Hotstar Statistics and User Count for 2024
Last Updated on: January 6th, 2024
Here are a few of the most interesting Hotstar statistics and facts I was able to dig up including restaurant count, revenue totals and employee counts. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
Hotstar Facts
Here is pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about Hotstar.
- Website: Official Website
- Year Founded: 2015
- Headquarters: Mumbai, India
- Current Chief Executive: Sunil Rayan
- Parent Company: Star India, a Walt Disney Company subsidiary
- App Download (iOS)
- App Download (Android)
Hotstar is an Indian streaming service owned by the Walt Disney Company. The service was launched in 2015 and offers a wide range of content, including movies, television shows, live sports, and news. Hotstar is available in India and several other countries, including the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Hotstar’s content library includes a mix of Indian and international content, with popular shows and movies from India, the United States, and other countries. The platform also features live streaming of major sporting events, including cricket, football, and tennis.
Hotstar is available as a free service with limited content, as well as a premium subscription service with access to a wider range of content and features, such as live sports and early access to new episodes of popular shows.
In 2020, Hotstar was rebranded as Disney+ Hotstar, with the addition of content from the Disney+ streaming service, including movies and shows from Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars. The move was part of Disney’s strategy to expand its streaming offerings in India and other key markets.
Hotstar Statistics
Hotstar User Count
Total Hotstar Active Users:
300 million monthly active subscribers (MAU) (2019)
100 million daily active users (DAU) (2019)
Number of Disney Plus Hotstar subscribers:
46.4 million subscribers (2021)
Number of Hotstar downloads:
400 million app downloads (2019)
Hotstar Revenue Totals
Nothing to report just yet. Please check back soon for updates.
Additional Statistics
Largest concurrent Hotstar audience:
19 million concurrent viewers for the India-New Zealand ICC World Cup match (2019)
Amount of content on Hotstar:
Number of languages Hotstar supports:
Percentage of Hotstar viewing that occurs on mobile:
Number of people that viewed the 2019 Indian Premier League cricket tournament on Hotstar:
Number of people that viewed the 2018 Indian Premier League cricket tournament on Hotstar:
Amount that Hotstar paid in 2017 to stream the Indian Premier League for five years:
Which countries is Hotstar available in?
India, US, Canada and UK (2019)
Percentage of Hotstar content that is ad-supported and free to users:
Percentage of Indian smartphones that have Hotstar installed on them:
Hotstar’s share of the mobile OTT market in India:
Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these statistics come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%.
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