KPop Demon Hunters On Track To Break Netflix Records With 500 Million Views By The End Of 2025

KPop Demon Hunters is somehow still eating the internet. If the current pace holds, the movie could hit a ridiculous 500 million views on Netflix by the end of the year. Yes, half a billion. Let me break down how we get there and why Netflix is very pleased with itself right now.

Where the 500 million projection comes from

The folks at What’s On Netflix have been tracking the film’s performance using Netflix’s own weekly Top 10 data. Their math is simple: if KPop Demon Hunters keeps dropping only about 10% in views week over week, it crosses 500 million by December 28.

How it’s still growing

This isn’t a wild guess. The movie is still sitting at No. 3 among films on Netflix’s weekly chart, and it just pulled another 14.6 million views for the week of October 20–26. Momentum like that this far into a run is... not normal.

The numbers that matter (and the ones that confuse people)

• Latest weekly pull: 14.6 million views (Oct 20–26)
• Current cumulative: over 400 million views (continuing to add up)
• Netflix’s official count: 325.1 million views, because Netflix only reports the first 91 days of a title’s run
• Projection: roughly 500 million by December 28 if the 10% weekly slide continues
• Status: Netflix’s most popular movie ever — and actually its most popular title ever, period

Quick translation on that 91-day rule: Netflix stops updating the 'views' metric publicly after a title’s first 91 days. So the official number froze at 325.1 million, but the real-world tally kept climbing past 400 million and could land around 500 million by year’s end.

Spin-offs, sequels, and a theater curveball

The machine is not slowing down. There’s a short film potentially on the way, and a full sequel is reportedly in development. Meanwhile, the sing-along version is back in theaters for Halloween weekend after it topped the box office during its first run. That might sound like Netflix pivoting back to theaters, but they swear it isn’t.

"Our strategy is to give our members exclusive first-run movies on Netflix," said Netflix boss Ted Sarandos, who also said the film was a hit at the box office "because it was released on Netflix first."

Interesting industry detail: Netflix is basically saying the streaming launch supercharged the theatrical re-release, not the other way around.

How to watch (and what to watch next)

KPop Demon Hunters is streaming on Netflix right now. If you need more recs, check out our guide to the best Netflix movies and everything new on Netflix in November 2025.