The ICC Champions Trophy broke the number of viewers: 368 billion views; India vs New Zealand tournament watched the most in history. Cricket news

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025, hosted in Pakistan and UAE, has achieved the number of unprecedented spectators with minutes of 368 billion global views, marking the 19% growth from the 2017 tournament. The event, which defeated India in the final in Dubai, became the most viewed Champions Trophy match in history, with minutes of viewing the final drawing globally with minutes.The tournament set a new record with minutes of 308 million global views, the highest for any ICC event. The final match overtakes 52.1% from the final of viewership 2017 and became the third most watched ICC match of all time globally.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!In India, the last most watched ICC match was ranked, which is only India vs New Zealand semi -finals and the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 in the final of India vs Australia.Through the JISTAR network, coverage in India spread 29 channels and nine languages, which featured the Indian sign language feed and audio descriptive comments. The tournament achieved the highest ratio of digital viewership for any ICC tournament in India, in which the vertical maxview feeds the experience of watching the mobile viewing.Australia witnessed its highest Champions Trophy viewership, with a 65% increase in hours compared to 2017. Amazon Prime Video, which introduced Hindi language coverage, recorded its highest audience for any ICC event on the platform.The United States market showed a significant increase with a 38% increase in the clock time despite the adverse match time. Pakistan, despite not retaining its title, saw an increase of 24% for hours compared to its winning 2017 campaign.

ICC President J Shah said in a media release, “We are happy to share that the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 has achieved a record-breaking global viewership, which is the most viewed version of the tournament.“We are particularly grateful to continuous innovation and investment by JISTAR Network in India, which gave live coverage in 29 unique broadcasting feeds in nine languages, an attempt that played an important role in reaching the new audience and deepening the fan engagement.”

“It is also hearty to look at the extraordinary growth in markets like Australia, where Amazon Prime Video recorded a 65% increase in viewers compared to the 2017 edition, and in the United States, where Wilo TV saw a remarkable increase in audience figures despite a challenging time.”“These are a will for the expansion footprint of milestones and passion for cricket fans worldwide.”