JioHotstar has set new records in India’s stay sports activities streaming with over 540 crore views and practically 11,000 crore minutes of watch time through the simply concluded ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025.
“What a journey the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 has been! With over 540+ crore views, 11,000 crore minutes of watch time, and a peak concurrency of 6.12 crore, these numbers tell a powerful story of scale, passion, and the evolution of digital streaming in India,” Kiran Mani, CEO, Digital at JioStar mentioned in a put up on LinkedIn.
The ultimate match, the place India clinched its third Champions Trophy title by defeating New Zealand, garnered an unprecedented 124.2 crore views on JioHotstar.
This match additionally set a new document with 6.12 crore peak concurrent viewers, underscoring the platform’s dominance in stay sports activities streaming.
Previous streaming document of 5.9 crore was set throughout Disney Hotstar’s protection of the 2023 Cricket World Cup ultimate.
India’s matches
The ultimate between India and New Zealand this yr drew 90 crore whole views on the streaming platform total. The ultimate exceeded 66.9 crore whole views garnered by India’s semi-final victory over Australia on the identical platform.
India’s recreation in opposition to Pakistan recorded 60.2 crore streaming views on JioHotstar.
The India vs Australia semi-final match in this yr’s Champions Trophy set a new document with the highest-ever single-day subscriptions by an OTT platform!, Mani mentioned.
“But beyond the numbers, what truly stands out is how our teams are relentlessly pushing boundaries to make premium sports experiences effortlessly accessible to millions,” he mentioned. “Proud of what we’ve built together — this is just the beginning of unlocking infinite possibilities!”
First competitors since merger
ICC Champions Trophy was the primary main cricket competitors to be broadcast on the streaming platform because the joint-venture was fashioned final yr following the merger between Disney Star and Reliance Industries’ Viacom18.
JioStar was fashioned by means of the $8.5 billion merger of Disney’s Star India with Reliance’s Viacom18 and streaming platforms JioCinema and Hotstar.
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During the match, Hindi-speaking areas contributed over 38% of JioHotstar’s whole viewership, with Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Goa, Punjab and Haryana main consumption.
Furthermore, JioHotstar achieved over 80% penetration in WiFi-enabled linked TV (CTV), with Maharashtra recording the very best viewership.
According to the platform, this was the primary time an ICC match was streamed stay throughout 16 feeds, together with 9 languages — English, Hindi, Marathi, Haryanvi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.
The match additionally had the Indian Sign Language feed and Audio Descriptive Commentary.
Published – March 14, 2025 04:30 pm IST
