Aaj Tak has reaffirmed its position as India’s No.1 Hindi news channel, dominating across TV, digital, and OOH (Out-of-Home) platforms during one of the most eventful news cycles of the year. 

With its unparalleled, real-time coverage of major national events including Republic Day, Union Budget 2025, the Mahakumbh stampede, the Saif Ali Khan stabbing incident, and Delhi elections Aaj Tak emerged as the most-watched news source across platforms, the news channel said in a press release.

As per BARC’s rolled average TV+OOH data (Weeks 1-5, 2025) for the 15+ HSM category, Aaj Tak secured the highest Gross AMA’000 among all Hindi news channels, surpassing competitors:

 

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

Aaj Tak outperformed its rivals, including News18 India and India TV, while maintaining a stronger viewership than channels leveraging landing pages.

• Republic Day 2025 – 167,142 avg. concurrent users (2.3x more than News18 India)
• Mahakumbh Stampede – 110,796 avg. concurrent users (3x more than India TV)
• Union Budget 2025 (11:00-12:15 Hrs) – 172,760 avg. concurrent users (3.4x more than India TV)
• Delhi Elections 2025 – Polling Day & Exit Polls – 81,717 avg. concurrent users (2x more than India TV)
• Delhi Elections 2025 – Counting Hours (08:00-12:15 Hrs) – 759,766 avg. concurrent users (1.4x more than India TV)

Additionally, by integrating mobile web (mWeb) and app viewership, Aaj Tak crossed a peak concurrency of over 1 million users during counting hours.

(Source: YouTube LIVE | Hindi News Channels | All Feeds)

In another milestone, Aaj Tak has surpassed 70 million subscribers on YouTube, cementing its position as the most-followed news channel globally on the platform.

Aajtak.in emerged as India’s most-visited Hindi news website, securing the highest unique visitor count during major national events:

• • Republic Day (January 26, 2025) – 2.48 million unique visitors (vs. 2.38M on Live Hindustan)
  • Union Budget Day (February 1, 2025) – 4.90 million unique visitors (vs. 2.43M on ABP Live)
  • Delhi Election Counting Day (February 8, 2025) – 7.03 million unique visitors (vs. 3.26M on ABP Live)

(Source: Similarweb | India | Unique Visitors | Top Hindi News Sites)

On Google Trends, Aaj Tak ranked as the second most-searched topic on February 8, 2025 (Delhi Election Counting Day), second only to the Election Commission of India.

With its multi-platform leadership across TV, digital, and social media, Aaj Tak continues to set industry benchmarks, reinforcing its status as India’s most trusted and widely consumed Hindi news source.