MUMBAI: JioHotstar’s ‘Criminal Justice: A Family Matter’ with 27.7 million viewers is the most watched streaming original in India in the first half of the year. Ormax Media has published a report ‘Top 50 Streaming Originals in India Jan-Jun 2025’.
Amazon MX Player’s crime drama ‘Ek Badnaam Aashram’ Season Three Part Two got 27.1 million viewers. The fourth season of Prime Video’s ‘Panchayat’ got 23.8 million viewers.
The third season of Netflix‘s ‘Squid Game’ is the top international show. It placed fifth with 16.5 million viewers. JioHotstar has seven shows in the top 50.
The report focusses only on original content, and does not cover other ‘non-original’ content on streaming, such as theatrical films, catch-up television, sports, etc. In the absence of any central measurement, it’s difficult to gauge which shows or films delivered to the audience on streaming, and which ones fell short. Ormax Media has nited that some platforms put its numbers for their marquee properties, but the metrics vary by platform, and there’s no standardisation of messaging. There are many numbers floating around (like views, audience size, watch time, viewing sessions, etc.), but little clarity.
To fill in this need gap, Ormax Media started estimating viewership of OTT originals in mid-2020. Initially, these estimates were available only for Hindi and select international properties. In 2024, it expanded the scope to Tamil and Telugu languages, and from this year (2025), it is reporting the viewership of original OTT content in India across all languages.
The Top streaming originals
Show name Number in Millions Platform
1. Criminal Justice: A Family Matter 27.7 JioHotstar
2. Ek Badnaam Aashram S3 Part 2 27.1 Amazon MX Player
3. Panchayat Season Four – 23.8 Amazon Prime Video
4. Paatal Lok Season Two 16.8 Amazon Prime Video
5. Squid Game Season three 16.5 Netflix
6. The Legend of Hanuman Season 16.2 JioHotstar
7. The Royals 15.5 Netflix
8. The Secret of the Shieldars 14.5 JioHotstar
9. Chidiya Udd 13.7 Amazon MX Player
10. Jewel Thief – The Heist Begins 13.1 Netflix
11. Dabba Cartel 12.8 Netflix
12. Dhoom Dhaam 12.1 Netflix
13. Gram Chikitsalay 11.8 Amazon Prime Video
14. Khakee: The Bengal Chapter 11.4 Netflix
15. Hip Hop India Season Two 11.1 Amazon MX Player
16. The Great Indian Kapil Show Season Three 10.9 Netflix
17. Kull: The Legacy of the Raisingghs 10.4 JioHotstar
18. Shark Tank India Season Four 10.3 Sony LIV
19. Dupahiya 10.1 Amazon Prime Video
20. Black Warrant 9.8 Netflix
21. Kanneda 9.6 JioHotstar
22. Rana Naidu Season two 9.5 Netflix
23. Power of Paanch 9.4 JioHotstar
24. The Traitors 9.3 Amazon Prime Video
25. Battleground 9.2 Amazon MX Player
26. Khauf 9.0 Amazon Prime Video
27. Nadaanian 8.9 Netflix
28. Adolescence 8.7 Netflix
29. Hai Junoon! Dream. Dare. Dominate. 8.5 JioHotstar
30. Suzhal – The Vortex Season Two 8.3 Amazon Prime Video
31. The Last of Us Season Two 8.0 JioHotstar
32. Oops Ab Kya? 7.7 JioHotstar
33. Reacher Season Three 7.5 Amazon Prime Video
34. Bada Naam Karenge 7.4 Sony LIV
35. Mrs. 7.3 ZEE5
36. First Copy 7.2 Amazon MX Player
37. Heart Beat Season Two 7.0 JioHotstar
38. Kerala Crime Files Season Two 6.9 JioHotstar
39. Daredevil: Born Again 6.8 JioHotstar
40. My Girlfriend is an Alien Season Two 6.6 Amazon MX Player
41. Test 6.5 Netflix
42. Mistry 6.4 JioHotstar
43. Lafangey 6.3 Amazon MX Player
44. When Life Gives You Tangerines 5.9 Netflix
45. Loot Kaand 5.8 Amazon MX Player
46. You Season Five 5.6 Netflix
47. The Wheel of Time Season three 5.5 Amazon Prime Video
48. Office 5.4 JioHotstar
49. Devika & Danny 5.2 JioHotstar
50. The White Lotus Season Three – 5.0 JioHotstar
