Wednesday: Season 1 leads Netflix’s published global all-time TV ranking, with 252.1 million views. The list counts views in the first 91 days after release—not lifetime viewing—and ranks seasons and limited series as separate entries.
What are the most-watched shows on Netflix?
Netflix’s global all-time TV list ranks individual seasons and limited series by views during their first 91 days after release. The figures below are Netflix-published totals; the ranking page does not display a publication year. Runtime and hours viewed are included as context, but views determine the order.
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| Rank | Season or limited series | First-91-day views | Hours viewed | Runtime |
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| 1 | Wednesday: Season 1 | 252.1 million | 1,718.8 million | 6:49 |
| 2 | Adolescence: Limited Series | 142.6 million | 546.5 million | 3:50 |
| 3 | Stranger Things 4 | 140.7 million | 1,838.0 million | 13:04 |
| 4 | Stranger Things 5 | 133.8 million | 1,391.3 million | 10:24 |
| 5 | I Will Find You: Limited Series | 120.8 million | 662.5 million | 5:29 |
| 6 | Wednesday: Season 2 | 119.3 million | 928.5 million | 7:47 |
| 7 | DAHMER: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | 115.6 million | 1,031.1 million | 8:55 |
| 8 | Bridgerton: Season 1 | 113.3 million | 929.3 million | 8:12 |
| 9 | The Queen’s Gambit: Limited Series | 112.8 million | 746.4 million | 6:37 |
| 10 | Bridgerton: Season 3 | 106.0 million | 846.5 million | 7:59 |
Source: Netflix Tudum’s global all-time TV list. Netflix notes that some titles may not be available in every region.
What is the most-watched Netflix show of all time?
Wednesday: Season 1 is the leader in this published ranking, at 252.1 million views in its first 91 days. The list treats a season or limited series as the unit being ranked, rather than combining every season of a franchise into one show total. Thus, Wednesday: Season 1 and Wednesday: Season 2 appear separately, as do Bridgerton seasons 1 and 3 and Stranger Things seasons 4 and 5.
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How does Netflix count views?
The ranking uses views accumulated during the first 91 days after a title’s release. It is therefore a defined launch-window measure, not a lifetime tally. Netflix’s ranking page also reports hours viewed and runtime, but does not use those fields as the ranking basis. A longer title can accumulate more total hours without outranking a shorter one on views; Stranger Things 4, for example, has more reported hours viewed than the top-ranked Wednesday: Season 1, but fewer first-91-day views.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why are seasons listed separately?
This is a season- and limited-series-level ranking, not a franchise leaderboard. Adding the views for multiple seasons would create a different measure from Netflix’s published order, so comparisons should retain each season or limited-series label. The list does not provide an alternative lifetime or franchise-total ranking.
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