JioHotstar crosses 100 million subscribers boosted by sports, events

Reliance Jio’s streaming platform JioHotstar has surpassed 100 million subscribers, according to a release on Thursday. The platform attributed this to its portfolio of content ranging from TV shows, reality shows, digital specials, to livestreaming of sports and major events like Coldplay and Mahashivratri.

“We have always believed that world-class entertainment should be accessible to all, and crossing 100 million subscribers is a testament to that vision,” said Kiran Mani, CEO – Digital, JioStar.

JioHotstar’s subscription numbers surpassed the sum of paid subscribers reported by erstwhile separate platforms JioCinema and JioHotstar. In the quarter ending September 2024, JioCinema had 16 million subscribers and Disney+Hotstar had 35.9 million subscribers. Even Netflix India was estimated to have over 10 million subscribers in February 2024, as per a Media Partners Asia report.

In February of this year, fans of the Indian Premier League (IPL) learnt that they will have to pay for viewership on the new JioHotstar platform. Previously, viewers had watched the matches for free on JioCinema after the platform bagged the digital streaming rights in 2023. However, now the matches will be available at a minimum subscription of ₹149.