Despite Garnering 12X More Viewership Than Netflix Average ‘Harry & Meghan’ Fails to Land Top Spot in Streamer’s Bi-yearly Rankings

Published 12/13/2023, 9:38 AM EST

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been in the spotlight a lot recently. From Omid Scobie’s mishap with his book to their Archewell Foundation seeing a decrease in donations, it has been a rather trying time for the couple. However, during all the ongoing in their life, Netflix has announced its bi-yearly rankings and the Sussexes’ Harry & Meghan ended up doing astoundingly well in one department.

Although the documentary had been out for over a year, it broke the streamer’s average viewing records. However, even with such a big win, they missed out on another spot.

Harry & Meghan misses out on Netflix’s top spot

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In a recent report from Netflix, it was revealed which films and series had made it to the platform’s bi-yearly most-watched list. From Ginny & Georgia to Wednesday, many well-known names seemed to be at the top of the list. However, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Harry & Meghan failed to make even the top 50. The documentary stood at 217th place on the list, 58 positions behind the beloved series, The Crown.

Although their now one-year-old documentary failed to secure its spot closer to the top of the most-watched list, it still ended up clocking in more numbers than the average release by the streamer. In only 6 months, the feature garnered 62,000,000 hours of watch time while others received only a fraction of the attention with 5,130,954 hours.

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While their engagement stood out, it was unfortunately not enough to get the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to the top of the list. However, just last year that was not the case.

Harry & Meghan became the UK’s most-watched show of 2022

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Just a year ago, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took over the world with their bombshell documentary, Harry & Meghan. While it focused on their life after leaving their royal responsibilities behind, it also had them talk about their time with the senior royal family members. Although that was not very well received by the family, the release overtook the people of the UK.

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In fact, in less than 20 days, the limited series shot to the top of the United Kingdom’s Netflix most-watched charts. It was even revealed that 4.5 million people viewed it in just a week. The series even outperformed some major releases by the streamer like Stranger Things and Bridgerton.

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What do you think about Harry & Meghan’s views and ranking on Netflix’s bi-yearly rankings? Let us know in the comments below.

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Prathika Prashant

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Prathika Prashant is an Entertainment Writer and Hollywood News Reporter at Netflix Junkie. Having 150+ articles to her name, her EdTech background helped her explore her love for writing. However, being a singer who can be seen covering her favorite songs in her free time is what truly got her into the glittery world of entertainment.

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