The ICC said a total of 1,250,307 spectators watched the 48 matches at India’s home ground, surpassing the previous record of 1,016,420 spectators during the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The 2019 World Cup in England is in third place with 752,000 spectators.

Disney Star said linear television viewership in India surpassed 500 million and 518 million tuned in to the World Cup during the six-week tournament. Total television consumption was 422 billion minutes, making it the largest World Cup in history, according to data from the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) in India.

The World Cup final between India and Australia was watched by 300 million people, with a peak attendance of 130 million, making it the most watched cricket match on television according to Disney Star.

The final also broke digital viewership records, with Disney+ Hotstar recording a peak of 59 million concurrent viewers, the most for any live sporting event.

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