FlixPatrol, the newcomer nabbed the top slot within 24 hours of premiering on Nov. 19, during which time viewers in over 84 countries boosted its metrics.Meanwhile, “Squid Game” had spent 46 nonconsecutive days at the top following its Sept.
19 premiere, the Guardian reported. The South Korean survival drama’s popularity was so dramatic that it significantly helped the streaming giant’s third-quarter gains.
While Netflix had recently reported it was experiencing a slowdown in subscriber growth as the pandemic ebbs, “Squid Game” significantly reversed the trend.In an October letter to shareholders, co-CEOs Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos credited it with piercing “the cultural zeitgeist” and being watched by 142 million subscriber households.
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