Top 15 Most Watched Korean Dramas On Netflix Worldwide (Since 2020) (2025)

April 2025 numbers on the rise of K-Content—including K-Food, K-Pop, and K-Dramas—show no sign of a slowdown in popularity.K-Dramas have taken over the world for a few years now—and Netflix has been the main stage. In fact, 60% of all Netflix users watched Korean content in 2023, according to the platform’s official engagement reports. From swoon-worthy romances to nail-biting thrillers, Korean series have become global obsessions.

In this list, we break down the most-watched Korean dramas on Netflix globally since 2020 based on Netflix's yearly data of most most-watched non-English series. These are the shows that dominated screens around the world.

Before we dive into the list, here’s a quick heads-up on the numbers you’ll see below:

“Views” refers to the number of individual times people started watching a drama — basically, how many unique streams or accounts tuned in.

“Hours viewed” measures the total amount of time all viewers spent watching the show combined. For example, if 1 million people watch 2 hours each, that’s 2 million hours viewed.

Netflix sometimes reports one or the other depending on what metric is most relevant, but both help show just how popular a series is worldwide. So, whether it’s millions of views or hundreds of millions of hours streamed, these Korean dramas are proof of the global love for K-Content!

🥇 "Squid Game", the #1 most-watched non-English series of all time on Netflix

It is not just Korean series, but all non-English series on Netflix.

Total Views:

Season 1: 265.2 million views | 2.2 billion hours watched

Season 2: 192.6 million views | 1.38 billion hours watched

Summary: Strangers in debt join a deadly survival game for a massive cash prize.

Main Cast: Lee JungJae, Park HaeSoo, Jung HoYeon, Wi HaJoon, Lee ByungHun

📺 Most Watched Debut International Netflix Series

*data retrieved at the end of the year of the release. Ranked by year.

2025 yearly data are not yet out, but dramas like "When Life Gives You Tangerines", "Karma", or "Weak Hero Class 2" could make the list at the end of the year.

✨ 2024 - "Parasyte: The Grey"

Views: 18.7 million

It was number 6 in the top 10.

Summary: Alien parasites invade Earth, and one woman becomes humanity’s hope.

Main Cast: Jeon SoNee, Koo KyoHwan

✨ 2023 - "Black Knight"

Views: 15.9 million

It was number 9 in the top 10.

Summary: In a dystopian future, a legendary deliveryman fights for survival and justice.

Main Cast: Kim WooBin, Esom, Song SeungHeon

✨ 2022 - "All of Us Are Dead (Season 1)"

Views: 55.5 million

Hours Watched: 679.3 million hours

Summary: A group of high school students is trapped during a zombie outbreak.

Main Cast: Park JiHu, Yoon ChanYoung, Cho YiHyun

✨ 2022 - "Extraordinary Attorney Woo"

Netflix Points: 24,352

Summary: A brilliant young lawyer on the autism spectrum navigates courtroom battles and social life.

Main Cast: Park EunBin, Kang TaeOh, Kang KiYoung

✨ 2022 - "Business Proposal"

Netflix Points: 21,123

Summary: A woman goes on a blind date pretending to be someone else — and ends up meeting her CEO!

Main Cast: Ahn HyoSeop, Kim SeJeong

✨ 2022 - "Alchemy of Souls"

Netflix Points: 17,326

Summary: In a fictional land, warriors and mages are entangled in body-swapping magic and fate.

Main Cast: Lee JaeWook, Jung SoMin, Go YounJung

✨ 2021 - "Vincenzo"

Summary: A Korean-Italian mafia lawyer returns to Seoul and serves his own brand of justice.

Main Cast: Song JoongKi, Jeon YeoBeen, Ok TaecYeon