Brits are a bunch of Netflix cheaters and they're not even sorry
Never mind Netflix and chill, Brits are all about Netflix and cheat.
No, we're not talking about cheating in the traditional sense. This is Netflix cheating: the act of watching a TV show ahead of your partner.
72 percent of Brits have admitted that they have no self-control and can't resist the temptation to Netflix cheat -- according to a Netflix survey of 30,267 people.
Dramas are the biggest vice for Netflix cheaters. Breaking Bad is the most-cheated show, followed by American Horror Story at number two, House of Cards at three and Orange is the New Black in fourth place. Over 60 percent of Brits said the motivation for cheating was because the show was so good they couldn't control their desire to continue watching.
Confident cheaters
Brits also happen to be a bunch of confident cheaters. They're more likely than other countries to say they cheat because they know they won't get caught. 81 percent of Netflix cheaters in the UK have cheated multiple times, and over half (52 percent) don't even feel bad about it. Wow.
Over two-thirds (67 percent) in the UK admitted that they would cheat more often if they could get away with it. And, 58 percent don't consider it cheating if their partner is sleeping.
The person most likely to cheat in the UK is a man under 40 years old. Typically, male Netflix cheaters have their own Netflix account and are most likely to cheat when their partner is out of the house.
If you're so affronted by Brits' attitudes to Netflix fidelity, you should consider moving to a country where Netflix loyalty prevails. The most loyal Netflix viewers can be found in Netherlands, Germany and Poland.
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Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
