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 .
