Netflix subscribers logged 183 billion hours last year

Netflix subscribers watched "Leave the World Behind" 121 million times in December, making it the most-viewed movie on the platform last year.

The big picture: Viewers watched 183 billion hours of content on Netflix in 2023, according to the second edition of its biannual viewership report.

Between the lines: Streamers must provide data around the performance of shows as a result of the new Writers Guild of America contract.

The leading apocalyptic thriller starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke registered more than 286 million hours of view time.

Rounding out the top five movies were:

• "Heart of Stone" (109.6 million views)
• "Leo" (96 million)
• "Nowhere" (86.2 million)
• "The Out-Laws" (83.8 million)

The intrigue: The first season of the live-action "One Piece" was viewed more than 71 million times, leading all shows on Netflix.

The next highest viewed TV programs were:

• "Dear Child" (52.5 million)
• "Who Is Erin Carter?" (50.1 million)
• "Lupin: Part 3" (49.7 million)
• "The Witcher" Season 3 (47.9 million)

What's next: New reality shows, the final seasons of shows like "The Umbrella Academy" and "Cobra Kai," and potential summer blockbusters like "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" and "Hit Man" will compete for the top spot on the next report.