Netflix News: Streaming Giant Reveals Binge Watching Behavior of Their Subscribers
In the recent years, the advent of the streaming services over the World Wide Web has incited a revolution in how viewers catch up with their favorite shows. Not only can they search their favorite show titles on various platforms, but they can also binge watch once they have found a reliable provider.
One such site is Netflix, and they have revealed a part of their ratings that indicate that most binged watched shows of the year, as well as the countries who engage in binge-watching the most.
"There's a unique satisfaction that comes from being the first to finish a story -- whether it's the final page of a book or the last, climactic moments of your favorite TV show," said Brian Wright, Vice President, Original Series in the statement they released. "Netflix allows you to watch in a way you never could before, and there's nothing better than seeing a show engage our members and ignite a passion for viewing."
Netflix then set about identifying the number of binge racers worldwide. Defined as those who are fond of watching a full season of a TV series within the first 24 hours of its release, these binge racers total to about 8.4 million all over the globe. According to the data that they collected, the number of binge racers has grown more than 20 times in the past four years of Netflix.
The top 10 most binge raced series are the following: "Gilmore Girl:s A Year in the Life," "Fuller House," "The Ranch," "Marvel's The Defenders," "The Seven Deadly Sins," "Trailer Park Boys," "Santa Clarita Diet," "F is for Family," "Orange is the New Black," and "Stranger Things." Meanwhile, these are the top 10 binge racer countries: Canada, United States, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Germany, Mexico, Australia, Sweden, and Brazil.
The data for the rankings were collected from 2013 to 2017.