Despite the long-anticipated second season of Netflix’s Squid Game being released in the last weeks of 2024, the series broke streaming numbers to be one of the most watched shows of the year. In a new report from Variety, Squid Game is said to have been the most viewed series in a single week in 2024, with 4.9 billion (yes, with a ‘B’) minutes watched between December 23rd and December 29th, according to Nielsen. It is worth noting that the numbers aren’t only just for the newest season of the series but also include minutes watched for the first season.