Views vs Hours
What Netflix's "Views" metric is hiding
The Problem with "Views"
Netflix has used "Views" as an official metric since 2023. But Views is not simply view counts — it's calculated as Hours Viewed ÷ Runtime.
When both shows record
US Sitcom
25min × 6 episodes = 2.5 hours runtime
hours viewed
10M × 2.5h = 25M hours
K-Drama
50min × 16 episodes = 13.3 hours runtime
hours viewed
10M × 13.3h = 133M hours
5.3× more viewing time
Same "Views" count, but K-Drama delivered 108M more hours of actual engagement
The Hidden Truth: Netflix's "Views" metric makes a K-Drama with 133M hours look equal to a sitcom with only 25M hours. Long-form dramas are systematically undervalued.
Our Solution: Hours Viewed
We rank content by Hours Viewed. This is the fairest way to measure actual audience interest and engagement with content.
FAIR
Same standard regardless of runtime
TRANSPARENT
Real data without manipulation
MEANINGFUL
Actual watch time = Actual interest
Shows Rank Comparison (Latest Week)
Hours Viewed vs Netflix's official "Views" metric
| Rank | Title | Country | Hours | Views |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Can This Love Be Translated?: Limited Series | Korea | 118.0M | 9.0M#2(↓1) |
| #2 | HIS & HERS: Limited Series | USA | 75.0M | 17.2M#1(↑1) |
| #3 | Stranger Things 5 | USA | 38.3M | 3.7M#8(↓5) |
| #4 | Finding Her Edge: Season 1 | Canada | 33.2M | 5.5M#5(↓1) |
| #5 | Stranger Things 4 | USA | 30.7M | 2.3M#13(↓8) |
| #6 | Sandokan: The Pirate Prince: Season 1 | Italy | 27.0M | 3.5M#10(↓4) |
| #7 | Single’s Inferno: Season 5 | Korea | 23.6M | 4.6M#6(↑1) |
| #8 | Agatha Christie's Seven Dials: Season 1 | UK | 23.5M | 8.7M#3(↑5) |
| #9 | The Queen of Flow: Season 3 | Colombia | 23.2M | 1.5M#18(↓9) |
| #10 | Run Away: Limited Series | UK | 22.8M | 3.6M#9(↑1) |
| #11 | Taskaree: The Smuggler's Web: Season 1 | India | 21.2M | 3.9M#7(↑4) |
| #12 | To Love, To Lose: Season 1 | Turkey | 12.4M | 1.8M#17(↓5) |
| #13 | Skyscraper Live | USA | 12.0M | 6.2M#4(↑9) |
| #14 | Undercover Miss Hong: Limited Series | Korea | 9.3M | 1.9M#16(↓2) |
| #15 | No Tail to Tell: Limited Series | Korea | 8.4M | 2.0M#15 |
Views data from Netflix Tudum · ↓ = disadvantaged by Views metric
📉Hidden by "Views" Metric
These shows are ranked lower by "Views" despite high viewing hours
The Queen of Flow: Season 3
Hours Rank
#9
Views Rank
#18
Stranger Things 4
Hours Rank
#5
Views Rank
#13
Stranger Things 5
Hours Rank
#3
Views Rank
#8
To Love, To Lose: Season 1
Hours Rank
#12
Views Rank
#17
Sandokan: The Pirate Prince: Season 1
Hours Rank
#6
Views Rank
#10
Hours Watched tells the real story
Netflix's "Views" metric is designed to favor shorter content. Hours Viewed is the fairest metric that shows the real attention and time audiences invest in content.
Comparison based on Netflix Tudum data · Runtime estimates used for Views calculation