New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Football viewership in India reached a milestone as total watch-time for the Premier League crossed 9.04 billion minutes across the JioStar network during the 2025/26 season. A joint study titled 'The Beautiful Game's Indian Decade' conducted by JioStar and Nielsen using BARC data, highlighted a 2.4-fold expansion in combined linear television and digital reach over the last five years.

The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system, contested by 20 clubs.

According to the JioStar report, watch-time on linear television for the league stands at three times that of the UEFA Champions League, with total league followers in India ...