Archive · 18 Jul 2026
India Sets Netflix Viewing Record
India had a really big six months on Netflix.
They got 688 million views from January to June 2026, which is a new record.
Four Indian movies were in the top 100 movies on Netflix, and one of them, Dhurandhar, was the most-watched Indian movie with 37 million views.
There were also some Indian TV shows that did really well, like Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web and The Great Indian Kapil Show.
Netflix is happy with how well Indian content is doing and wants to make more movies and shows from India for people all over the world to watch.
India generated 688 million views on Netflix in the first half of 2026, a record for the platform.
Four Indian films featured in Netflix’s Global Top 100 Films list, with Dhurandhar being the most-watched Indian film.
Made in Korea became the first South Indian film to top Netflix’s Global Non-English Films chart.
Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web was India’s highest-ranked series on Netflix’s Global Top 100 TV list.
Netflix plans to continue investing in Indian content to reach global audiences.
- Who
- Netflix
- What
- India set a record with 688 million views on Netflix in the first half of 2026
- When
- January-June 2026
- Where
- Globally, with significant contributions from India
- Why
- Netflix is investing in Indian content to reach global audiences
- Total Views
- 688 million
- Top Indian Film
- Dhurandhar
- Top Indian Series
- Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web
- Global Film Ranking
- 3rd
- Non-English Film Contribution
- Biggest
- Top South Indian Film
- Made in Korea
- Most-Viewed Indian Series
- The Great Indian Kapil Show