The OTT platform JioHotstar has broken the records of viewership registering over 540 crore views during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 with witnessing an unprecedented 124.2 crore in the finals.
The total views for the mega-event were more than the combined population of India and China, the world’s two most populated nations.
The Champions Trophy 2025 was played between February 19 to March 09 which marked the return of ICC events to Pakistan for the first time since 1996. Afghanistan made their Champions Trophy debut in the season and secured victory against England.
Broadcaster Jiostar telecasted the matches via Star Sports and Sports18 networks while live streaming was available on JioHotstar and application.
A watch time of almost 11,000 crores minutes and a peak concurrency of 6.2 Crore views.
“The overwhelming response to the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 marks a leap toward the billion-screen opportunity, where seamless access and immersive engagement are now the expectation, not the exception.”
“The tournament also saw the highest-ever single-day subscriptions since launch, during the India vs Australia match, further underscoring the scale at which audiences are embracing digital streaming,” said JioStar Digital CEO Kiran Mani.
The highest views came in for the final between India and New Zealand. The match received a total of 124.2 crore views on JioHotstar as India beat the New Zealand by four wickets to win 2025 Champions Trophy.
“Looking into the future of live sports on the platform, we will continue to push the boundaries on inclusive, intuitive, interactive and immersive experiences for a wide spectrum of users ranging from Cricket connoisseurs to event watchers.” said Sanjog Gupta, CEO – Sports, JioStar.
The same media release further stated that Hindi speaking regions contributed to 38% of the views received on the live-streaming platforms. The top regions for the views Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Goa, Punjab and Haryana.
Maharashtra recorded the highest viewership among the Wifi-enables CTV viewes. Fans should note that this was the first ICC event to be broadcast across 16 feeds, including commentary in nine language.
