SEOUL, July 2 — Squid Game Season 3 dominated Netflix’s weekly charts by a significant margin, Yonhap news agency reported the streaming platform said Wednesday.
The third and final season of the Korean original show claimed the top spot of Netflix’s non-English chart, drawing a staggering 60 million views during the June 23 to 29 period.
The season’s viewership was nearly 10 times that of its closest competitor, the Spanish series Olympo.
The latest season’s immense popularity also sparked renewed interest in the entire saga. Season 2 and Season 1 entered the chart at No. 3 and No. 6, respectively.
The phenomenon wasn’t limited to non-English shows. Squid Game Season 3’s viewership single-handedly surpassed the 34.5 million combined total of all top 10 English-language series. It towered over the leading English show, The Waterfront, which captured 11.6 million views.
The final six episodes, released last Friday, brought the global acclaimed story of Gi-hun and the deadly competition to its dramatic conclusion. — Bernama-Yonhap
