Exclusive – COTT: JioHotstar tops OTT viewership in Week 02’26; Netflix leads movies list

As per exclusive data shared by COTT (Chrome OTT) with MediaBrief, Week 02 of 2026 offers a clear snapshot of viewership trends across India’s leading OTT platforms. JioHotstar topped the charts with a reach of 72.52%, translating to 111.69 million unique viewers, followed by Netflix with a 44.77% reach and 68.95 million unique viewers. Amazon Prime Video secured the third spot, registering a reach of 35.03% and 53.95 million unique viewers.

Among shows, Fallout Season 2, a science fiction drama on Amazon Prime Video, led with a reach of 4.05% and 6.24 million unique viewers. It was followed by Shark Tank India Season 5, a reality business show on Sony LIV, with a reach of 3.82% and 5.88 million unique viewers. MasterChef India Season 4, also on Sony LIV, reported a reach of 3.49% and 5.37 million unique viewers.

In the binge-viewing category, Fallout Season 2 again topped the list with 4.05% reach and 6.24 million unique viewers, followed by Beast Games Season 2, a reality competition series on Amazon Prime Video, which garnered a reach of 3.39% and 5.23 million unique viewers. Splitsvilla Season 16, a reality dating show on Jio Hotstar, registered a reach of 3.36% with 5.17 million unique viewers.

Among movies, Akhanda 2: Thaandavam, an action drama on Netflix, led the pack with a reach of 6.15% and 9.47 million unique viewers. It was followed by Haq, a drama film on Netflix, with 4.51% reach and 6.95 million viewers, while the thriller Eko recorded a 2.64% reach and 4.07 million unique viewers.

Top Platform

*Reach includes shows, web series, and movies, calculated on the basis of a minimum of 1 minute of viewing across a 24-hour period.

During COTT Week 02’2026, JioHotstar recorded a reach of 72.52% with 111.69 million unique viewers. This was followed by Netflix, which reported a reach of 44.77% and 68.95 million unique viewers under the same measurement criteria. Meanwhile, Amazon Prime Video registered a reach of 35.03% with 53.95 million unique viewers.

Top Shows

*Reach includes shows, web series, and movies, calculated on the basis of a minimum of 1 minute of viewing across a 24-hour period.

During the measured period, Fallout Season 2, a science fiction drama series on Amazon Prime Video, recorded a reach of 4.05% with 6.24 million unique viewers. This was followed by Shark Tank India Season 5, a reality business show on Sony LIV, which registered a reach of 3.82% and 5.88 million unique viewers. MasterChef India Season 4, a reality cooking show on Sony LIV, reported a reach of 3.49% with 5.37 million unique viewers.

Top Binged Shows

*Binge reach includes shows and web series, calculated on the basis of a minimum of 3 episodes viewed within a 24-hour period.

Fallout Season 2, a science fiction drama series on Amazon Prime Video, recorded a reach of 4.05% with 6.24 million unique viewers. This was followed by Beast Games Season 2, a reality competition series on Amazon Prime Video, which registered a reach of 3.39% and 5.23 million unique viewers. Splitsvilla Season 16, a reality dating show on JioHotstar, reported a reach of 3.36% with 5.17 million unique viewers.

Top Movies

*Reach includes shows, web series, and movies, calculated on the basis of a minimum of 1 minute of viewing across a 24-hour period.

Akhanda 2: Thaandavam, an action drama film on Netflix, recorded a reach of 6.15% with 9.47 million unique viewers. This was followed by Haq, a drama film on Netflix, which registered a reach of 4.51% and 6.95 million unique viewers. Eko, a thriller film on Netflix, reported a reach of 2.64% with 4.07 million unique viewers.

Chrome DM’s Chrome OTT service is available to subscribers via app and the internet, and covers and provides information on all detailed aspects of OTT players across 3429 towns and 5,93,615 villages, translating to 574 million Internet Users, along with the customized dashboards and analytics.

The platform offers various on-the-go features, including live viewership of platforms and shows, real-time migration of platforms, and a customized web dashboard accessible from anywhere. Users can access a rich and comprehensive client interface to access detailed viewership, share, TSV data reports categorized by demographic, genre, and market, all on-the-go.

Chrome DM’s COTT (www.chromeott.com): All primary inputs are a hybrid of auto generated data via Chrome DM’s SDKs & captured content consumption via Chrome DM’s survey apps. E.g. Top Platforms & Top Shows modules are auto generated from the SDKs, whereas artiste affinity/ awareness scores come from the Chrome DM’s survey apps.

These inputs are captured across a subset of Chrome’s panel of 70,406 respondents. The surveys are conducted on base of the following parameters: Demographics, Sociographies and Psychographics.

Amongst the multiple insights the Chrome OTT Panel provides to its subscribers are inputs that can help with content evaluation and planning, through measurements of actor affinity and ratings of their on-screen presence, which would assist content makers to identify the right talent for the right genre or theme of shows.

Disclaimer – The published data is based on the actual consumption of OTT content and includes viewer consumption resulting from subscribers sharing their passwords with others to view content. Viewer numbers and engagement may therefore reflect shared access beyond the original subscriber base.

COTT Unique viewers = CTV subscribers *3 (3 viewers per subscription) + Mobile subscribers*1.1 (1.1 viewers per subscription)