This observation brought to you by musing on the streamer’s latest effort to hype up Squid Game 2, the second season of its South Korean murder game import, which Netflix would like you to know an unbelievable number of people have watched.

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According to Netflix, season 2 scored 68 million views in its first week, making it the most-watched premiere week ever. That means it steals the crown from Wednesday, which netted 50.1 million views in its first week.

With 152.5 million total views, the second installment of "Squid Game" has become the third most-watched TV season on Netflix, trailing behind only its own first season (265 million) and "Wednesday" (252 million).

In just under three weeks, Squid Game Season 2 has become the third most-watched season of television ever on Netflix. The seven-episode installment put up another 26.3M views from January 6 to 12, easily making it the most-watched title of the week.

Squid Game Season 2 becomes Netflix's third most-watched series with 152.5 million views, following its own record-breaking season, Squid Game Season 1, and Wednesday. According to reports, it topped non-English charts for multiple weeks.

Squid Game has become one of the biggest non-English shows ever, continuing to build on the success of its debut season. And if the song 'Round and Round' stuck in our heads is any indication, the show is on its way to creating more milestones.

Netflix’sSquid Game Season 2 continues its spectacular run, maintaining its #1 position on Netflix’s Global TOP 10 for the third consecutive week, cementing its status as a global phenomenon. The new season,

Netflix ranking SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- "Squid Game" Season 2 continues to captivate global audiences, holding the No. 1 position on Netflix's Global Top 10 Non-English TV chart for three consecutive weeks,