I think it's fun.Squid Game 2 broke through the harsh criticism and recorded the highest number of viewers in the first week of release

Jan 01, 2025

I think it's fun.Squid Game 2 broke through the harsh criticism and recorded the highest number of viewers in the first week of release
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Season 2 of the original Netflix series Squid Game has been watched for nearly 500 million hours worldwide, becoming the most viewed content on Netflix as of the first week of its release.

According to Netflix's official site 'Netflix Top 10' on the 1st, the viewing time of the original series 'Squid Game 2' in the fourth week of December (23-29) was 487.6 million hours. The number of views divided by the total running time (7 hours and 10 minutes) was 68 million.

In addition to ranking first in the non-English TV category, it is also an overwhelming viewing time compared to the English TV category and the English and non-English film categories during the same period. As of the first week of its release, it broke the record of 448.73 million hours set by season 1 of "Squid Game" in the fourth week of September 2021 (20-26).




On a weekly basis, it ranked second all-time in the first week of October (September 27 to October 3) after 571.76 million hours of "Squid Game 1". It ranked first in 92 countries, including the United States, France, Japan, India, and Australia.

It's only been a week since its release, but it also ranked seventh in Netflix's most popular non-English TV show of all time on a cumulative basis. Season 1 of the `Squid Game' (2.22 billion viewership hours) maintains its No. 1 position with overwhelming viewers, followed by Spanish dramas 'Paper House Part 4' (711.2 million hours), 'Lupin Part 1', 'Paper House Part 5', 'Paper House Part 3', and 'Lupin Part 2'.

Along with this, it is expected that Season 2 of 'Squid Game' will generate at least 1.5 trillion won in profits, drawing attention. According to media research institute K Entertech Hub, the production cost of the "Squid Game" Season 2 is estimated to be at least 1.5 trillion won when calculating the trend in Season 1. On top of that, if season 3 is released, astronomical profits are expected.






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