A show about an orphaned chess prodigy living with addiction doesn't exactly have all the hallmarks of a breakout hit, but The Queen's Gambit has been watched by 62 million accounts.

The Queen's Gambit was watched by 62 million accounts in its first 28 days of release. .

Netflix's breakout hit about chess, The Queen's Gambit, is the service's most watched limited series ever, the company said Monday.

Based on Netflix's own yardstick for measuring popularity (see below...), The Queen's Gambit has been watched by 62 million households in its first four weeks of release.

Netflix attributed the sensation around The Queen's Gambit for other viral chess trends, according to Peter Friedlander, Netflix's vice president of original series, in a blog post.