Rudra, Aashram S3, Panchayat S2 most viewed Hindi web series in 2022: Ormax

Ormax Media has launched the annual version of their bi-annual report for the OTT category, called ‘Streaming Originals - The 2022 Story’. They last published it for H1 2022. This report looks at the top original shows and films released in 2022, in Hindi and International languages, on three parameters – Viewership, Marketing Buzz and Content Strength.

Viewership

With a viewership of 35.2 million, Ajay Devgn’s OTT debut ‘Rudra: The Edge Of Darkness’ was the most viewed Hindi web series in 2022. Bobby Deol-starrer ‘Aashram S3’ followed close at heels in the second place with viewership of 34.3 million. ‘Panchayat S2’ was the third most viewed web series with viewership of 29.6 million.

Led by ‘Rudra: The Edge Of Darkness’, Disney+ Hotstar takes 7 positions in the top 15 list, followed by Prime Video and MX Player (4 shows each).

Among the Top 5 most watched Hindi films were Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘Cuttputlli’, Yami Gautam-starrer ‘A Thursday’ and Vicky Kaushal-starrer ‘Govinda Naam Mera, Deepika Padukone-starrer ‘Gehraiyaan’, and Kartik Aryan-starrer ‘Freddy’.

Three films, all on Disney+ Hotstar, crossed the 24 million Indian viewership mark in 2022. Disney+ Hotstar (7 films), Prime Video and Netflix (4 films each) shared the top 15 spots between them.

The immensely popular global series ‘House of the Dragon’ won over Indian audiences as well and topped the viewership list of most watched international shows with viewership of 28.2 million. It was followed by ‘Moon Knight’ and ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ in the second and third positions, respectively.

Franchise shows, including those from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, dominated the International list, taking each of the Top 8 positions.