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Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent Season 2 Dominates YouTube While Netflix Draws Far Fewer Views

The dual release signals a YouTube-first audience and a deliberate push to let creators clip and amplify episodes for wider reach.

Overview

  • The season premiered as a simultaneous release on YouTube and Netflix with the first episode posted on June 21 and featuring Alia Bhatt and Sharvari.
  • Public YouTube views outpaced Netflix by a wide margin, registering about 45–47 million YouTube views versus 2.2 million on Netflix according to platform counts reported by outlets.
  • Samay Raina fixed reported sound problems on the YouTube upload and publicly said his channel will not issue copyright strikes on public episodes so creators can make reaction videos.
  • Social media has circulated videos and posts claiming upcoming panelists such as Karan Aujla, Tanmay Bhat, Rahul Dua, Gurleen Pannu and Sourav Joshi but those lineups remain unconfirmed by the show.
  • The return follows Season 1’s 2025 controversy and removal from YouTube and is being run as a weekly, ‘no filter’ series that leverages clip culture to rebuild reach and test how free and paid distribution split audience and influence.