Netflix Reveals What We Watched Most Over 2025's Second Half, as Stranger Things 5 Almost Beat Wednesday Season 2

Netflix has revealed its most-watched TV shows and movies for the 2nd fractional of 2025 — with the last play of Stranger Things beaten lone by Wednesday.

From July to December 2025, Netflix subscribers watched a full of 96 cardinal hours of contented via the service. Overall, the astir palmy rubric connected Netflix — by rather immoderate borderline — was KPop Demon Hunters, which had a staggering 482 cardinal views (Netflix defines views arsenic full hours watched divided by runtime).

Stranger Things' 5th and last play (94 cardinal views) ended up successful 2nd spot connected the streamer's illustration of most-watched series, down Wednesday's 2nd play (124 cardinal views). It's a large effect for Stranger Things considering its motorboat precocious successful the year, and the information its finale really dropped connected New Year's Day 2026 — truthful volition not person been counted here.

Overall, each 5 seasons of Stranger Things factored into Netflix's apical 15 most-watched TV seasons implicit the past six months, with a combined 275 cardinal views. With the amusement primitively debuting successful 2016, this suggests that plentifulness of subscribers decided to rewatch the bid up of its last episodes' arrival.

Eric Bana's Untamed, a transgression play acceptable successful Yosemite National Park, sat conscionable somewhat down Stranger Things with 93 cardinal views. Squid Game's 3rd and possibly-final play ended up with 79 cardinal views, portion Stranger Things' archetypal play charted with 57 cardinal views.

Netflix's most-watched TV seasons, July to December 2025. Image credit: Netflix.

On the movie side, KPop Demon Hunters' haul of 482 cardinal views eclipsed thing other successful Netflix's chart, with Happy Gilmore 2 successful 2nd spot earning 135 cardinal views for the Adam Sandler sequel. Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein stitched unneurotic 98 cardinal views, up of romanticist drama My Oxford Year and superhero sequel The Old Guard 2.

Successful comedies included Madea's Destination Wedding (60 cardinal views), and Mr. Bean histrion Rowan Atkinson's Man vs. Baby (44 million). Nuclear warfare play A House of Dynamite earned 76 cardinal views, portion cosy transgression caper The Thursday Murder Club notched up 69 cardinal views.

Netflix's most-watched movies, July to December 2025. Image credit: Netflix.

Finally, for younger viewers, Gabby's Dollhouse earned 108 cardinal views, Ms. Rachel earned 73 cardinal views, portion the beloved Peppa Pig earned 90 cardinal views.

Netflix announced past nighttime that it had attracted 23 cardinal caller subscribers successful 2025, for a full subscriber basal of 325 million. As portion of its full-year net report, Netflix said it had earned $45.2 cardinal successful gross for the afloat twelvemonth (up 16% year-over-year), portion viewing hours were up 2% year-over-year. The institution besides confirmed it was implementing plans to ramp up its AI usage, with plans to grow its tools for subtitle localization and advertisement instauration successful 2026.

For much connected Netflix, you tin cheque retired our explainer connected each of its disposable prices and plans. You tin besides spot however its program to acquisition Warner Bros. could interaction movie theaters successful the future.

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