IPL 2025 continues the trend of surging Indian iGaming activity
With the new season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) now underway, the analytics platform Blask has detailed its significant early impact on the iGaming industry.
The Blask Index – a key metric system that identifies player interest and related market moves – rocketed from 1.60 million on March 21, up to 2.39 million the following day, with the season opening on March 22.
Yes, it is perhaps a small scale and just one day, but the Blask Index data shows the rapid surge on IPL opening days in recent years:
2025 – 1.60m to 2.39m
2024 – 1.28m to 2.38m
2023 – 868.1k to 1.84m
2022 – 674.8k to 1.27m
2021 – 569.9k to 1.23m
2020 – 372.1k to 715.4k
2019 – 176.8k to 249.6k
2018 – 114.5k to 291.9k
2017 – 121.8k to 276.4k
The figures above detail the consistency and gains over the long-term, it cannot be dismissed as an instant, one-off rise. IPL is driving growth in India’s iGaming sector and effectively acts as a market driver for the entire betting sector in the country.
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