Less Than A Month, Squid Game Is Projected To Be The Most Popular Series On Netflix

Park Hae Soo (Twitter @NetflixKR)

JAKARTA - The popularity of the Squid Game series was not expected by anyone, including Netflix as the owner of the broadcast rights. Not yet a month of broadcast, this series immediately occupies the list of content most watched by users.

Ted Sarandos as Netflix's Chief Content Officer (COO) revealed that Squid Game is projected to be the most popular series of all time on Netflix.

“Squid Game will be the biggest non-English series in the world. Only nine days out, this series seems to be our biggest series", said Ted Sarandos, quoted from Deadline today, September 30.

This was also approved by Netflix's Head of Global TV, Bela Bajaria, who believes Squid Game will beat Bridgerton's audience record. Since its release on September 17, Squid Game has been ranked first in 90 countries including Qatar to Bolivia.

Squid Game is also the only Asian series that managed to get the number one position on Netflix in the United States in less than a week. The series beat Bridgerton, Shadow and Bone, Ginny and Georgia, and Who Killed Sara?

Bridgerton is known to be watched by 82 million Netflix users within 28 days of viewing.

Squid Game tells of a game where 456 participants win 45.6 billion won. They must follow a series of games that put their lives at stake.

All episodes of Squid Game can be watched on Netflix.