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RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 final creates new RECORD, it had 31700000000...

RCB vs PBKS IPL 2025 final creates new RECORD, it had 31700000000...

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In these collection of pictures, we find out about the massive new record created by IPL 2025 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings earlier this month.
Virat Kohli's RCB ended a 18-year wait to win IPL title. RCB defeated Preity Zinta co-owned Punjab Kings by six runs in the IPL 2025 final.
IPL 2025 viewership broke all previous records. According to JioHotstar, IPL 2025 season clocked 840 billion minutes of viewership.
IPL 2025 final was the most-watched T20 match ever with 31.7 billion overall views on June 3.
IPL 2025 final witness 892 million video views, 55 million peak concurrency, and 16.74 billion minutes of watch-time.
IPL 2025 first three match recorded over 49 billion minutes across three platforms. It is an all-time IPL record.
IPL 2025 digital viewership has grown by 29 per cent. This momentum was driven by a sharp rise in Connected TV (CTV) consumption, which alone grew by 49 per cent.

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