According to BARC data (BARC; market share% 24 hrs, TG: 15+, HSM, Wk 52’22, All days) , News18 India is ahead of other Hindi news channels such as Aaj Tak, India TV, TV9 Bharatvarsh, and Republic Bharat with a market share of 15.7%.
The market share of Aaj Tak stood at 13.63%, whereas the market share of India TV is at 13.60%, TV9 Bharatvarsh stood at 12.9%, and Republic Bharat is at 11.6%.
BARC numbers also show that News18 India led the competition by far in prime-time hours as well.
(BARC; market share% 1800- 2400 hrs, TG: 15+, HSM, Wk 52’22, All days), News18 India has a 16.3% market share, and is followed by TV9 Bharatvarsh and India TV, at 13.7% and 13.6% viewership share, respectively.
As per the BARC data, (BARC; market share% 2100-2200 hrs, TG: 15+, HSM, Wk 52’22, Mon-Fri), News18 India’s Kishore Ajwani has remained ahead of Aaj Tak’s Sudhir Chaudhary and others, with 17.9% market share, followed by Republic Bharat and India TV, which had 15.9% and 15.7% market share, respectively.