Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Nearly five years after Netflix first bowed its Top 10 lists, Disney+ is following suit. Disney’s flagship streaming service on Wednesday launched “Top 10 Today,” a daily list showcasing popular movies and series on the platform.
The goal — as it has been with Netflix, which pioneered the feature — is to drive engagement on Disney+ and give subscribers another way to find a new title to stream.
Disney+’s Top 10 Today list will vary for individual subscriber, depending on various factors. Those include the user profile’s content rating, subscription plan (for example, subscribers of the Disney+/Hulu bundle will see titles from both services) and location (the list is different for each country as title availability varies by market).
At launch, the Disney+ Top 10 Today list will not be available to Junior Mode (i.e. kids) profiles. Disney says the Disney+ Top 10 Today is not simply a ranking of the “most watched” titles in a given territory.
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