'Stranger Things' Soars to New Milestone with Over 1 Billion Hours Viewed

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo: Netflix

Stranger Thingshas joined the billion-hour viewing club!

The Netflix show, which released its final two episodes of season 4 on July 1, has surpassed more than 1 billion hours of viewing time in its first 28 days of release, according to the streaming service.

The hit is the first English-language series to achieve the feat, reaching 1.15 billion hours of viewing time,according toThe Hollywood Reporter.

Only Korea’sSquid Gamehas hit larger viewing numbers at 1.65 billion hours, according to the outlet, butStranger Thingshas more than three weeks left to edge closer to the all-time record.

Courtesy of Netflix

The metrics take into account both volume 1 and volume 2 of season 4’s episodes, Netflix reported, with the first seven episodes netting 930.32 million hours over the first 28 days, and episodes eight and nine resulting in just under 221 million hours of the 301.28 million hours worldwide for the week of June 27-July 3.

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Though just two episodes, volume 2 clocks in around four hours long and featured the stars bringing their battle with villain Vecna to a thrilling conclusion.

Vecna in Stranger Things.Courtesy of Netflix

The clamor for all thingsStranger Thingsresulted in the streamer crashing July 1 when it hit Netflix at 3 a.m. ET., with over 14,000 users logging complaints, according to global uptime-monitoring siteDowndetector.

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The show’s creators, Matt and Ross Duffer,have saidthat the upcoming fifth season will be its last.

Stranger Thingsis now streaming on Netflix.

source: people.com