Disney+ Hotstar broke its own previous record of 3.5 crore concurrent viewers, achieved during the India-Pakistan Cricket World Cup match on October 14, 2023
Disney+ Hotstar has achieved a new milestone in the world of cricket streaming by recording a historic concurrent viewership of 4.3 crore during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and New Zealand.
This monumental clash on October 22 marked a turning point for both the platform and digital sports viewership across the nation.
According to Disney+ Hotstar, this is the highest-ever peak concurrency number achieved across all formats of cricket.
Disney+ Hotstar broke its own previous record of 3.5 crore concurrent viewers, achieved during the India-Pakistan Cricket World Cup match on October 14, 2023, which had also surpassed JioCinema’s concurrent viewership record of 3.2 crore during IPL 2023.
According to Disney+ Hotstar, this milestone represents the highest-ever peak concurrency number across all cricket formats.
Sajith Sivanandan – Head, Disney+ Hotstar India, said, “We want to thank our users who flocked to Disney+ Hotstar for the thrilling game between India vs New Zealand, and helped us reset the world record for concurrent viewers for a live streaming event. We served 4.3 crore concurrent viewers (43 Million) at its peak during the match – a historical high and easily surpassed the 3.5 crore number (35 Million) previously set for the India vs Pakistan match in the same tournament. As the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 enters its business end and as it grabs the attention of India increasingly, we will continue to strive towards bringing these memorable moments to our users’ screens.”
