Santa Tracker 2024: Follow Santa’s Journey Around the Globe

The tradition, started by NORAD in 1955, allows children and families to track Santa's progress in real-time through various platforms.

Santa Claus began his global gift-giving journey early on December 24, departing from the North Pole with his reindeer-led sleigh.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) continues its annual tradition of tracking Santa, a practice that began in 1955 after a misdialed phone call from a child.
Multiple platforms, including NORAD’s website, Google’s Santa Tracker, and FlightRadar24, allow users to follow Santa’s route in real-time with interactive features and games.
Santa's route is designed to align with time zones and nightfall, starting in the South Pacific and moving through Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
NORAD’s Santa Tracker has evolved to include apps, multilingual support, and even a hotline where volunteers and occasionally U.S. presidents answer calls from children.