Boatmen watch the Cricket World Cup ultimate match between Australia and India on their cellphones at river Yamuna in Prayagraj, on November 19, 2023.
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The India-Australia cricket World Cup Final match on Sunday created a record peak viewership of almost 5.9 crore, based on Disney+Hotstar, regardless of the host nation ending on the shedding facet.
With this, it has surpassed the peak concurrency of 5.3 crore viewership recorded within the India-New Zealand semifinal match.
Peak concurrency, which is the very best quantity of viewers throughout a dwell stream, for the ultimate match on Disney+Hotstar was almost 5.9 crore, based on a press release from the the OTT platform.
The India versus Pakistan league match of the World Cup event final month had recorded a peak concurrency of 3.5 crore.
Sunday’s ultimate match was additionally telecast dwell by Disney Star on the Star Sports community however viewership numbers might be launched solely every week later by tv viewers measurement physique Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC).
Disney+ Hotstar India Head Sajith Sivanandan mentioned, “With a staggering 5.9 crore concurrent viewers tuning in on Disney+ Hotstar for the final… higher than any peak concurrency record set before the tournament — the unwavering support of Indian cricket fans has consistently propelled us to new heights in live sports streaming.”
The India-Australia ultimate match was additionally screened by main multiplex operator PVR INOX at 150 cinemas in over 60 cities comprising main metros, Tier-1, 2 and three cities with over 70,000 cricket followers watching the match when it began translating to over 70% occupancy, PVR INOX Ltd Executive Director Sanjeev Kumar Bijli mentioned.
