'Squid Game' Season 2 Achieves Historic Nielsen Streaming Milestone

The South Korean drama becomes the first series since 2022's 'Wednesday' to surpass 4 billion minutes watched in consecutive weeks.

'Squid Game' Season 2 recorded 4.6 billion minutes viewed during its first full week, following 4.9 billion minutes in its debut week.
This marks the first time since 'Wednesday' in 2022 that any series has achieved over 4 billion minutes watched in back-to-back weeks on Nielsen's streaming rankings.
Nielsen reports that 80% of the total viewing minutes for 'Squid Game' during this period were attributed to Season 2.
Netflix has announced that 'Squid Game' will conclude with its third season, set to premiere on June 27, 2025.
Other top-performing streaming titles during the same week included Netflix's 'Virgin River' with 1.4 billion minutes and Paramount+'s 'Landman' with 1.3 billion minutes.