368 Billion Global Viewing Minutes: In India's Champions Trophy Triumph, ICC Announces Record-Breaking Numbers

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday unveiled the staggering broadcast viewership figures attained across the globe following the memorable ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 held in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, according to a release from the ICC. Celebrating 368 billion global viewing minutes across global coverage, the event becomes the most watched ICC Men's Champions Trophy ever and represents a growth of 19 per cent compared with the previous event held in England and Wales in 2017.

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The ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 also drew 308 million global viewing minutes per over - the most ever for an ICC event.

A blockbuster final in Dubai saw India claim the iconic white jackets, and their victory over New Zealand on March 9 became the most watched ICC Men's Champions Trophy match ever, with 65.3 billion live viewing minutes globally, shattering the record set during the 2017 final by 52.1 per cent.

The thrilling finale also takes third spot in the most watched ICC matches of all time globally by live watch time, while in India itself, the fixture also represents the third most watched ICC match ever, only surpassed by the India vs. New Zealand semi-final at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, and the final of that same event between India and Australia.

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 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.