Unlocking Netflix’s Secrets: 5 Fascinating Facts and Must-Watch Shows | by CookAB | Medium
Netflix has released its inaugural “engagement report,” titled “What We Watched,” providing insights into viewership data for content released between January and June 2023. The report includes over 18,000 titles, accounting for 99% of all viewed content, with users collectively spending over 100 billion hours on the platform during the first half of 2023. Notably, non-English stories constituted 30% of all viewing.
“The Night Agent” emerged as the top-performing original show, accumulating over 812 million viewing hours, while Jennifer Lopez’s “The Mother” led movies with 249.9 million viewing hours. Other noteworthy mentions include “Wednesday” with 507.7 million hours and “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” with over 503 million hours.
Netflix aims to release updated reports every six months as part of its commitment to transparency, acknowledging 60% of the content from the specified period made it to the Top 10 list. The company cautioned against comparing projects due to varying availability and cutoff points. In response to industry demands, the report is seen as a step toward transparency, addressing concerns raised during Hollywood strikes. However, some critics stress the need for more comprehensive data releases.
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