Live edition Vol. I · No. 43 Wednesday, 21 October 2026
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Vertical drama charts this week

Week of 2026-10-19

No VerticalDrama Score is published this week.

No model to combine the available measures has been validated yet. The measures that enter, the ones set aside and the reasons are on the VerticalDrama Score page.

Chart published by ReelShort (TOP row)

Order of the TOP row on ReelShort's home page, read on 2026-10-21. Original ranks. ReelShort does not publish its criterion. Plays are cumulative since each series' release. Source: ReelShort.

RankTitleCumulative plays
1Cooking My Way Back to Love132,443,910
2Dream On11,779,764
3Mafia Diva: Reborn From The Flames6,824,397
4The School for Bad Boys: Bully in the Closet4,625,949
5My Secret Lover Is His Brother211,733,232
6The Vampire Next Door7,008,838
7Don't Miss Me When I'm Gone301,462,711
8Obsessed with His Silent Bride159,887,410
9The School for Bad Boys6,672,562
10Runaway Single Mom, Safe in His Arms155,685,583
Why this ranking?

A chart published by the platform, kept in its order. Population: the series in ReelShort's TOP row on the day of the reading, and only those. The plays shown next to them do not set the order: a less-played series can rank higher.

ReelShort · TOP row · 2026-10-21 · verticaldrama.tv/top/

Observed ad exposures, Short Drama Data, paid list

Sorted by VerticalDrama.tv, not a chart published by the source. Observations from 2026-10-21 to 2026-10-21. 200 series admitted out of 200 examined, 20 shown. Source: Short Drama Data.

RankTitleAppObserved exposuresDate
1Mr DenverMy Drama346,2012026-10-21
2Revenge PuckDramaBox338,3782026-10-21
3False Weakling, True PowerNetShort280,3132026-10-21
4Step Back! Im the Hidden KingDramaBox267,5342026-10-21
5The Pickpocket and the BillionaireDramaShorts260,1802026-10-21
6The Day My Stepbrother Knows My Dirty SecretDramaBox245,6222026-10-21
7THE HIDDEN QUEEN: MY HUSBAND'S MISTRESS RUINED MY EMPIRENetShort238,5212026-10-21
8HORROR GAME: SEDUCE MY GHOST TEACHER OR DIENetShort232,3802026-10-21
9My Safe Haven in a Frozen WorldDramaBox221,8542026-10-21
10No Other Roles ExistDramaShorts214,6172026-10-21
11The Don's Bargain BrideJoyReels193,5072026-10-21
12The Rage of A Sniper HeroNetShort190,6502026-10-21
13Ruling Over All I See (DUBBED)DramaBox181,2472026-10-21
14LONE SNIPER: A VENGEANCE SHOTNetShort171,9232026-10-21
15Poisoned by His LoveDramaBox169,9552026-10-21
16Don't Mess With The Billionaire SisterDramaBox165,4542026-10-21
17I Am the Prey of Three AlphasNetShort161,5442026-10-21
18Tempest:The Last MechaDramaBox151,5252026-10-21
19BROKEN ARM BROKEN BLOODLINENetShort145,2522026-10-21
20I Spoke Baby Dragon and Won Everyone OverNetShort145,0582026-10-21
Why this ranking?

Measure: how many times Short Drama Data saw an ad for the series, in public ad data. These are not views, installs or spend. Population: the series in the reading for the week of 2026-10-19, paid list only. Exclusions: 0 observation(s) dated before the week, 0 without a value. The position served by the source plays no part. An “=” marks tied series, which share their rank.

Short Drama Data, paid list · observed ad exposures · 2026-10-21 → 2026-10-21 · verticaldrama.tv/top/

Observed ad exposures, Short Drama Data, free list

Sorted by VerticalDrama.tv, not a chart published by the source. Observations from 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-21. 39 series admitted out of 50 examined, 20 shown. Source: Short Drama Data.

RankTitleAppObserved exposuresDate
1Shadi By ChanceQuickTV278,6822026-10-21
2Shaadi by ChanceQuickTV170,3872026-10-21
3MERI GOLD DIGGER GIRLFRIENDQuickTV111,3342026-10-21
4Very Disappointed: Lost my Savings as a StudentQuickTV96,8972026-10-21
51919 A Love StoryQuickTV94,8102026-10-21
6Bhula Diya TujheQuickTV76,6482026-10-21
7Shaitaan Ki DulhanQuickTV73,3782026-10-21
8IKKAQuickTV72,2282026-10-21
9Hukkum ka IkkaKukuTV67,1562026-10-19
10The Miracle SurgeonKukuTV62,1312026-10-19
11RUDRA EK AVTAARQuickTV60,6072026-10-21
12Naseeb Apna ApnaQuickTV60,5882026-10-21
13ప్రయాణం PRAYANAMQuickTV58,8802026-10-21
14ATHISAYA PIRAVIQuickTV58,1322026-10-21
15CHAALBAAZQuickTV58,0822026-10-21
16AMAR AKBAR ANTHONYQuickTV52,9322026-10-21
17Chotu EinsteinQuickTV52,0292026-10-21
18TU THI MERI KIRANQuickTV48,7302026-10-21
19DHARMA KA DHAMAKAQuickTV46,0492026-10-21
20Phir Le Aaya DilQuickTV42,5422026-10-21
Why this ranking?

Measure: how many times Short Drama Data saw an ad for the series, in public ad data. These are not views, installs or spend. Population: the series in the reading for the week of 2026-10-19, free list only. Exclusions: 11 observation(s) dated before the week, 0 without a value. The position served by the source plays no part. An “=” marks tied series, which share their rank.

Short Drama Data, free list · observed ad exposures · 2026-10-19 → 2026-10-21 · verticaldrama.tv/top/

Weekly chart archive: 2026-10-19 · 2026-10-12 · 2026-10-05 · 2026-09-28 · 2026-09-21 · 2026-09-14 · 2026-09-07 · 2026-08-31 · 2026-08-24

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Top 10 Microdramas — Owl & Co Vertical Index, via The Hollywood Reporter

Source: Owl & Co Vertical Index, via The Hollywood Reporter — week of October 12, 2026 to October 18, 2026, update date not stated by the source.

Views during the week, across all paid platforms (chart intro: “Most-watched verticals across all paid platforms.”). Not comparable with the lifetime reads of the ReelShort chart.

# Title Platform Views this week
1 The Triplets' Final Regret ReelShort 21,300,000
2 Owned by the Wolf Shortical 20,900,000
3 Love Is A Dangerous Game DramaBox 17,400,000
4 I Got Three Girlfriends From the System DramaWave 16,600,000
5 The Outlaw's Hostage: Cuffed to My Ex's Stepfather DramaWave 16,200,000
6 Too Ugly to Marry, She's a Hidden Beauty! DramaBox 15,500,000
7 Too Wet For Yoga DramaBox 12,900,000
8 Forbidden Fling With My Bestie's Dad DramaBox 12,000,000
9 The Billionaire's Sister Strikes Back ReelShort 11,500,000
10 Roaming the World Untamed ReelShort 10,500,000
The ranking is free. The economics behind it aren't. Per-platform revenue, UA spend, forecasts — Vertical Invasion 2026.
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