Crictime

What Crictime does

Crictime is a London-headquartered digital platform that aggregates third-party live cricket streams and provides real-time scoreboards, match schedules, fixtures, and TV broadcasting guides through its website (crictimetv.com) and a dedicated Android mobile application. The platform covers a broad portfolio of cricket content, including men's and women's T20 leagues (IPL, PSL, BBL, SA20, ILT20, BPL, WPL), ICC events (T20 World Cup, Women's T20 World Cup), bilateral international series, and domestic tournaments such as the Vitality T20 Blast. Crictime does not host or license primary broadcast rights; instead, it positions itself as a discovery and access layer linking users to external streaming sources for free, with editorial content (tournament previews, squad announcements, broadcaster rights summaries) supplementing the live offering.

The business operates on a free, ad-supported model with no subscription tier and no disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and relies on organic search visibility for high-intent cricket queries, supported by an extensive SEO/content marketing blog. Distribution is entirely self-serve via web browser and the Android APK, with no app store presence on iOS documented and no API, SDK, or developer-facing integrations. The company is classified as non-profit with 1-10 employees, has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no management team information, and no ownership structure data. Revenue is generated through advertising displayed on the site and during streams, though specific ad partners, CPMs, and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Crictime

Legal name

Crictime

Website

https://crictimetv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Crictime is a London-based free digital platform that aggregates third-party live cricket streams and provides real-time scoreboards, schedules, and broadcaster guides for global cricket fans via its website and Android app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: Crictime operates as a free platform, likely generating revenue through advertisements displayed during live streams and on the website. The platform uses third-party streaming services and aggregates content for free access to users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

Crictime operates Crictime TV, a free online platform that aggregates third-party live cricket streams to broadcast matches from T20 leagues, ICC events, bilateral series, and domestic tournaments. It complements live streams with real-time cricket scores and TV schedule listings, and extends access via a dedicated Android mobile app.

Product overview

Crictime is a live cricket streaming aggregation platform that provides free access to cricket matches across T20 leagues, ICC events, bilateral series, and domestic tournaments worldwide. The core product is Crictime TV, a web-based streaming platform accessible on desktop and mobile browsers. The platform supplements its streaming service with live score tracking and ball-by-ball commentary features. A dedicated Android APK is also available for mobile-optimized viewing. Crictime aggregates links to third-party streaming services and does not host content directly, positioning itself as a discovery and access layer for cricket coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crictime TV Free web-based live cricket streaming service that aggregates third-party streams to broadcast T20 leagues, ICC events, bilateral series, and domestic tournaments, paired with real-time scores and a TV schedule for cricket fans worldwide.
• Crictime Mobile App (Android) Android mobile application that delivers Crictime's live cricket streaming, scores, and schedule coverage to users on smartphones, targeting cricket fans who want on-the-go access without using a desktop browser.

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Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

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Direct peers

• Smartcric: Smartcric is a free live cricket streaming aggregator positioned almost identically to Crictime, providing links to third-party streams for IPL, PSL, and other leagues. It is the closest direct head-to-head competitor in the same niche.
• Cricbuzz: Cricbuzz is a leading cricket scores, news, and live coverage platform serving the same global cricket-fan audience as Crictime. Both compete for high-intent cricket search traffic, though Cricbuzz is a more established, ad-monetized destination with deeper editorial and data products.
• TouchCric: TouchCric is a mobile-first free live cricket streaming and scores platform with overlapping audience and feature set to Crictime. Both target the same price-sensitive global cricket fan looking for free, no-signup streaming.
• ESPNcricinfo: ESPNcricinfo is the dominant cricket editorial, scores, and news destination globally and overlaps directly with Crictime's live scoreboard and match-information features. It is a far larger, rights-respecting incumbent that competes for the same SEO traffic and user attention.
• CricHD: CricHD is a free live cricket streaming aggregator that, like Crictime, surfaces third-party stream links for international and franchise T20 matches. Both sites operate in the gray-area streaming aggregation niche with similar SEO-driven traffic models.

Broad incumbents

• JioCinema: JioCinema is the official digital streaming home of IPL and other major cricket rights in India and competes for the same audience that Crictime serves. As an authorized rights-holder, it represents the legitimate, premium alternative Crictime's users turn to when free access is unavailable.
• Disney+ Hotstar: Disney+ Hotstar is the official streaming platform for major cricket rights in multiple markets and competes with Crictime for cricket viewing minutes. Its scale, rights portfolio, and product investment make it the dominant incumbent Crictime effectively undercuts.

Others

• Stream2Watch: Stream2Watch is a broader sports streaming aggregator covering cricket alongside football, MMA, and other sports. It is comparable to Crictime as a third-party aggregation layer for sports streams, though it is not cricket-specialized.
• Willow TV: Willow TV is the official North American broadcaster of cricket and a subscription-based alternative that competes directly with Crictime for US-based cricket fans. It illustrates the licensed, paid alternative against which Crictime positions itself as a free workaround.

Emerging players

• Live Cricket Streaming (mobile apps): Multiple free live cricket streaming apps on Android storefronts aggregate streams in the same way Crictime does, particularly via APK distribution. These represent the long tail of direct competitors in the same niche, fragmented across app stores and regional audiences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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