India Today’s Instagram network delivers 218% higher engagement for India Today Influence

India Today Influence, the influencer marketing arm of the India Today Group, has officially announced that its strategic offerings are now directly backed by the unmatched reach and scale of the network's Instagram ecosystem. This means brand campaigns will now be supercharged by the same high-velocity distribution network that leads the country's social media landscape.

By backing influencer marketing with this level of established organic reach, India Today Influence bridges the gap between top-tier digital creators and India's most active, cross-demographic digital audiences. The network delivers impactful campaigns that seamlessly blend creator authenticity with verified, massive-scale audience trust.

The network’s influencer strategy combines data-driven audience insights with premium editorial storytelling, enabling brands to build measurable digital experiences across lifestyle, entertainment, technology, education, health, travel, and youth categories.

The extraordinary Instagram reach backing this ecosystem is verified by the latest industry performance metrics:

India Today Instagram: Commands a massive 57% market share, clocking 218% higher engagement than its nearest competitor (Source: Comscore Social | India | Metrics & Trends | Instagram | Actions (Total) IG | Custom List of English TV News Social Pages/Handles | Total of FY26).

Aaj Tak Instagram: Reinforces this market dominance with a 52%+ market share, outperforming its closest competitor by an astounding 348% (Source: Comscore Social | India | Metrics & Trends | Instagram | Actions (Total) IG | Custom List of Hindi News Social Pages/Handles | Total of FY26).

Cross-Platform Momentum: Supported by 1.6+ billion combined interactions and a 52% year-on-year growth on Aaj Tak, anchoring the network's digital leadership (Source: Comscore Social | India | Metrics & Trends | Combined Actions – FB+IG+X | Custom List of Hindi News Social Pages/Handles | Total of FY26).

By leveraging the heritage and trust of the India Today Group, these influencer initiatives offer advertisers an elite, high-performance environment for integrated marketing.