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New Delhi: Aaj Tak emerged as the number one Hindi news channel in TV + OOH data released by BARC India for Week 5 of 2025 on Thursday.
The channel ranked No. 1 with a relative share of 13.6% and Gross AMA (000s) of 84,415 in Hindi-speaking markets and the 15+ age group.
News18 India closely followed at No. 2 with a relative share of 13.57% and 84,264 AMA (000s).
India TV held the No. 3 position with a relative share of 10.9% and 67,656 AMA (000s).
| Sr. No. | Channel | Gross AMA'000 |
| 1 | Aaj Tak | 84,415 |
| 2 | News18 India | 84,264 |
| 3 | India TV | 67,656 |
| 4 | Republic Bharat | 63,259 |
| 5 | TV9 Bharatvarsh | 58,227 |
| 6 | Zee News | 54,744 |
| 7 | Times Now Navbharat | 46,892 |
| 8 | ABP News | 40,218 |
| 9 | Good News Today | 34,926 |
| 10 | News 24 | 28,028 |
| 11 | News Nation | 27,067 |
| 12 | NDTV India | 12,359 |
| 13 | Zee Bharat | 10,245 |
| 14 | DD News | 8,445 |
(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)
- 8,445 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)