‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Opens With 68 Million Views, Netflix’s Biggest TV Debut Ever

Selome Hailu

31 December 2024 at 3:00 pm·1-min read

As expected, the second installation of “Squid Game” has been an immediate and massive success. Season 2 debuted with 68 million views in its first four days of availability — more than any other Netflix series has achieved in its premiere week, beating a record that “Wednesday” set with 50.1 million views in 2022.

The season also rapidly landed on Netflix’s list of its most popular non-English language TV titles of all time at No. 7.

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