 30 years and professionally writing about entertainment for almost 10 of those. Previously at LOOK and now heading up the TV desk at the UK's biggest TV and movies site Digital Spy, Laura has helped steer conversations around some of the most popular shows on the box. Laura has appeared on Channel 5 News and radio to talk viewing habits and TV recommendations. As well as putting her nerd-level Buffy knowledge to good use during an IRL meet with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laura also once had afternoon tea with One Direction, has sat around the fire pit of the Love Island villa, spoken to Sir David Attenborough about the world's oceans and even interviewed Rylan from inside the Big Brother house (housemate status, forever pending).
