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2 SourcesIndia
thebalanced.newsBurgers Surpass Biryani as Top Food Ordered During IPL 2026 on JioHotstar
During IPL 2026, burgers have surpassed biryani as the most ordered food item during live cricket matches streamed on JioHotstar. The platform's integration with Swiggy enables viewers to order food directly within the streaming app, with over 37 million users engaging with this feature across more than 690 cities. Notable orders include a single transaction of over 100 burgers and rapid deliveries under 11 minutes. Mumbai Indians matches generated the highest food-ordering activity, with cities like Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Delhi leading in orders.
Political Bias
0%100%0%
Sentiment
75%
AI Analysis
Political bias across 2 sources
● Left 0%● Center 100%● Right 0%
The articles focus on consumer behavior and technological integration in sports streaming without political framing. They present corporate data and user trends from JioHotstar and Swiggy neutrally, highlighting market and regional participation without political commentary or partisan perspectives.
Sentiment — Positive (75/100)
Coverage across the articles is generally positive, emphasizing innovation in live sports viewing and convenience for consumers. The tone highlights enthusiasm for the new food-ordering feature and impressive user engagement statistics, with no critical or negative sentiment evident.
How 2 sources covered this story
Each source's own headline, political lean, and sentiment — so you can see framing differences at a glance.
| Source | Their headline | Bias | Sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|
| indianexpress | Burgers beat biryani as 'most-ordered' food item during IPL 2026, fan places order for 100 burgers in one go | Center | Positive |
| news18 | From 100 Burgers In One Tap To Highest Orders During MI Matches: Cricket Fans Are Ordering Food Like Never Before | Center | Positive |
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 8 May, 07:33 am. Other outlets followed.
- 1news188 May, 07:33 amFrom 100 Burgers In One Tap To Highest Orders During MI Matches: Cricket Fans Are Ordering Food Like Never Before
- 2indianexpress8 May, 11:16 amBurgers beat biryani as 'most-ordered' food item during IPL 2026, fan places order for 100 burgers in one go
Lens Score breakdown
32/100
Public interest0/100
Coverage gap100%
Well-covered story — coverage matches public importance.
Who's involved
Institutions and figures named across source coverage.
Corporate
JioHotstarSwiggy
Story context
- Category
- Tech
- Location
- India
- Sources analysed
- 2
- Last analysed
- 8 May 2026
- Key entities
- BiryaniCricketIndiaMumbai IndiansIndian rupeeBangaloreRajasthan RoyalsHyderabadDelhiPatnaPuneHamburger
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