News: As per TomTom Traffic Index 2025, Bengaluru was the second most congested city in the world in 2025.
About TomTom Traffic Index 2025
- TomTom Traffic Index is an annual analysis of global traffic trends and commuting behavior.
- Released by: TomTom, an Amsterdam- based company that offers traffic solutions
- Benchmark: The Index measures congestion levels, average speeds and travel times per mile across the global road network.
- The TomTom Traffic Index is compiled using anonymised GPS data and real driving speeds from across the world.
- 2025 edition: TomTom Traffic Index 2025 is the 15th edition of the index.
- Findings related to India:
- India ranked as the fifth most traffic-congested country globally and second in Asia, with commuters experiencing an average congestion level of 37.4 per cent.
- Bengaluru emerged as India’s most traffic-congested city, recording an average congestion level of 74.4 per cent, thereby ranking second globally.
- During peak hours, commuters in Bengaluru took 15 minutes to travel 4.2 kilometres and commuters lost 168 hours per year due to heavy traffic.
- Kolkata ranked fourth among the world’s slowest cities.
- Pune became the fifth most congested city globally, overtaking Mumbai.
- Mumbai showed slight improvement, with time lost to congestion reducing to 126 hours per year.
- New Delhi ranked 23rd in the global congestion index.
- Other Indian cities featured in the rankings: Jaipur, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ernakulam, and Ahmedabad.
- Findings related to Global Congestion:
- For the first time, TomTom calculated global congestion using driving data from over 2.2 trillion miles (3.6 trillion km) worldwide.
- The index showed that global congestion increased from 20% to 25%, marking a rise of 5 percentage points.
- Of the top 10 cities with the highest congestion in Asia, six were from India: Bengaluru (1), Pune (2), Mumbai (6), New Delhi (7), Kolkata (9), and Jaipur (10). Chennai ranked 11th, while Hyderabad was placed 15th in the Asia ranking.
- Least Congested: U.S.A ranked 54th globally in congestion, making it one of the least congested countries.
- Most Congested: Colombia ranked first with nearly 50% congestion, making it the most congested country.
