Bigg Boss Season 13 records its highest viewership ever, indicating Indians still haven't gotten enough of the show

• This is 1.5X the number of online food deliveries in India last year, and equivalent to the time required to walk around the globe 40,160 times respectively!
• And no, it isn’t boomers! Females in the age group of 18-24 were glued to every minute of the episode and men in the age group of 25 to 34 binged on near-to-blows men fights and Arti’s captaincy struggles Voot Exclusives.

With eight digital sponsors, Bigg Boss’ latest season on Voot has clocked 1.5 billion views and 20+ billions minutes of watch-time, which is the highest so far the show has seen in years, as per Voot’s latest report.

This is 1.5X the number of online food deliveries in India last year, and equivalent to the time required to walk around the globe 40,160 times respectively! 40 million viewers is 2.7X times the number of tickets sold on BookMyShow for popular films such as Avenger-End Game and Uri.


And no, it isn’t boomers! Females in the age group of 18-24 were glued to every minute of the episode and men in the age group of 25 to 34 binged on the near-to-blows men fights and Arti’s captaincy struggles, according to Voot Exclusives.

The report also reveals that Indians watched Bigg Boss more than Indian Idol, Kundali Bhagya, Kaun Banega Crorepati and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.


Giving us an insight into Bigg Boss' fandom, Gourav Rakshit, COO – Viacom18 Digital Ventures said, "Bigg Boss is more than just a show for its fans across India. It is a way of life. Bigg Boss’ fans are committed and dedicated and are also ambassadors of the show in some form or another, online as well as offline. The fans are a testimony to the success of Bigg Boss beyond TV. The playbook gives advertisers and brand owners an insight and deeper understanding into the behavior of these unique Bigg Boss fans on the digital platform which is extremely interesting and intriguing from a brand and advertising standpoint."

Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab were the top four states to watch Bigg Boss Season 13. 5 lakh minutes of Bigg Boss was streamed in Andaman and Nicobar islands and Lakshadweep.


Voot has seen a 66% increase in viewership for its exclusives and audience watching full episodes.

Not just the original episodes, Indians are also watching Unseen, Behind-the-scenes clips. ‘Hotness by the pool’ and ‘Shukla Ji Ka Giddha’ were the top most watched exclusive episodes on Voot.


Voot also saw its social media engagement hiking up. It witnessed 985+ campaign impressions, 11 million views on #AsliFan anthem and 16.8+ million views on #AsliFan stickers.

It wasn’t just viewers, brands were interested in associating with Bigg Boss, too as it saw the highest number of sponsors.