The ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 has broken huge viewership records in India, clearing all previous records for multi-country cricket events. The eight-nation tournament recorded a great 23% higher TV rating than the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, highlighting its staggering popularity.
The event collected an overall 137 billion minutes of watch time on Star Sports (TV) and 110 billion minutes on JioHotstar (Digital), according to the ICC.
The last India vs. New Zealand match, played in Dubai on March 9, broke new digital viewership records, reaching a high of 122 million live TV viewers and 61 million on JioHotstar. This was a record for digital viewership in the sport of cricket.
The final became history as well by becoming the second-best ODI rated in TV history (next to ICC Cricket World Cup matches), with 230 million people watching it live on television. The game generated a whopping 53 billion minutes of viewing time on both television and digital media.
One of the most memorable moments of the tournament was India vs. Pakistan, a high-profile match that also set records for being among the most-viewed ODI games in India. The two nations' clash generated over 26 billion minutes of viewing time on linear television, setting a benchmark way above their Ahmedabad World Cup 2023 match's 19.5 billion minutes. India-Pakistan, played in Dubai on February 23, was watched by 206 million viewers on television.
The Champions Trophy had a sensational comeback after a gap of eight years, and the viewership figures from India have been tremendous, particularly for India vs New Zealand final," stated ICC Chair Jay Shah. "These record-breaking figures indicate the mass popularity cricket enjoys in India and the uplift of connecting with audiences across languages and maximizing the interaction with fans.
JioStar Sports CEO Sanjoy Gupta credited the achievement to the synergy of a widely accessible multi-platform sports destination, compelling fan-centric storytelling through JioStar's "mega-casts," and better technology. Gupta also noted that India's unbeaten campaign and title triumph contributed additional fuel to the enthusiasm, which created a huge increase in viewership for the final.
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