Rascasse Audience Intelligence

hotstar Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about hotstar in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. hotstar has an estimated audience of 15,768,776 people in India.

hotstar has an estimated audience of 15,768,776 people in India. 30.1% are female, 69.9% are male, average age 26.7. Top brand affinities: True Detective, Embroidery, Pakistan, Engagement ring, HDFC Bank.

Top brand affinities include True Detective, Embroidery, Pakistan, with strongest over-indexing on True Detective (3.34× the country average).

Demographically, the hotstar audience skews more male with an average age of 26.7, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Luxury Orientation.

The typical hotstar fan in India is more male, around 26.7 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for True Detective.

Category: Movies & TV · Type: TV Channel

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-17.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the hotstar profile in India.

Audience size
15.8M
in India
Gender
30.1%
69.9% male
Age
26.7
average years
Country rank
#190
TV Channel in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Audience demographics of hotstar

30.1% are female, 69.9% are male, average age 26.7.

Fig. 02

Gender split

30.1%
Female
69.9%
Male
Demographic split for hotstar audience in India
MetricValue
Female30.1%
Male69.9%
Average age26.7
Estimated audience size15,768,776
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 26.7
average years
Age distribution of the hotstar audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1954%
20-2927%
30-3911%
40-495%
50+3%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

53.5%

of the worldwide hotstar audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for hotstar
CountryShare
India53.5%
United States12.8%
Indonesia3.4%
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the hotstar audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for hotstar audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01True DetectiveMovies & TV3.34×
02EmbroideryHome & Garden2.38×
03HDFC BankBusiness & Career2.36×
04Axis BankBusiness & Career2.22×
05VideographyInternet & Social Media2.14×
06Engagement ringFashion & Accessoires2.04×
07HollywoodTravel & Leisure1.98×
08EarringFashion & Accessoires1.97×
09SkirtFashion & Accessoires1.97×
10Ranveer SinghMovies & TV1.88×
11Amitabh BachchanMovies & TV1.87×
12ICICI BankBusiness & Career1.86×
13Pakistan national cricket teamSports1.83×
14Party dressFashion & Accessoires1.79×
15PakistanTravel & Leisure1.74×
16Stranger ThingsMovies & TV1.71×
17GemstoneFashion & Accessoires1.71×
18England cricket teamSports1.70×
19Cash on deliveryBusiness & Career1.54×
20Game of ThronesMovies & TV1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the hotstar audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by hotstar audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.34×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.29×
IndulgenceJOY1.25×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by hotstar audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
MindfulnessBALANCE0.64×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.71×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.71×
1.00× baseline
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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in India who actively search for hotstar. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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