Aaj Tak has reclaimed its position as India’s No.1 Hindi news channel, leading across TV+OOH, and digital platforms during one of the most intense news cycles of the year. With comprehensive, real-time coverage of major national events—including Republic Day, Union Budget 2025, the Mahakumbh stampede, Saif Ali Khan Stabbing, and Delhi Polling Day—Aaj Tak emerged as the most-watched news source across multiple platforms.
Aaj Tak: The #1 Hindi News Channel on TV (BARC Rolled Average TV+OOH of 4 weeks ending Week 5, 2025,15+ HSM)
In Week 5 of 2025, Aaj Tak ranked #1 among Hindi news channels, with, 84,415 Gross AMA’000 (TV + OOH), which is higher viewership than channels that engage landing channels.
|
Channel |
Gross AMA’000 |
Rank |
|
Aaj Tak |
84,415 |
1 |
|
News18 India |
84,264 |
2 |
|
India TV |
67,656 |
3 |
|
Republic Bharat |
63,259 |
4 |
|
TV9 Bharatvarsh |
58,227 |
5 |
|
Zee News |
54,744 |
6 |
|
Times Now Navbharat |
46,892 |
7 |
|
ABP News |
40,218 |
8 |
|
Good News Today |
34,926 |
9 |
|
News 24 |
28,028 |
10 |
|
News Nation |
27,067 |
11 |
|
NDTV India |
12,359 |
12 |
|
Zee Bharat |
10,245 |
13 |
|
DD News |
8,445 |
14 |
Source: BARC | HSM | 15+ | Week 05’25 | 24 Hrs | TV + OOH TV | Gross AMA’000
Digital Dominance: Aaj Tak Leads YouTube Live Viewership
Besides TV, Aaj Tak maintained its leadership as the most-watched Hindi news channel on YouTube Live, outperforming competitors during all key national events:
- Republic Day 2025 – 167,142 avg. concurrent users (2.3x more than News18 India)
- Mahakumbh Stampede Coverage – 110,796 avg. concurrent users (3x more than the second news channel, IndiaTV)
- Union Budget 2025 (11:00-12:15 Hrs) – 172,760 avg. concurrent users (3.4x more than IndiaTV)
- Delhi elections 2025 – polling day + poll of polls (exit polls) – 81,717 avg. concurrent users (2x more than IndiaTV)
- Delhi Elections 2025 – Key Counting Hours (08:00-12:15 Hrs) – 759,766 avg. concurrent users (1.4x more than IndiaTV)
Source: YouTube LIVE | Hindi News Channels | All Feeds
Adding the mWeb and App concurrency, Aaj Tak brand crossed the peak concurrency of 1 Million users during counting hours comfortably.
Aaj Tak has also achieved the milestone of 70 Mn subscribers on YouTube, maintaining its position as the most-followed news channel on the platform globally.
Most-Visited News Platform: Setting the Benchmark in Digital Traffic
Aajtak.in was the most-visited Hindi news website, during these key national events:
- 26th Jan, Republic Day: 2.48 Mn unique visitors (followed by livehindustan.com at 2.38 Mn)
- 1st Feb, Union Budget Day: 4.90 Mn unique visitors (followed by abplive.com at 2.43 Mn)
- 8th Feb, Delhi Election Counting Day: 7.03 Mn unique visitors (followed by abplive.com at 3.26 Mn)
Source: Similarweb | India | Unique visitor | Top Hindi News Sites
Aaj Tak trended on Google Trends during Delhi Election Counting Day (8th Feb 2025) only second to ‘election commission of India’, emerging as the most-searched news source during the critical coverage window. Source: Google Trends | India | Trending Now Report
