The espionage thriller "Special Ops" Season 2 has emerged as the most-watched streaming original in India in 2025, with a whopping 29.6 million viewers on JioHotstar, as per Ormax Media’s annual audience measurement report.
The Friday Storytellers’ spy drama claimed the top spot in a competitive field, with JioHotstar securing three of the top 10 positions and four of the top 11, showcasing the platform’s dominance in India’s streaming landscape. Meanwhile, Netflix led the overall rankings with 20 entries in the top 50, while Prime Video and Amazon MX Player also proved to be strong competitors across premium and ad-supported tiers.
Following closely behind "Special Ops" Season 2, JioHotstar secured the second position with the legal drama "Criminal Justice: A Family Matter" from Applause Entertainment and BBC Studios India, which garnered 27.7 million viewers. Amazon MX Player’s "Ek Badnaam Aashram" Season 3 Part 2 from Prakash Jha Productions landed at the third spot with 27.1 million viewers, highlighting the growing influence of free ad-supported platforms.
Prime Video’s marquee titles also performed well, with D2R Films’ "The Family Man" Season 3 attracting 24.6 million viewers at the fourth position and TVF’s "Panchayat" Season 4 drawing 23.8 million viewers at the fifth spot. Additionally, Prime Video’s "Paatal Lok" Season 2 from Clean Slate Filmz and Eunoia Films pulled in 16.8 million viewers, further solidifying the platform’s presence in the streaming arena.
JioHotstar’s reality show "Bigg Boss (Hindi)" Season 19 secured 20 million viewers, while the platform also found success with Graphic India’s animated series "The Legend of Hanuman" Season 6 (16.2 million viewers) and Dashami Creations’ "The Secret of the Shiledars" (14.5 million viewers).
Netflix continued to maintain its premium positioning with titles like Red Chillies Entertainment’s "The Ba***ds of Bollywood" (16.7 million viewers) and Pritish Nandy Communications’ "The Royals" (15.5 million viewers). The platform’s international properties also performed strongly in India, with "Squid Game" Season 3 drawing 16.5 million viewers, "Stranger Things" Season 5 attracting 16.4 million viewers, "Wednesday" Season 2 pulling 10 million viewers, and "Adolescence" garnering 8.7 million viewers.
SonyLIV made its mark in the rankings with Kangra Talkies’ political drama "Maharani" Season 4 (10.6 million viewers) and StudioNEXT’s "Shark Tank India" Season 4 (10.3 million viewers).
In terms of Netflix’s film slate, Marflix Pictures’ "Jewel Thief – The Heist Begins" drew 13.1 million viewers, Jio Studios and B62 Studios’ "Dhoom Dhaam" attracted 12.1 million viewers, and Dharmatic Entertainment’s "Aap Jaisa Koi" pulled in 9.7 million viewers.
Amazon MX Player showcased its strength in reality programming with titles like Banijay Asia’s "Rise and Fall" (12 million viewers), Frames Production Company’s "Hip Hop India" Season 2 (11.1 million viewers), and Rusk Media’s "Battleground" (9.2 million viewers).
The Ormax Media report is based on weekly primary research across India and languages, measuring individuals who watched properties for at least 30 minutes. The methodology focuses on actual viewers rather than account users, includes all language versions and dubbed feeds, but limits estimates to the Indian market, excluding overseas viewership. Some December 2025 launches are still being tracked with projected complete-run estimates.
Moving forward, Ormax Media will be launching Ormax StreamView in early 2026, which will provide a unified framework for tracking long-form content across various categories without distinguishing between original and non-original content. This shift reflects the evolving audience behavior on streaming platforms and Ormax Media’s commitment to adapting its research frameworks to align with changing consumption patterns.
The top 50 streaming originals in India for 2025 showcase the diverse range of content that captivated audiences across platforms, highlighting the growing popularity of streaming services in the country.
