Ramayan Trailer Crosses 1 Billion Views — First Indian Film Trailer to Hit the Milestone

1 Billion Views and Counting

The official trailer of Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayan: Part 1 has crossed the 1 billion cumulative views mark across all platforms and languages. No Indian film trailer has ever reached this number. The Hindi trailer alone, posted on the World Of Ramayana Instagram account, has clocked over 588 million views.

The Launch: 4:15 AM on July 30, 2026

The trailer was released on July 30, 2026 at 4:15 AM IST — the Brahma Muhurat, considered the most auspicious time of day in Hindu tradition. It went live on the T-Series YouTube channel and the official World of Ramayana social media handles. Within 48 hours, it had crossed 350 million views across official platforms.

Putting the Numbers in Context

To put 1 billion trailer views in perspective: the previous record for an Indian film trailer was held by KGF: Chapter 2 and Pushpa 2. Ramayan has surpassed both by a wide margin. The closest global comparison is the GTA 6 trailer, which broke MrBeast's record for most-viewed non-music YouTube video in 24 hours.

The Hindi trailer on YouTube (via T-Series and Namit Malhotra's channel) was followed by an English dub trailer released on August 5, 2026, which has accumulated hundreds of millions of views of its own through Entertainment Tonight and other international channels.

What the Trailer Showed

The three-minute trailer showcased the VFX scale of the production — ancient Ayodhya rendered in full digital glory, Lanka's golden towers, Ravana's ten-headed form, Hanuman's flight sequences, and the climactic face-off between Ranbir Kapoor's Ram and Yash's Ravana. The Hans Zimmer × A.R. Rahman score backing the trailer drew widespread praise for blending orchestral grandeur with Indian classical textures.