KPop Demon Hunters Surpasses Squid Game to become Netflix’s Biggest Hit: How Long Can it Stay No. 1?

KPop Demon Hunters is officially the cultural phenomenon of 2025. Now the most watched title in Netflix history, the animated KPop musical we never knew we needed is on a record-breaking spree, and it seems we can’t get enough of it.

‘HUNTR/X’ and the ‘Saja Boys’ snatched Netflix’s top spot from Korean dystopian thriller Squid Game in October. The fictional bands are now the stars of the biggest Netflix movie of all time and the first ever Netflix film to top the US box office.

Over 541 million hours of musical demon slaying has been viewed on the streaming platform since the film was released on Netflix in June 2025, sending those catchy KPop tunes flying to the top of the US music charts (and beating real KPop bands in the process).

How long will ‘HUNTR/X’ and the ‘Saja Boys’ hold us in their grasp, though?

We set our analysts to work to determine how long the KPop blockbuster will retain its Netflix crown, its odds of taking home a statue or two during awards season, and whether HUNTR/X could be this year’s Christmas number one.

Here are all the KPop Demon Hunters odds you need. The odds displayed are purely speculative and intended for entertainment purposes only.

📺  KPop Demon Hunters Netflix Odds

🏆 KPop Demon Hunters Oscars Odds

⏳ How long will KPop Demon Hunters hold the record as the most watched title on Netflix?

KPop Demon Hunters took the top spot from the likes of Red Notice (the previous most watched film) and Squid Game (Netflix’s most successful title), but how long until the next behemoth arrives?

Squid Game held onto its record for four years, while Red Watch was the platform’s most watched film for three years and nine months. KPop Demon Hunters is of course a unique cultural phenomenon, and it’s one that many viewers will go back and watch time and time again. This gives it a 45% chance of remaining at the top of Netflix’s record books for at least three years.

There’s a 60% chance that something new might come along over the next three years to turn our attention away from our new KPop idols, though. Netflix is always working on our next TV obsession, and the final season of Stranger Things is just around the corner.

⏱️ When will we get a sequel: Before or after 2027?

KPop Demon Hunters was in the making for around seven years, so the chances of a sequel coming out before 2027 are slim. Typically, movies like this take around three to four years to produce.

We’ve already got the characters and the demand for a sequel is definitely there, which could speed up the process, but it’s unlikely that we’ll see the next installment within two years. As much as we’d like to.

📅  Total weeks sequel spends at #1 on Netflix’s Global top 10 for films

The chances of a sequel starring ‘HUNTR/X’ reaching the lofty heights of Netflix’s no. 1 spot are high, but it’s less likely to retain that position for over 6.5 weeks.

The movie will have a dedicated fanbase before it’s even been released, and it’s not uncommon for Netflix sequels to surpass their predecessors.

However, the competition it’ll face from upcoming sequels of other hugely popular shows (the likes of Stranger Things and Squid Game for example) give it a 75% probability of losing the title in less than 6.5 weeks.

🏆 KPop Demon Hunters Oscar odds: How many statues could it take?

KPop Demon Hunters has already broken a frankly wild amount of records, but can it conquer the Oscars?

Word on the street is that the film is now a frontrunner for Best Animated Feature, and it could even take Best Original Song, because we’re about to see the ultimate supernatural bop battle. (Those are words I never expected to write.)

Unable to stand the suspense as we near a showdown between KPop’s demon-slaying squad, Oz’s glittering icon of good Glinda and misunderstood rebel witch Elphaba, we’ve calculated the odds of KPop Oscar domination in 2026.

🎤  KPop Demon Hunters to win an Oscar, but NOT Best Animated Feature

There’s plenty of talk of the KPop spectacle being nominated for an Oscar, but discussion so far has revolved around whether or not it’s in with a shot for Best Animated Feature.

While it could possibly take an Academy Award in a technical or song category, the film’s chances of winning any other statues are far lower.

It’s not impossible that the animated musical could surprise us all at the awards, though. There’s little precedent for such an event, but then again we haven’t seen made-up bands dominate the Spotify charts before, either.

🏆 Total Academy Award Nominations for KPop Demon Hunters

The likelihood is that the demon-slaying adventure of 2025 will be nominated for two Oscars: Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. But if it breaks into a few of the more technical categories the film could surprise us all and take three or more awards.

Animated films aren’t typically nominated for Sound, VFX and Original Score awards, however. It’d also be unusual for a Netflix-produced film to receive four or more nominations – even if that film happens to come complete with songs so catchy they’re destined to live rent-free in our heads for the rest of time (yeah we’re looking at you, my little soda pop).

🎷 Will “Golden” beat the top song from Wicked: For Good for Best Original Song?

Wicked’s spellbinding songs lost out at the last Academy Awards, because none of the music in the first movie was original. But this time around, two tunes are in with a chance: Elphaba’s ‘No Place Like Home,’ and Glinda’s ‘The Girl in the Bubble.’

Golden may just sweep in and take the prize from our two beloved witches’ hands, though. The K-pop earworm, performed by Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, now has a 50% chance of winning best original song.

It’s not just Oscars that our favourite fictional band could win before long, either. Huntr/x is currently third in the race for UK Christmas No. 1.

Huntr/x’s odds of taking the top spot for Christmas now stand at 8/1. Only WHAM! and Kylie Minogue have shorter odds.

✏️ Will an Academy voter openly state that they had their child fill out their ballot with KPop Demon Hunters as a top choice?

There have been stories of voters not watching all the nominated films in the past, and with this movie inspiring cult-like levels of devotion from some of its youngest viewers it’s entirely possible that a voter’s child may try to influence their ballot.

The chances of this being publicly admitted, though, are incredibly low. It’d be a serious breach of decorum and would risk a voter’s standing in the organisation. The chances of it happening in secret? Well, they’re definitely more favourable.