Season 3 of Stranger Things breaks all Netflix records

Well, it seems clear to me that Stranger Things couldn't have come a day later with that third season: it was eagerly awaited. The fact that all these viewers didn't cause a global crash is already worth a round of applause. This season has broken all Netflix records, both for movies and series. Just a refresher: The previous record for movies was held by Murder Mystery, which was released in June, starring Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler. A pretty entertaining movie, I must say, although I didn't really find it record-worthy. But okay, I was also one of the 31 million who watched it. In - hold on - the first three days it was online. The. First. Three. Hallelujah, right.

But that was the previous record. Stranger Things has broken that. In the first four days, season 3 (or part of it) was watched by 40.7 million people. That's just an insane amount, right? Just a disclaimer: this only applies to the United States. The actual number is of course higher worldwide. But 40.7 million, in four days, in America, I think that's quite something. Can someone check how the absenteeism was during those days? I have a feeling there might be a correlation.

Guys, there's more. Because among those 40.7 million people were quite a number of binge-watchers. In fact, almost half. About 18.2 million people watched the entire season. In four days, yes. Again, these are only the numbers in America, but unfortunately, they never release the viewership numbers worldwide or from other countries. But it's clear: Stranger Things is hot. So if you happen to be one of the few who hasn't started this series yet, you probably want to know what all the fuss is about. So really make an effort and try to break this record; season 3 in less than four days. GO.