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Which countries produce the most popular content for Netflix?

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Netflix is ​​a global platform and sources content from all over the world and thanks to the top 10 we have been able to see what content performs best on the platform for this article we will look at which countries produced the most popular content. for Netflix throughout 2022.

In case you didn’t know, Netflix publishes multiple top 10 lists in each region it operates in on a daily basis. In total, they collect daily top 10 information for 89 countries.

For most countries, Netflix has two lists divided into a top 10 TV and a top 10 movies; for others, you also get a top 10 list for kids.

Flix Patrola Czech Republic-based SVOD tracking company, compiles these daily top 10s, which allow us to see trends around the world and how well they are performing in local regions.

We have managed to extract some data from them to allow us to see exactly where the most popular content originates from.

So, let’s break down the top 10 countries:

  1. USA
  2. South Korea
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Spain
  5. France
  6. Colombia
  7. Mexico
  8. Japan
  9. India
  10. Canada

At number 1 is the United States, and it’s not even close. Whether it’s the hottest shows licensed from Hollywood or from Netflix, most originate in part or in full from the United States.

South Korea is now in second place, which should come as no surprise given the recent phenomenon of Korean content on Netflix in recent years. Led by the likes of Squid Game, Netflix has grown its Korean library exponentially, picking up some of the most popular releases every week or releasing episodes all at once.

Here’s a full breakdown of where the content appearing in the top 10 globally came from in the first, second, third and fourth quarters.

# Country annual percentage Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
one USA 59.92% 63.18% 54.84% 62.60% 59.05%
2 South Korea 6.63% 4.49% 4.57% 5.47% 11.98%
3 United Kingdom 4.11% 6.28% 4.52% 2.72% 2.90%
4 Spain 3.90% 2.64% 5.15% 4.72% 3.10%
5 France 3.29% 4.45% 2.97% 3.59% 2.15%
6 Colombia 3.04% 2.29% 2.54% 3.83% 3.51%
7 Mexico 2.33% 1.52% 5.30% 0.88% 1.60%
8 Japan 2.30% 1.46% 3.14% 2.58% 2%
9 India 1.59% 2.12% 1.08% 1.31% 1.84%
10 Canada 1.43% 0.37% 2.56% 1.23% 1.54%
eleven Germany 1.37% 0.75% 0.49% 2.10% 2.14%
12 Poland 1.06% 1.49% 1.90% 0.38% 0.45%
13 Italy 0.94% 1.82% 0.99% 0.26% 0.68%
14 Porcelain 0.92% 0.61% 2.07% 0.71% 0.27%
fifteen Russia 0.81% 0.40% 1.03% 1.79% 0%
sixteen Brazil 0.60% 0.70% 0.32% 0.80% 0.58%
17 Turkey 0.58% 1.15% 0.60% 0.17% 0.38%
18 Norway 0.45% 0.17% 0.92% 0.04% 0.66%
19 WORLD 0.43% 0.38% 0.34% 0.49% 0.51%
twenty Australia 0.36% 0.31% 0.44% 0.62% 0.08%

We’ll post an update article like this in the summer, looking at what’s been dominating the charts for the first two quarters of 2023, which will be useful for comparison, and a year-end recap in 2024.

Where does your favorite Netflix content come from? Let us know in the comments below.

Anna Edwards

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