SPOILER ALERT: This report contains spoilers for Squid Game Season 2

The commercial and viewership data for Season 2 established new benchmarks for the streaming industry:

In semiotics, an index is a sign that is directly connected to its object, often through a cause-and-effect relationship. In the context of Squid Game Season 2, the index refers to the ways in which the show's narrative, characters, and themes point to and reflect real-world issues, such as class struggle, social inequality, and the human condition.