Seventy years ago, a wrong number prompted the U.S. Air Force to begin issuing reports of St. Nick’s progress on Christmas Eve.

For those looking to keep tabs on the big man, here's what to know about the NORAD and Google Santa trackers for 2025.

President Trump spent part of Christmas Eve bantering with kids, updating families on NORAD's Santa tracker and reminding one child that the big guy has a "serious appetite." ...

Check out the trackers to see Santa's location: NORAD Tracks Santa started 70 years ago, after a child accidentally dialed the unlisted phone number of the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) ...

NORAD has been tracking Santa since 1955. With their online tracker, families can check his exact location on Christmas Eve.

According to NORAD, the command center received more than 1 million calls about Santa during its tracking operations in the last three years. There were 261,000 calls in 2022, 430,000 calls in 2023 ...

If Google had a most popular searches list on Christmas Eve, one might question, “What time does Santa Claus arrive? When ...

NORAD updates its map in real time to show Santa’s locations on his trip around the world. The journey begins from the North Pole, and NORAD uses its expertise in satellite technology to track the ...

FILE - This image provided by NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, shows NORAD's Santa Tracker on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. NORAD via AP, File Sometimes kids drop the phone after ...

A display at Colorado Springs Airport Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, tells the story of NORAD tracking Santa that began 70 years ago when a wrong telephone number for Santa was printed in a Sears ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Every year, millions of children take to their computers, tablets and smartphones to track the world’s greatest traveler — Santa Claus; and every year since 1955, NORAD has helped ...