Disney+Hotstar, MX Player and SonyLIV were the Top 3 OTT Platforms in Week 17 of 2021 (Apr 25 – May 1),per Chrome OTT’s popular list of Top 12 OTT platforms.
Week 17’s report of how the OTT Platforms acquitted themselves, the Top 10 shows across OTT Platforms, the Top 10 Binged shows, and the Top Movies is out, and reveals that MX Player‘s Hello Mini 3 and Bisaat secured the first and second spot on both the Top 10 shows and the Top 10 Binged list respectively.
SonyLIV‘s Kathmandu Connection secured the third spot on the Top Show List, while Disney+Hotstar’s Out of Love Season 2 took the third spot on the Top Binged list
Chrome OTT, which fills a major industry need-gap of credible currency for the measurement of usership metrics of the various OTT platforms that have seen a major upswing in sheer number of users and the time they spend on, with levels of engagement with, the OTT platforms, also reveals that in Week 17/21, Disney+Hotstar‘s The big bull continued to reign as the Top Movie.
Top 12 OTT Platforms in Week 17 of 2021 (Apr 25 – May 1)
Disney+Hotstar, MX Player and SonyLIV were the three top OTT platforms in India. Disney+Hotstar was the top OTT platform with a reach of 6.61% translating into 37.93 million unique viewers, followed by MX Player with 13.76 million unique viewers and a reach of 2.40%.
SonyLIV came in third place with a reach of 1.37% translating into 7.85 million unique viewers.
Top Platforms: At a glance
Platform |
Reach |
Unique viewers (In Million)* |
| Disney+ Hotstar | 6.61% | 37.93 |
| MX Player | 2.40% | 13.79 |
| Sony LIV | 1.37% | 7.85 |
| VOOT | 0.96% | 5.49 |
| ZEE 5 | 0.42% | 2.41 |
| Amazon Prime Video | 0.26% | 1.45 |
| Netflix | 0.15% | 0.88 |
| ALT Balaji | 0.11% | 0.63 |
Disclaimer: Platform level data is captured regardless of whether consumed via a paid subscription or by sharing of credentials amongst non-subscribers.
Top 10 Shows
MX Player‘s Hello Mini 3 and Bisaat secured the first and second spot respectively with 12.99 million unique viewers— a reach of 2.26% and 9.60 million unique viewers— a reach of 1.67% respectively.
SonyLIV‘s Kathmandu Connection came in at 3rd place engaging 1.47% or 8.42 million unique viewers.
Top 10 shows – unique visitor numbers:
Show |
Reach |
Unique viewers (In Million)* |
| Hello Mini 3 | 2.26% | 12.99 |
| Bisaat | 1.67% | 9.60 |
| Kathmandu Connection | 1.47% | 8.42 |
| Out of Love S2 | 1.34% | 7.74 |
| Queen of The South S5 | 1.21% | 6.95 |
| Hey Prabhu! S2 | 0.99% | 5.64 |
| Avenue 5 | 0.83% | 4.74 |
| Mai Hero Boll Rha Hu | 0.79% | 4.55 |
| The Nevers | 0.77% | 4.42 |
| A Discovery of Witches S2 | 0.75% | 4.32 |
Disclaimer: Show level data is captured regardless of whether consumed via a paid subscription, pirated /alternate platforms or by sharing of credentials amongst non-subscribers. As a result of which the reach of a show could be higher than that of the platform itself.
Top Binged Show
MX Player‘s Hello Mini 3 bagged the top spot on the list of top binged shows in Week 17 with 3.98 million unique viewers translating to a reach of 0.70%. Followed by another MX Player show Bisaat which had a reach of 0.62% translating into 3.55 million unique viewers.
Disney+Hotstar‘s Out of Love Season 2 filled in the third spot with a reach of 0.62% and clocking in 3.54 million unique viewers.
Table: Top Binged Shows Unique viewers
Binged Show |
Reach |
Unique viewers (In Million)* |
| Hello Mini 3 | 0.70% | 3.98 |
| Bisaat | 0.62% | 3.55 |
| Out of Love S2 | 0.62% | 3.54 |
| Kathmandu Connection | 0.57% | 3.24 |
| Queen of The South S5 | 0.42% | 2.40 |
| Perry Mason | 0.28% | 1.60 |
| Love, Lust & Confusion | 0.28% | 1.59 |
| I Know This Much Is True | 0.27% | 1.56 |
| His Story | 0.26% | 1.52 |
| The Nevers | 0.26% | 1.51 |
Top Movies
Disney+Hotstar‘s The Big Bull continues to reign in the top spot with 8.85 million unique viewers translating to a reach of 1.54% in COTT week 17’ 2021 followed by available on Disney+Hotstar, MX Player and Prime Video garnered a reach of 1.05% and engaged 6.02 million unique viewers.
In the third place came the Academy award winning Nomadland available on Disney+Hotstar which garnered a reach of 1.05% and engaged 6.00 million unique viewers.
Top Movies: At a glance
Movie |
Reach |
Unique viewers (In Million)* |
| The Big Bull | 1.54% | 8.85 |
| Ugly | 1.05% | 6.02 |
| Nomadland | 1.05% | 6.00 |
| Jannu | 0.88% | 5.08 |
| Downhill | 0.79% | 4.58 |
| Jersey | 0.79% | 4.51 |
| Nine Warriors: Part 2 | 0.75% | 4.33 |
| 1232 Kms | 0.61% | 3.47 |
| Women of Honour: Destination Army | 0.44% | 2.52 |
| Saina | 0.44% | 2.51 |
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