Team India's win helps Champions Trophy 2025 break broadcast records

The ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 has set a new viewership record on the back of the Indian cricket team winning the tournament in Dubai earlier this year, in March. The Champions Trophy 2025 registered 308 million global viewing minutes per over, which is the most ever for an ICC event.

The India vs New Zealand final has emerged as the most-watched Champions Trophy match ever, with 65.3 billion live viewing minutes globally, overtaking the record set during the 2017 final by a whopping 52.1 percent.

India's win helps Champions Trophy 2025 break broadcast records

It was also the third-most watched game in any ICC event globally by live watch time. In India too, it was the third-most watched ICC game ever, sitting behind the 2023 Cricket World Cup semi-final and final, both of which featured India.

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Spread across 29 channels and nine languages, and with the return of the award-winning Indian Sign Language feed and Audio Descriptive Commentary, coverage in India across the JioStar network featured a range of inclusive innovations designed to ensure all fans could enjoy the unrivalled drama of the Champions Trophy, culminating in it becoming the most watched Champions Trophy ever in the country.

“We are delighted to share that the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 has achieved record-breaking global viewership,” ICC chairman Jay Shah said. “Making it the most-watched edition of the tournament to date.

“These remarkable numbers reflect the growing global appeal of the game and the strength of our partnerships.”

While fans are crazy for cricket in India, the Champions Trophy also set new benchmarks in Australia and the USA.

In the USA, despite less favourable match timings, fans tuned in in big numbers as the market witnessed a record 19 percent growth in live viewership as compared with the 2017 event.

The 2025 tournament also became the most-watched Champions Trophy in Australia, with the overall viewing hours going up by 65 percent compared to the previous edition.