'Squid Game' achieves more than twice the viewing time of 'Bridgerton'.

Netflix confirmed that 'Squid Game' recorded 1.65 billion hours of viewing time in 28 days after its release on September 17th which is equivalent to 182,000 years.

On the other hand, Season 1 of 'Bridgerton', which ranked first before 'Squid Game', had a total of 625 million hours of viewing over 28 days. The viewing record of 'Squid Game' surpassed the 'Bridgerton' for the viewing of the former is 2.6 times greater.

Among non-English-speaking series, the work that ranked second in viewing time among non-English-speaking series, following 'Squid Game', was one of Netflix's killer content, Spain's 'Money Heist' Season 4, which recorded 619 million hours during the same period.

Meanwhile, Netflix has newly opened 'Netflix Top 10', which expands the list of the top 10 based on the viewing period of subscribers every week. It was decided to release a list of Netflix and licensed content 'Netflix 10' every Tuesday based on viewing hours from Monday to Sunday of the previous week. This list is divided into films and series respectively, and films and series are also divided into English and non-English works respectively. The website is currently available in English and Spanish.

Meanwhile, director Hwang Dong Took of 'Squid Game' officially announced the production of season 2 through an interview with the Associated Press at an event held in Los Angeles on November 8

Read the director's statement below:

'There was so much demand for season 2. It's in my head right now, and it's too early to say when and how it will come out'

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BTS’s Jungkook is once again proving his global power, setting another huge record on Spotify! His solo debut song "Seven" has officially entered Spotify’s Top 90 most-streamed songs of all time, making him the ONLY Asian artist on the list!

On March 14 (KST), "Seven" reached an insane 2,251,263,698 streams, landing at No. 89 on Spotify’s all-time most-streamed songs chart.

What makes this even more impressive?
Jungkook is the only Asian artist in the Top 90!
"Seven" has surpassed major global hits like Charlie Puth’s "We Don’t Talk Anymore", Sam Smith’s "I’m Not The Only One", and Maroon 5’s "Payphone"!

Jungkook’s "Seven" has been breaking Spotify records left and right, proving its status as a global mega-hit:

Fastest song in Spotify history to reach 100M, 900M, 1B, and 1.1B streams!
First K-pop solo song to chart on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global chart for 600 days!
Longest-charting song by an Asian solo artist on Spotify’s Weekly Top Songs Global chart (86 weeks and counting!)!

And let’s not forget—back in January 2025, "Seven" ranked No. 11 on Spotify’s list of Most-Streamed Songs of the 2020s, proving its long-lasting popularity!

Even with new music constantly being released, "Seven" continues to dominate charts and break records.

Fans worldwide are celebrating Jungkook’s unstoppable success, and with his influence only growing stronger, everyone is waiting to see what he does next!

"Jungkook is rewriting history! No one can match his impact!"
"He’s carrying K-pop on his back! The only Asian artist in the Top 90? Insane!"
"‘Seven’ is a masterpiece and deserves all the success!"

With Jungkook continuing to set new records, what do you think his next big achievement will be?

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