Breaking all sorts of Viewership records during IPL, YouTube posted an average of five times more viewership than expected, says an official report from YouTube.

IPL or the glittery sensation of cricket was officially aired on YouTube starting right from the matches, post-match parties, freak-outs and players. It posted highlights and the recordings of earlier matches for the people who missed the show.

This saga of events accumulated the largest view ship YouTube ever witnessed. The reports claim that had it been not bogged down with controversies of ownership pattern of their franchisees it would have reached unsurpassable limits.

It was a pioneering move that saw any sport being broadcasted live on air, all with an objective to grab the maximum attention of more audiences.

The reports reveal that the maximum numbers of viewers were from India followed by those in the United States.