Hotstar largest contributor to Disney+’s Q4 subscriber growth, has about 18.5M paid members

Disney+ Hotstar subscribers accounted for a little over a quarter of Disney+’s 73.7 million subscriber base for the quarter ended September, chief financial officer Christine McCarthy said during the company’s earnings conference call on Friday.

This means that Disney+ Hotstar had about 18.5 million subscribers for the quarter, with most of it coming from India. The service forayed into Indonesia in early September and Singapore earlier this month.

McCarthy said Disney+ Hotstar subscriber additions were the largest contributor to the growth of Disney+ that saw an increase of over 16 million global subscribers, but didn’t disclose any specific information. The service has likely added nearly 10 million subscribers during the quarter, since it had about 8.63 million subscribers for the quarter ended June 2020.