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KPop Demon Hunters’ Leads Netflix in H2 2025 With 482 Million Views

New Netflix data shows the animated hit outpaced recent seasons of Wednesday and Stranger Things by a wide margin.

Overview

  • Netflix’s biannual What We Watched report records about 482 million views for the film from July through December 2025, the highest across all titles in that window.
  • The tally excludes the movie’s first 10 days after its June 20 premiere, yet it still eclipsed Wednesday Season 2 at 123.9 million and Stranger Things 5 at 93.5 million.
  • Netflix also reports 32 million additional views for the movie’s lyric videos, underscoring sustained musical engagement.
  • Forbes notes the film has remained in Netflix’s Top 10 for seven months since release, frequently charting between No. 5 and No. 8.
  • The title recently won Golden Globes for Best Original Feature and Best Original Song, while Forbes reports merchandise rollout has been slow and a sequel is several years away.