Netflix's mega hit Squid Game is revealed to be worth almost $1.2 BILLION for the streaming giant

Netflix's biggest original series Squid Game is estimated to be worth almost $US900 million for the streaming giant, Bloomberg News reports, citing figures from an internal Netflix document. Original content: Squid Game, Netflix's biggest original series launch, is estimated to be worth almost $US900 million for the streaming giant According to the report, about 132 million people had watched at least two minutes of the show in its first 23 days, easily breaking the record set by UK costume drama Bridgerton, which was streamed by 82 million accounts in its first 28 days. California-based Netflix estimated 89 per cent of people who started the show watched more than one episode, the news agency said, and 66 per cent finished watching the series in the first 23 days. All that glitters: In comparison to its estimated net worth, the show cost just $US21.4 million to produce, Bloomberg said Head-turning numbers: According to the report, about 132 million people had watched at least two minutes of the show in its first 23 days, easily breaking the record set by UK costume drama Bridgerton The series is the first Korean drama to snatch the top spot on Netflix in the United States, and has even spurred interest among people in learning Korean.