Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman has been watched by more that 26 million Netflix accounts.
While the streaming giant is known for not releasing viewership data, this time it has made an exception. More than 26 million global accounts (26,404,081, to be exact) watched at least 70% of the Golden Globe-nominated mobster film in its first seven days on the platform, according to Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer.
Sarandos added that Netflix expects about 40 million account holders to have watched the film over its first 28 days.
Netflix’s Golden Globe Awards nominations haul includes 34 nods across TV and film with The Irishman getting five alone.
“It’s a good mark of quality — both for the industry and for consumers, meaning you want to be at that place where all the good stuff is happening,” Sarandos added. “Creators mostly want to be in the culture… and Netflix can do that like nobody else.”
