| 1 | IPL 2008 Inaugural Season The first IPL season drew around 100 million cumulative TV viewers, establishing the league as a must-watch event in India. | 2,008 | ~100 million | First-ever IPL season broadcast | N/A |
| 2 | IPL 2009 Held in South Africa Viewership rose to approximately 121 million TV viewers despite the tournament being held in South Africa due to general elections. | 2,009 | ~121 million | — | N/A |
| 3 | IPL 2010 First YouTube Livestream IPL became the first sporting event broadcast live on YouTube, reaching ~138 million TV viewers. A landmark moment in digital sports broadcasting. | 2,010 | ~138 million | First sporting event broadcast live on YouTube | Debut on YouTube |
| 4 | IPL 2011 Growing TV Audience Viewership climbed to approximately 160 million TV viewers as the IPL expanded its audience across India. | 2,011 | ~160 million | — | N/A |
| 5 | IPL 2014 Part Held in UAE Despite the opening 20 matches being held in the UAE, cumulative TV viewership reached approximately 191 million. | 2,014 | ~191 million | — | N/A |
| 6 | IPL 2015 BARC Era Begins The new BARC ratings system counting rural viewership boosted estimated audience to ~192 million. Annual ad revenue exceeded ₹12 billion. | 2,015 | ~192 million | First season under BARC rural+urban measurement | — |
| 7 | IPL 2016 Digital Era Begins TV viewership jumped to 347 million. The digital audience crossed 100 million for the first time with Hotstar's IPL streaming. | 2,016 | ~347 million | First season with significant digital audience | ~100 million |
| 8 | IPL 2017 Billion-Dollar TV Reach TV viewership surged to 1.25 billion impressions as Star India took over broadcasting rights. IPL solidified its position as India's biggest TV property. | 2,017 | 1.25 billion impressions | — | ~411 million |
| 9 | IPL 2018 Star India Domination Star India's first full season saw 1.4 billion TV impressions. Digital viewership on Hotstar reached 10.3 million concurrent viewers. | 2,018 | 1.4 billion impressions | Highest concurrent digital viewers at the time | 10.3 million concurrent |
| 10 | IPL 2019 Hotstar Concurrent Record Digital viewership on Hotstar peaked at 18.6 million concurrent viewers during a match, setting a new global streaming record at the time. | 2,019 | — | Global concurrent streaming record at the time | 18.6 million concurrent |
| 11 | IPL 2020 UAE Bubble Season Held entirely in UAE amid the COVID-19 pandemic, TV reach crossed 405 million. Digital viewership soared as fans stayed home. | 2,020 | 405 million | — | — |
| 12 | IPL 2021 Split Season The 2021 season was split between India and UAE, attracting 400+ million TV viewers despite the disruption. | 2,021 | 400+ million | — | — |
| 13 | IPL 2022 JioCinema Debut First week reached 229 million viewers. Overall TV reach stood at ~330 million. The season marked the beginning of the free streaming era on JioCinema. | 2,022 | ~330 million | First season with free JioCinema streaming | — |
| 14 | IPL 2023 Concurrent Streaming World Record JioCinema attracted 32 million concurrent viewers for the final — a global record for a livestreamed event at the time, surpassing Hotstar's 2019 Cricket World Cup mark. Total TV reach hit 505 million. | 2,023 | 505 million | Most concurrent livestream viewers globally (at time) | — |
| 15 | IPL 2024 620 Million Average Digital Viewers JioCinema reported an average of 620 million viewers per match throughout the season, with at least 350 billion minutes streamed — a new benchmark for digital cricket consumption. | 2,024 | — | Most minutes streamed in IPL history to date | 620 million average |
| 16 | IPL 2025 1 Billion Combined Viewers The 2025 season crossed 1 billion combined TV and digital viewers — the first time digital viewership (652 million) surpassed TV (537 million) in IPL history. The final drew 169 million TV viewers, the most-watched cricket match on Indian linear TV ever. | 2,025 | 537 million | First season digital > TV; most-watched IPL final on line... | 652 million |