Disney+ Hotstar subscriber base grows to 8.63 million in India

Disney-owned video streaming service Disney+ Hotstar had about 8.63 million subscribers in India for the quarter ended June, accounting for 15% of the company’s flagship streaming service’s user base which stood at 57.3 million for the quarter.

This translates to an estimated 625,000 new subscriber additions in the April-June period in the country. Disney+, which debuted in the country on top of Hotstar earlier this year, had disclosed that its India subscriber base stood at 8 million in April, when it crossed the 50-million subscriber milestone across the world.

Disney chief financial officer Christine McCarthy also mentioned during the company’s earnings call that Disney+’s overall average revenue per user (ARPU) was $4.62 for the quarter. However, excluding Disney+ Hotstar, it was $5.31.