It seems like American streaming giant Netflix is failing to impress fans in India. Despite introducing 'game-changing' tariffs for single-user subscriptions, Netflix is finding it difficult to bring and produce content that will impress Hindi fans. This is proved by Ormax Media report which recently published the most-watched Hindi web series in India across various OTT platforms in the year 2023. Notably, the Top 10 most-watched Hindi web series contained no Hindi show from Netflix while other streaming platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus Hotstar, Jio Cinema, etc had multiple shows in the elite list. Below are the top 17 most-watched Hindi series of 2023 and their viewership-
1) Farzi
With a viewership of 37.1 million, Shahid Kapoor starrer Farzi streaming on Amazon Prime Video is at top spot as per the ormax report.
2) The Night Manager
Available on Disney Plus Hotstar, Aditya Roy Kapur's The Night Manager is at number 2 with a viewership of 28.6 million.
3) Taaza Khabar
YouTuber Bhuvam Bam starrer Taaza Khabar available on Disney Plus is at number 3 with a viewership of 23.5 million.
4) Asur Season 2
Arshad Warsi starrer Asur Season 2 is at number 4 with 21 million viewership, available on Jio Cinema.
5) Taali
Sushmita Sen starrer true story series Taali is at number 5 with 17.8m viewership, available on Jio Cinema.
6) Aarya Season 3
'Lady Don' Sushmita Sen starrer Aarya Season 3 is at number 6 with 17.2m viewership, available on Disney Plus Hotstar.
7) Aspirants S2
Available on Prime Video, Aspirants Season 2 is at number 7 with 16.6 million viewership
8) The Freelancer
Neeraj Pandey's spy thriller The Freelancer is at number 8 with 16.2m viewership, available on Disney Plus Hotstar.
9) Dahaad
Vijay Varma-Sonakshi Sinha starrer Dahaad is at number 9 with 16m viewership.
10) Made In Heaven Season 2
Made In Heaven Season 2 available on Amazon Prime Video is at number 10 with 15.7 million viewership.
Other Hindi series include- The Trail (Disney Plus Hotstar), Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo (Disney Plus Hotstar), Mumbai Diaries Season 2 (Prime Video), Scam 2003 (Sony Liv), Bambai Meri Jaan (Amazon Prime Video), Commando (Prime Video), City of Dreams Season 3 (Hotstar)