Bela Bajaria Chief Content Officer at Netflix | Official website
History was made as Jake Paul and Mike Tyson faced off in a major event that set records with over 108 million live global viewers, becoming the most-streamed sporting event ever. The fight topped the English TV List, securing the most-watched title of the week with 46.6 million views for the entire event. It reached number one in 78 countries and entered the Top 10 in all 91 countries tracked.
The event took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with an audience of 72,300. It featured a performance by the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and dominated social media platforms like X, where it accounted for all top trending topics in the US and generated over 1.4 billion impressions across Netflix's channels. The hashtag #PaulTyson became the top trending topic worldwide on Friday.
In addition to this main event, Katie Taylor defended her Super Lightweight World Championship title against Amanda Serrano in a rematch that became the most-watched professional women's sports event in US history, drawing an estimated average of 74 million live viewers. The hashtag #Serrano trended second on X in several countries including the US.
A three-part docuseries titled Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson also captured interest from fans eager for behind-the-scenes content about Paul and Tyson's journey to their anticipated match.
Meanwhile, Hot Frosty debuted at number one on Netflix's English Films List with 16 million views. This holiday rom-com stars Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan and is part of Netflix's Christmas Cinematic Universe. Another romantic comedy, Meet Me Next Christmas starring Christina Milian, Devale Ellis, and Pentatonix secured second place with 11.8 million views.
Returning series continued to perform well on Netflix’s English TV List. Season two of ARCANE maintained its position at number two with 7.4 million views while bringing season one back onto the list at eighth place with 2.6 million views. Cobra Kai’s final season returned to claim third place with another set of episodes gaining traction among viewers.
On the Non-English TV List, France's drama The Cage rose to first place with 8.7 million views while Mexico’s Sisters’ Feud debuted at third place with 3.3 million views and Japan’s Beyond Goodbye entered ninth place with 1.3 million views.
In films outside English-speaking regions, Sweden’s Let Go retained its number one spot for a second week running while Colombia’s documentary The Lost Children debuted at second place on this list.
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