Netflix Viewing Habits: 2025 Second Half Report

Netflix has revealed it’s most-watched TV shows and movies for the second half of 2025 ⁢- with the final season of Stranger Things beaten only by Wednesday.

From July‍ to December 2025,⁣ Netflix subscribers ‍watched a total of 96 billion hours of content via the service. the​ most triumphant title on Netflix – by quiet some margin – was ⁤ KPop Demon Hunters, ​which‌ had a staggering ​482⁣ million views (Netflix defines views as total hours watched divided by runtime).

stranger Things’ fifth​ and final ⁤season (94 million views) ended up in second place on​ the streamer’s‌ chart of ⁤most-watched series, behind Wednesday’s second​ season (124 million views). It’s ​a great result for stranger Things considering its launch late⁣ in the⁤ year, and the fact its finale actually dropped on New Year’s Day 2026 – so​ will not have been counted​ here.

all five ⁤seasons ⁣of Stranger Things factored into Netflix’s top 15 most-watched ⁤TV seasons over the past six months, with a⁢ combined 275 million views. ⁤With the show originally debuting ⁤in 2016, this suggests that plenty of subscribers decided to rewatch ​the series ahead ⁤of its ‌final episodes’ arrival.

Eric Bana’s Untamed,a crime‍ drama set in Yosemite⁤ National Park,sat just slightly ‍behind Stranger Things with 93⁢ million⁢ views.Squid Game’s⁣ third and‍ possibly-final season ‍ended ​up with⁣ 79 million views, while⁢ Stranger ‌Things’ first ⁣season​ charted​ with 57⁣ million views.

On the movie side, KPop Demon Hunters’ haul of 482 million views eclipsed ‍anything else in Netflix’s chart, with Happy Gilmore 2 in second⁣ place earning 135 million⁣ views for the A