Are these the least popular shows on Netflix? Barbie: A Christmas Carol, Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure and Gasoline Alley are among those with the lowest viewing figures

Barbie: A Christmas Carol was among the shows with the fewest number of viewers on Netflix this year, new figures have revealed.

The streaming giant published its first 'What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report' this week to show what viewers watched over a six month period from January to June 2023. 

It includes hours viewed for every title watched for over 50,000 hours, the premiere date and whether it was available worldwide. 

The report covers more than 18,000 titles and almost 100 billion hours viewed, and is rounded up to the nearest 100,000 hours viewed.

However, there are more than 4,000 examples of shows and films that were viewed for less than that amount, and therefore sit collectively at the bottom of the streaming giant's list.

These include a number of popular names including Barbie: A Christmas Carol, Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure and Bruce Willis' Gasoline Alley, as well as a host of global titles including some with Korean and Arabic names.

Yogi Bear, horror movie The Last Exorcism, The Gruffalo's Child and the 2009 version of Star Trek were also included.

It is important to note the release dates affect viewings, with audiences often more drawn in by newer releases than older films they may have already seen before.

More than 60 per cent of Netflix titles released in the first six months of 2023 appeared on their weekly Top 10 lists. 

The streaming giant said they noticed trends between their full data report and the top 10 lists. 

This included strong running favourites such as Ginny & Georgia, Alice in Borderland, The Marked Heart, Outer Banks, You, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, XO Kitty and film sequels Murder Mystery 2 and Extraction 2.

They also noted the popularity of new series such as The Night Agent, The Diplomat, Beef, The Glory, Alpha Males, FUBAR and Fake Profile.

Netflix highlighted the staying power of All Quiet on the Western Front which debuted in October 2022 but still generated 80million hours viewed between January and June. 

This comes as official figures show Harry and Meghan's £88million Netflix series has been less popular than Peppa Pig.

The couple's documentary on their exit from royal life was watched for a combined 62 million hours on Netflix in the first half of 2023 - while the first two seasons of the children's cartoon has drawn in more than 140 million hours combined. 

To put that in context, 60million hours viewed is the equivalent of one million people watching a one-hour episode once.

The streaming giant released the figures after being criticised for not being transparent about how content performs. 

The first season of political thriller The Night Agent was the most-viewed Netflix show in the first half of the year.

The Night Agent, which premiered on the platform on March 23, had 812million hours viewed in around three months.

It was by far the most successful show – with 22 per cent more views than the second season of comedy drama Ginny & Georgia, which came in second place and racked up 665million hours viewed in six months.

Revenge thriller The Glory came in third place with 623million hours watched.

The first season of comedy-horror Wednesday, which launched in November last year, racked up 507million hours of viewing, while period drama Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story totalled 503million hours.

The report stated: 'Success on Netflix is not determined by hours viewed alone.

'It's all about whether a movie or TV show thrilled its audience and the size of that audience relative to the economics.'