Pursuit of Jade ranked number 6 on \*Netflix’s Global Top 10 for \*Non-English TV\* for the week of March 9 to 15, 2026, clocking 1.9 million views and 34.2 million hours viewed. It was in the Top Ten for two consecutive weeks.  

Several have asked, “In what way did Pursuit of Jade (2026) become the first Chinese drama to do so? There appears to be many published internet reports saying that other Chinese Dramas were first?” After searching legitimate non-Social Media sources, here is what I found.  

Photos from Netflix.com.  

The following Chinese dramas scored a Top Ten spot in the weekly count for Netflix \*according to the Internet\*. Were these dramas really on the Netflix Top Ten Charts, according to Netflix?  

\-⭕️Pursuit of Jade (2026): Made history as the first mainland Chinese drama to enter Netflix's Global Weekly Top 10 in the non-English category, charting for multiple weeks. This was verified by me visually consulting the charts on Netflix.com and capturing the results on photo. 

Market Share: Reached a peak daily market share of 50.9% on March 14, 2026, becoming only one of seven dramas in Yunhe history to cross the 40% threshold.  

\*\*Pursuit of Jade appears on the charts, as does the Korean Drama Boyfriend on Demand\*\*. Consistently, I can find them on the charts on Netflix.com.

\-⭕️The First Frost (2025): Modern Romance Chinese drama.  

The First Frost Chinese drama made history as the highest-ranked C-drama ever on the Netflix Global %daily chart % at the time, reaching the #6 spot, \*according to the Internet\*. The Internet samples information from the overwhelming chatter on the Internet, which for now is social media. The drama captured 16.6 % average audience capture and 20.5% at its highest, according to Wikipedia.  

\*\*I did not find First Frost on Netflix’s Global Charts for February or March 2025\*\*. I looked at all the charts for February and March. I found many Korean dramas, but no Chinese dramas. I am looking at Netflix.com for this information. 

\-⭕️Love Between Fairy and Devil (2022): Consistently popular historical fantasy on the platform. Love Between Fairy and Devil debuted on iQIYI and Netflix.  

I did not find a source stating that Love Between Fairy and Devil made Netflix’s Top Ten List. Love Between Fairy and Devil did make the \*Chinese favorites lists for Netflix\*, but that is not the Top 10 list for Netflix.

\-⭕️Hidden Love (2023): Ranked as the top Chinese-language drama on Netflix in the second half of 2023, with over 6.1 million views, according to the Internet.  

\*This information does not say Top Ten Global List\*. There is a difference between a “Top Chinese-language drama on Netflix” and “The Top Ten Global List”.  

 

\-⭕️The Double (2024): A high-ranking Chinese drama. The Double, the 2024 Chinese historical drama starring Wu Jinyan and Wang Xingyue, ranked consistently on the Netflix Global Top 10 list for non-English TV during its run in June and July 2024, according to the Internet. It was said that The Double premiered on Netflix on June 28, 2024, in several regions. Immediately following its release, it began ranking in the weekly global top 10 for non-English shows, staying popular through July 2024, according to the Internet.  

Searching through all charts for this time period, I did not find The Double in the Netflix Top Ten Charts on Netflix.com.  

Is the information you are getting from your source on the Internet correct? Something for you to research. From what I see so far, Pursuit of Jade seems to be the first Chinese drama to make Netflix’s Top 10 list. The charts on Netflix.com can always be consulted. Some platforms on the Internet may be the ones giving out wrong information to the public. Also to note, every hit Chinese drama may not have been streamed on Netflix.

While Pursuit of Jade did make the Weekly Top Ten List for Netflix, is it the first Chinese Drama to claim this title, according to Netflix?