Santa tracker 2025 live – where is Santa right now and how to track him with NORAD and Google

The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived – it’s time for TechRadar’s annual Santa Tracker!

We’re going to be monitoring St. Nick’s whereabouts as he delivers all the best tech gifts this Christmas, following along using the two most popular trackers; NORAD and Google.

Every year, millions tune in to watch Kris Kringle’s annual gift-giving globe-trot. It's practically a sporting event, with both the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and Google running Santa Trackers to follow his every movement.

Of course, there's more to Christmastime than watching an animated sleigh jet across the skies, so we're also sharing global festive traditions as he travels, offering holiday entertainment recommendations and maybe even sharing some hot last-minute tech bargains to keep you entertained.

In keeping with the continued 'AI everywhere' theme of the 2020s, we've also asked Firefly AI to ...