India, Jan. 27 -- Bengaluru commuters lost nearly a full working week to rush-hour traffic in 2025, as the city ranked second among the world's most congested cities - behind only Mexico City - according to the latest mobility data from Dutch location technology firm TomTom.

The city recorded an average congestion level of 74.4 per cent, with commuters taking 15 minutes to travel 4.2 kilometres during peak hours, at an average speed of 16.6 km per hour. This translated into an annual loss of 168 hours per commuter to traffic, according to the TomTom Traffic Index 2025.

The index evaluates cities worldwide based on average travel time, congestion levels and vehicle speeds. The rankings draw on global trip data covering more than 3.65 tri...