Streaming platforms are notorious for their lack of transparency, allowing them to quote numbers that are tough to verify. Ormax Media, a media consulting firm, however, has been tracking viewership figures of the top releases across major platforms.
Here’s a list of the most-viewed shows and movies from the Indian streaming space between April 1st and April 7th, 2024. The numbers are estimates based within India, and only include Hindi streaming releases.
Views (million): 5.2
Kapil Sharma reunites with Sunil Grover and his rag-tag comedy crew to bring the popular essence of his weekly comedy show on Netflix. The Great Indian Kapil Show will drop one episode per week.
Views (million): 3.7
The movie follows Tanvi Shukla (Raveena), a lawyer in Patna's lower court, who is living her childhood dream of becoming a lawyer.
Views (million): 3.6
Hansal Mehta is the showrunner on this web-series, which is based on the real-life hijacking of a ship by menacing pirates. Rajat Kapoor plays the ship captain.
Views (million): 2.9
After two successful seasons, the Indian edition of Shark Tank — a reality show in which budding entrepreneurs pitch their businesses to a panel of investors — returns with a third season, this time with 12 Sharks.
Views (million): 2.1
Starring Jennifer Winget, Karan Wahi, Reem Shaikh, and Sanjay Nath, 'Raisinghani vs Raisinghani' focuses on a sharp-witted young lawyer making her mark.