ICC MEN’S T20 WC 2026 Final Record: The final played between India and New Zealand created a new history of online viewership. At the time of the last wicket falling, about 74.5 crore people were watching the match simultaneously on the streaming platform JioHotstar. With this victory of Team India, the final became one of the most watched live cricket events in the world.
T20 WC Final Viewership Record: The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final played between India and New Zealand created new history not only on the field but also on the screen. Crores of people from all over the world joined together online to watch the moment of Team India’s victory. The viewership of this match on the streaming platform JioHotstar was so high that all the old records were left behind. When New Zealand’s last wicket fell and India won the title, about 74.5 crore people were watching the match simultaneously.
The crowd increased further in the post-match presentation
Even after the match was over, the interest of the spectators did not diminish. Viewership further increased during the presentation ceremony. According to statistics, at that time about 79.1 crore people were connected to the live stream. This means that the celebration of India’s victory was visible not only in the stadium but also on mobile and TV screens around the world.
The craze was visible even before the match started
The atmosphere was already created even before the finals started. About 21 million people were online during singer Ricky Martin’s performance before the match. By the time the toss came, this number reached 4.2 crores. That means, even before the start of the match, crores of people were already sitting in front of their screens.
As the final match progressed, viewership increased
The number of spectators increased rapidly as the final match progressed. By the end of India’s innings, about 43.9 crore people were watching live. During the innings break this figure increased to 44.3 crores. When New Zealand started chasing the target, viewership reached 49.9 crores. By the end of the first over this number had crossed Rs 50 crore. After this, as the match progressed towards the climax, people started getting more involved.
All old records of cricket matches are left behind
This final also broke many old viewership records. Earlier, there was a peak viewership record of around 6.5 crores during the India vs England semi-final. There itself. A record of Rs 5.9 crore was made during the match between India and Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup final. But this time the figure went far beyond all this.
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