Less Than A Month The Queen's Gambit Was Watched 62 Million Times

Beth Harmon - The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)

JAKARTA - The Netflix series, The Queen's Gambit, has set a number of new records. Monday, November 23, Netflix announced The Queen's Gambit to be the limited series with the highest number of views of all time, namely 62 million times.

This figure is obtained within 28 days of the release of The Queen's Gambit. Interestingly, this broadcast also placed the series in the Top 10 in 92 countries and number one in 63 countries, including Israel, Argentina and the UK.

The effect is not only felt by the series, but also with the novel and chess itself. The novel The Queen's Gambit is The New York Times best seller after 37 years of release.

Chessboard sales on eBay increased by 250 percent and gaming company Goliath Games said their sales had increased 170 percent.

The online chess game Chess.com also received five times as many new players as the release of The Queen's Gambit.

In the Google search engine, the words 'how to play chess' and words related to chess have doubled from normal.

"Three years ago when Scott Frank spoke to us about adapting Walter Tevis' novel The Queen's Gambit about young people with a talent for chess - we had an interesting story," said Peter Friedlander, VP of Netflix.

"However, I don't think anyone predicted The Queen's Gambit and the incredible Anya Taylor-Joy could become a global phenomenon today, and the limited series we've been making since its release on Netflix in October."

"Scott's ability as a writer and filmmaker is able to bring the drama and chess details to life."

The Queen's Gambit tells the story of Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy), an orphan who is interested in chess since she was in an orphanage. Growing up and developing into a world-class chess master, Beth Harmon must face conflicts with her addictions and relationships with other people.

Watch all episodes of The Queen's Gambit on Netflix.