Mumbai: MX Player has once again cemented its position as a leader amongst OTT platforms in India taking a commanding lead in the 'Top ten OTT shows of 2022 list across India' by Chrome OTT (COTT), with the most number of shows compared to others in the list. Three of its shows - Shiksha Mandal, Dharavi Bank, and Roohaniyat Season two - are on the list. MX Player's web series have consistently seen success and it has outshone others such as Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+Hotstar, and Zee5, to be the leader in the Indian OTT space. Shiksha Mandal, MX Player's Original crime thriller series, achieved the number two spot with 39.10 million views, while Suniel Shetty's OTT debut Dharavi Bank secured number four with 33.04 million views. Roohaniyat Season two was positioned at spot number nine with 25.95 million views. This achievement is a testament to its commitment to delivering engaging entertainment to its audiences.
While MX Player has successfully managed to secure three spots on the list, Disney+Hotstar's Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach was number one and House of Dragons secured the number ten spot with 70.36 million and 37.71 million views, respectively. Maharani season two from SonyLiv has secured the number 5 spot with 32.65 million views, while Delhi Crime Season two from Netflix has claimed the number six spot with 31.51 million views. The number seven and number eight spots have been taken by Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Zee5's Duranga with 31.20 million and 28.98 million views, respectively. Finally, Netflix's Jamtara Season 2 has secured the number ten spot on the list with a reach of 25.75 million views.
Chrome Data Analytics & media founder & CEO Pankaj Krishna said, "Entertainment acts as a huge stabilizer for hope and despair during turbulent times. Entertainment builds movement, sometimes even collective consciousness surpassing strained realities and obscure tragedies. OTT platforms have certainly cracked the formula. The rising 'chord-cutting phenomenon has further cemented a promising future with unprecedented numbers conceptualizing a winning formula for the times ahead."