JioHotstar vs Paramount+
JioHotstar
JIOSTAR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
App Store
$1.06M/mo
~$12.77M/yr · 15.3M installs
VS
Paramount+
CBS Interactive
App Store
$35.48M/mo
~$425.81M/yr · 350.0M installs
Revenue winner
Paramount+ wins
+3233% vs other
Installs winner
Paramount+ wins
+2191% vs other
MAU winner
Paramount+ wins
+388% vs other
Rating winner
Paramount+ wins
+0% vs other
Why Paramount+ is winning
Top 4 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Paramount+ earns roughly 33× more per month than JioHotstar - $35.48M vs $1.06M.
- Premium pricing. Paramount+ charges $8.99/mo vs JioHotstar's $3.49/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- Bigger install base. Paramount+ has ~350.0M lifetime installs vs JioHotstar's ~15.3M - 22.9× the funnel top.
- Charts placement. Paramount+ ranks #7 on the US grossing chart (the other app is unranked) - chart placement is a self-reinforcing flywheel.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
JioHotstar
vs
Paramount+
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$1.06M
▶
$35.48M
Annual revenue (est.)
$12.77M
▶
$425.81M
Lifetime installs (est.)
15.3M
▶
350.0M
Monthly active users (est.)?
3.3M
▶
16.1M
App Store rating
4.62★
▶
4.62★
Total ratings
102K
▶
856K
US grossing rank
-
▶
#7
Cheapest monthly sub
$3.49
▶
$8.99
IAP tiers detected
10 tiers
◀
4 tiers
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Sep 3, 2017
- Last updated
- May 8, 2026
- File size
- 160.2 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 26.04.27
- Languages
- Arabic, English, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay +5 more
- Category
- Entertainment
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Mar 14, 2013
- Last updated
- May 4, 2026
- File size
- 159.8 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 15.17.0
- Languages
- English
JioHotstar trajectory
Paramount+ trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, JioHotstar or Paramount+? v
Paramount+ earns about $35.48M per month, while JioHotstar earns about $1.06M. That is a 33.3× revenue gap (~$34.42M more per month for Paramount+). Annual revenue: JioHotstar ≈ $12.77M/year, Paramount+ ≈ $425.81M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, JioHotstar or Paramount+? v
Paramount+ leads with about 350.0M estimated downloads vs 15.3M for JioHotstar - a 22.9× gap. JioHotstar's App Store downloads are estimated from 102K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Paramount+'s App Store downloads are estimated from 856K ratings.
Are JioHotstar and Paramount+ in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Entertainment category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do JioHotstar and Paramount+ offer? v
JioHotstar: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Paramount+: IAP range 4 tiers detected. JioHotstar runs a "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)" monetization model; Paramount+ runs "Subscription (~$8.99/mo) · calibrated by US grossing rank #7". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, JioHotstar or Paramount+? v
Paramount+ edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: JioHotstar 102K ratings, Paramount+ 856K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these JioHotstar vs Paramount+ revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $1.06M for JioHotstar and $35.48M for Paramount+ are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Entertainment) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare JioHotstar or Paramount+ to a different App Store app? v
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