Netflix presented the second edition of its report “What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report”which compiles audience data for the platform from July to December 2023. This report represents 99% of everything watched on Netflix during that period.
The report shows the duration and views (the total hours watched divided by the duration) of movies and series. This aligns with the weekly Top 10 Most Viewed and Most Popular lists. More than 85% of the new Netflix titles included in this report also appear on the weekly Top 10 lists.
Highlights from Netflix’s semi-annual report
The first three parts of Lupine generated almost 100 million views in the second half of 2023, and the eight seasons of Cocomelon They had almost 200 million views.
The Witcher (76 million), A place to dream (69 million), The Crown (50 million), Sweet Magnolias (35 millions), Top Boy (26 million), heartstopper (24 million), Tuning (20 million) and Sweet Home (17 million) were also very loved by fans.
Additionally, the report indicates:
Fan favorites like Merlina (98 million), Red alert (62 million) and The squid game (25 million), our three most viewed titles of all time, continued to add millions of views in 2023, long after their premiere on Netflix.
New adaptations boost viewership of previous series:
One Piece (72 million), our live-action television series, more than doubled the views of the film and anime series.
The contest in reality version The Squid Game: The Challenge (33 million), based on the series, increased the audience of The squid game by 34%, three years after the premiere of this very popular series.
Non-English speaking shows and movies:
Stories in Korean (9% of views), Spanish (7%), and Japanese (5%) account for the majority of views in languages other than English.
They stand out My dear Girl (53 million) from Germany, The healer (42 million) from Poland, Silence pact (21 million) from Mexico, The Masked Girl (19 million) from Korea, Yu Yu Hakusho (17 million) from Japan, Berlin (11 million) from Spain and The Railway Workers (11 million) from India.
Sports are becoming more popular
They accumulate 184 million views with favorites like BECKHAM (44 million), Uncovered: Johnny Football (14 million), The deepest inspiration (14 million) and The marshal (13 million).
Children’s and family titles accounted for more than 15% of all views, with titles such as Gabby’s Dollhouse (90 million), Family Mix (62 million) and The Monkey King (43 million).
Non-fiction productions continue to be widely watched, from reality shows like Is It Cake? (21 million), Love is Blind (20 million) and The Ultimatum: Say Yes or Say Goodbye (12 million) to documentary series such as Life on Our Planet (19 million) and World War II: From the Front (13 millions).
Source: Ambito
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