BBC draws 15.8 million audience for World Cup final broadcast
July 21 – Spain’s win over Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final drew a peak audience of 15.8 million on BBC One and iPlayer, capping a World Cup that delivered for the UK’s public broadcaster on every front.
The final gave the BBC a 64% share of all TV viewing, averaging 13.9 million as Ferran Torres’ extra time strike sealed Spain’s second world title. It was streamed 11.1 million times across BBC platforms, with live text coverage viewed more than 18.8 million times. Saturday’s third place playoff between England and France added a peak of 11.8 million.
Across the tournament, the BBC reached 42.8 million on TV alone. Matches were streamed 237 million times on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, more than double 2022, with World Cup content making up 33% of everything streamed on iPlayer.
Digital was just as emphatic. The BBC Sport site and app drew 57.2 million unique visitors and 1.7 billion content views, while the new BBC Football YouTube channel racked up 100 million views. Across social media, clips and interviews pulled 2.55 billion video views, the standout being Egypt winger Mostafa Zico’s interview after his side went out to Argentina, with 77 million TikTok views alone.
BBC Sport director Alex Kay-Jelski said: “This has been a World Cup we’ll never forget, and that’s entirely down to the millions of people who chose to experience it with the BBC. You made this a summer of football that brought the nation together.”
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