'Squid Game 3' smashes Netflix's charts as entire franchise enters top 10

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2 Jul 2025 • 1:32 PM MYT
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A statue of Young-hee, the iconic doll character of Squid Game, is seen on a street during a parade event for Netflix's South Korean TV series "Squid Game Season 3" in Seoul on June 28, 2025. - (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

SEOUL - "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.

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Lee Jung-jae attends Netflix's "Squid Game" Season 3 premiere at The Plaza Hotel on June 18, 2025 in New York City. - (Photo by Michael loccisano / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

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

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