# IPL 2026 Powers India’s JioStar to $1.14 Billion Quarter and Streaming Record

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ipl-2026-powers-indias-jiostar-to-1-14-billion-quarter-and-streaming-record/
- Published: 2026-07-17T14:36:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T01:14:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/ipl-2026-jiostar-q1-fy27-results-jiohotstar-record-users-1236814721/
- Topics: Art, Asia, Business, Celebrity, Companies, Cricket, Culture, Entertainment, Sport, TV, World

## Key points

- JioStar's Q1 revenue hit $1.14 billion, up 14% year-on-year
- IPL 2026 drew a record 1.2 billion combined viewers
- JioHotstar streaming users reached an all-time high of 530 million

## Summary

JioStar, India's leading media platform, posted revenue of INR10,946 crore ($1.14 billion) for the quarter ending 30 June 2026, a 14% year-on-year rise fuelled by subscription growth and stronger digital advertising. The results were driven largely by the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament, which reached a combined 1.2 billion viewers across digital and linear platforms, making it the most-watched T20 tournament ever and pushing the company's streaming service JioHotstar to a record 530 million monthly active users.

Operating EBITDA climbed 30.7% to INR933 crore ($96.8 million), reflecting operating leverage from the strong top-line growth. On linear television, JioStar held a 34% overall viewership share and 44% in Hindi-speaking pay-TV markets, while its regional channels each led their respective markets and it topped the kids' TV category with a 47% share. The quarter also saw digital expansion, including short-form hub Tadka surpassing 100 million users within two months, a ChatGPT-powered discovery tool, and an in-app Swiggy food-ordering feature launched during IPL matches, half of whose orders came from Tier-II cities and beyond.

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