Kareena Kapoor Khan in ‘Jaane Jaan’
Netflix said in its second engagement report on Friday that Indian series and films were watched more than a billion times on Netflix in 2023, with “Jaane Jaan” being the most-watched film and “The Railway Man” being the most-watched series.
The report, titled “What We Saw: Netflix Engagement Report,” presented the streaming service’s viewership data for the period from July to December 2023.
Customers around the world watched nearly 90 billion hours of content on Netflix in the second half of 2023.
From India, Sujoy Ghosh’s “Jaane Jaan” was the most watched film on Netflix with 20.2 million views, followed by Shah Rukh Khan’s “Jawaan” with 16.2 million views and Vishal Bharadwaj’s “Khufiya” with 12.1 million views.
Other popular titles include “OMG 2” (11.5 million views), “Lust Stories 2” (9.2 million views), “Dream Girl 2” (8.2 million views) and the true-crime documentary “Curry & Cyanide” (8.2 million views).
“The Railway Men” starring KK Menon, Babil Khan and Divyenndu became the top title among the series launched on Netflix.
The series, set against the backdrop of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak, garnered 10.6 million views, followed by Suvinder Vicky and Barun Sobti-starrer “Kohra” (6.4 million views), Raj and DK’s “Guns N Roses” (6.4 million views) and “Kaala Paani” (5.8 million views).
Globally, non-English shows and movies are very popular among Netflix subscribers, accounting for nearly a third of the total viewership, according to the report.
Of these, Korean (with nine percent of viewers), Spanish (seven percent) and Japanese (five percent) were the most watched stories outside English.
The report highlighted notable titles such as “Dear Child” from Germany (53 million views), “Forgotten Love” from Poland (43 million views), “Pact of Silence” from Mexico (21 million views), “Masked Girl” from Korea (19 million views), “Yu Yu Hakusho” from Japan (17 million views) and “Berlin” from Spain (11 million views).
The most-watched movie title on Netflix was “Leave the World Behind,” starring Ethan Hawke and Julia Roberts, with 121 million views, followed by Adam Sandler’s animated film “Leo” (96 million views).
On the series side of things, the anime-inspired live action series “One Piece” has been viewed 72 million times.
The report also highlights that fan-favorite original titles such as “Wednesday,” “Red Notice” and “Squid Game” continue to bring in millions of views in 2023, long after they premiered on Netflix.
