New Delhi: The day of the India-Pakistan clash at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 June 16 helped streaming giant Hotstar record 100 million active users — its largest ever single day reach.
As much as 66 per cent of Hotstar’s reach was witnessed from towns beyond the big metros, according to a company statement.
It also registered record-breaking concurrency of 15.6 million, the highest ever for an ODI match, marking a 1.7x increase in average concurrency compared to any other India match.
In the match, India came out with a commanding performance as they defeated Pakistan by 89 runs (DLS method) in a rain-hit encounter at the Old Trafford in Manchester.
This season of ICC Cricket World Cup is being streamed across six languages — English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.
In addition to India, Hotstar is bringing the ICC Cricket World Cup to consumers in the US and Canada as well.
IANS
