bust - watching is a national hangdog pleasure , with 70 percent of Americans ( and 90 percent of US millennials ) indulging in the interest , according to a2016   Deloitte survey . But bust - watching is so2015 . This year , the   people at Netflix came up with a newfangled full term to describe people who watch an entire show within 24 hr of its release . run across the " binge racer " .

“ goggle box is their heat and Binge Racing is their mutant , ” as Netflix put it in apress liberation .

Among   this grouping , there are some that take their " sport " to an extreme . The press release points to five users in the US who tear - raced all five season of House of Cards and a French endorser who ’s bout - race an telling 30 shows in the retiring twelvemonth alone .

“ There ’s a unique gratification that comes from being the first to land up a story   – whether it ’s the final Sir Frederick Handley Page of a Word of God or the last , climactic moments of your favorite TV show , " explained Brian Wright , Netflix ’s Vice President of Original Series .

“ Netflix allows you to watch in a way you never could before , and there ’s nothing better than escort a show rent our member and ignite a passion for see . ”

While no genre or show format is off limits to the binge racer , Gilmore female child : A Year in the Lifetopped the chart with the high issue of exploiter finishing the show within 24 hours of its release . The fact that there are just four episodes in the entire series certainly work to its vantage .

Here ’s the top 20 .

The 20 Most bout - Watched Shows Globally

1 . Gilmore Girls : A class in the living

2 . Fuller House

3 . Marvel ’s The Defenders

4 . The Seven Deadly Sins

5 . The Ranch

6 . Santa Clarita Diet

7 . Trailer Park Boys

8 . F is for Family

9 . Orange Is the New Black

10 . Stranger Things

11 . Friends from College

12 . Atypical

13 . blessing and Frankie

14 . Wet Hot American Summer

15 . Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

16 . House of Cards

17 . honey

18 . GLOW

19 . jaw Gum

20 . Master of None

Canadians win the gold medal for the eminent numeral of binge - racer . The US and Denmark getting Ag and bronze severally .

The 20   Countries With The Most tear - Racers

1 . Canada

2 . United States

3 . Denmark

4 . Finland

5 . Kingdom of Norway

6 . Germany

7 . Mexico

8 . Australia

9 . Sweden

10 . Brazil

11 . Ireland

12 . United Kingdom

13 . France

14 . New Zealand

15 . Peru

16 . Nederland

17 . Chile

18 . Portugal

19 . Italy

20 . The United Arab Emirates

However , we ’re gladStranger Thingsstarts on a Friday . Just saying .