Netflix Top 10 & Nielsen Stats for Squid Game

Last updated: November 22nd, 2024
Netflix top 10 data begins from July 4th, 2021 and currently goes up to November 17th, 2024
Nielsen Data begins from January 10th, 2021 to February 19th, 2024

Squid Game Overview

Squid Game poster- Season 1 added to Netflix on September 17th, 2021

Description: Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits -- with deadly high stakes.
Language: Korean
Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama
Rating: TV-MA
Runtime: 60 mins

Official Netflix Top 10 Data



Squid Game: Season 1

Views/Completed Viewing Equivalent (CVE) = Number of hours watched divided by the total runtime of the show/movie.

Week in Top 10 Week PeriodHours ViewedViews / CVEWeekly Rank
1September 12th, 2021 to September 19th, 202163,190,000 (New)7,700,0001
2September 19th, 2021 to September 26th, 2021448,730,000 (+610%)54,800,0001
3September 26th, 2021 to October 3rd, 2021571,760,000 (+27%)69,800,0001
4October 3rd, 2021 to October 10th, 2021412,940,000 (-28%)50,400,0001
5October 10th, 2021 to October 17th, 2021258,840,000 (-37%)31,600,0001
6October 17th, 2021 to October 24th, 2021147,560,000 (-43%)18,000,0001
7October 24th, 2021 to October 31st, 202190,100,000 (-39%)11,000,0001
8October 31st, 2021 to November 7th, 202165,000,000 (-28%)7,900,0001
9November 7th, 2021 to November 14th, 202142,790,000 (-34%)5,200,0001
10November 14th, 2021 to November 21st, 202130,410,000 (-29%)3,700,0003
11November 21st, 2021 to November 28th, 202125,730,000 (-15%)3,100,0003
12November 28th, 2021 to December 5th, 202121,200,000 (-18%)2,600,0004
13December 5th, 2021 to December 12th, 202118,170,000 (-14%)2,200,0004
14December 12th, 2021 to December 19th, 202115,430,000 (-15%)1,900,0004
15December 19th, 2021 to December 26th, 202115,100,000 (-2%)1,800,0005
17January 2nd, 2022 to January 9th, 202214,980,000 (New)1,800,0008
18January 9th, 2022 to January 16th, 202211,780,000 (-21%)1,400,00010
19January 16th, 2022 to January 23rd, 202210,200,000 (-13%)1,200,0008
20June 12th, 2022 to June 19th, 20227,480,000 (New)900,00010
21November 19th, 2023 to November 26th, 202313,300,000 (New)1,600,0006
22November 26th, 2023 to December 3rd, 202312,700,000 (-5%)1,500,0007
Squid Game: Season 1 has 2,297,390,000 viewing hours globally in the 21 weeks it's been in the Netflix top 10s. This equates to 280,100,000 total views.

Netflix Engagement Reports

Engagement Report #1 - Hours Watched Between January and June 2023



Title (Rank Overall - Viewing Hours) Globally Available Hours Viewed Globally Runtime Views (CVE)
Squid Game: Season 1 (#120)Yes87,200,00008:1910,500,000

Engagement Report #2 - July 1st to December 31st, 2023

Title (Rank TV - Hours / Views) Globally Available Hours Viewed Globally Runtime Views (CVE)
Squid Game: Season 1 (#64/#79)Yes117,100,00008:1914,100,000
Squid Game: The Challenge: Season 1 (#10/#15)Yes270,600,00008:1033,100,000

Engagement Report #3 - January 1st to June 30th, 2024

Title (Rank TV - Hours / Views) Globally Available Hours Viewed Globally Runtime Views (CVE)
Squid Game: Season 1 (#318)Yes46,900,0008:195,600,000
Squid Game: The Challenge: Season 1 (#667)No27,300,0008:103,300,000

Nielsen Top 10 Data

Number of weeks in Nielsen top 10s: 7
Total Hours/Minutes from Nielsen Top 10s: 209.40 Million Hours (12,564 million minutes)
Week Start Week End Nielsen Rank Episodes Raw Minutes Converted Hours
September 20th, 2021September 26th, 2021191,910 million minutes31.833 million hours
September 27th, 2021October 3rd, 2021193,260 million minutes54.333 million hours
October 4th, 2021October 10th, 2021193,021 million minutes50.350 million hours
October 11th, 2021October 17th, 2021192,254 million minutes37.567 million hours
October 25th, 2021October 31st, 2021391,020 million minutes17.000 million hours
November 1st, 2021November 7th, 202129673 million minutes11.217 million hours
November 8th, 2021November 14th, 202169426 million minutes7.100 million hours