Netflix reports 525 million hours of WWE content consumed in first year of partnership

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Netflix has released selected viewership statistics covering the first year of its partnership with WWE.

In a news release issued on Monday, the streaming service stated that subscribers watched 525 million hours of WWE content in 2025.

Since debuting on the platform on January 6, 2025, WWE Raw has reportedly averaged more than 3 million views per week globally over 52 episodes. Netflix calculates views not as a unique headcount but as the result of dividing total hours watched by the program’s total runtime.

The company noted that Raw reached the Global English TV Top 10 list in 47 out of 52 weeks in 2025. The show also charted in the top 10 in 34 different countries, including a 51-week streak in the United States and significant runs in Bolivia (49 weeks), Canada (48 weeks), and the United Kingdom (40 weeks).

Internationally, where Netflix holds the rights to WWE’s Premium Live Events (PLEs), viewership for those events reached 185 million views. The Royal Rumble, despite not being available live on Netflix in the US, cracked the Global English TV Top 10.

While Raw is exclusive to Netflix in the United States, international markets such as the UK, Canada, and Latin America also receive SmackDown, NXT, and live PLEs as part of the deal.

The release also highlighted the performance of the docuseries WWE: Unreal. The show appeared in the top 10 in eight countries, including Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. A second season is scheduled to premiere on January 20.

Netflix also touted the integration of WWE talent into its broader programming slate. This includes a recent Stranger Things crossover episode of Raw on January 5 and upcoming roles for John Cena in the comedy Little Brother and CM Punk in Guarding Stars.

Additionally, the platform confirmed that part of the WWE library, including PLEs dating back to before September 2025, is now available to US subscribers. This follows the expiration of WWE’s domestic library rights deal with Peacock at the end of 2025.

Social media figures were also released, with Netflix claiming 5.8 billion impressions across its WWE-related posts.

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