India-NZ T20 WC final logs records 82.1 crore views on Jiohotstar

New Delhi: The ICC Men's T20 World Cup final smashed viewership records on streaming platform JioHotstar, with total views touching 74.5 crore when New Zealand lost their last wicket.

On Sunday, India won the trophy for a record third time and also became the only country to win the title at home.

When New Zealand lost their final wicket in the 19th over, handing India a 96-run victory, total views stood at 74.5 crore and rose to 82.1 crore by the end of the post-match presentation.

The total views for the final built up gradually before hitting a crescendo.

Before the match began, total views stood at 2.1 crore when singer Ricky Martin performed and rose to 4.2 crore at the time of the toss.

As the match progressed on Sunday, views kept rising, reaching 43.9 crore at the end of India's innings and 44.3 crore during the innings break.

When New Zealand began chasing a massive target of 255, total views stood at 49.9 crore and reached 50.3 crore by the end of the first over of their innings.

It is important to clarify that the total views shown by JioHotstar on screen are different from the concurrent views the app displayed before its merger with JioCinema.

The concept of total views was introduced by JioCinema to make the numbers appear bigger. JioCinema initially showed concurrent views but later shifted to total views after facing allegations of backend number manipulation.

Total views are cumulative views registered by the app and include returning visitors.

According to available records of live concurrent viewership, a peak concurrent viewership of 5.9 crore was registered during the India vs Australia match in the 50-over format on November 20, 2023.

India lost that match, which was also played in Ahmedabad.

The previous T20 World Cup final in 2024, which ended India's 13-year wait for an ICC trophy, recorded a peak concurrent viewership of 5.3 crore on the then OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar.