BBC Sport received 69.3 million online requests for Wimbledon content during the tournament, from 30 June to 13 July
Wimbledon attracted 69.3 million online requests for BBC Sport from 30 June to 13 July – the highest ever digital engagement for the championships on record.
The BBC says audiences turned to BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website, and the BBC Sport app in unprecedented numbers across the two weeks.
The viewership figures are a notable increase from last year, when there were 50.1 million online requests for Wimbledon content.
This year also beat, by some margin, the previous record of 54.3 million online requests set in 2023.
The men’s singles final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner was a major draw for audiences, peaking at 8.8 million across TV and online, including 8.3 million of those on BBC1 – an increase from last year’s 7.5 million on BBC1.
The women’s singles final, between Iga Świątek and Amanda Anisimova peaked at 4.1 million viewers on BBC1 and was streamed over 1 million times on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website/app.
This year’s tournament also saw Emma Raducanu draw record TV audiences, with her centre court clash against Aryna Sabalenka attracting a peak TV audience of 5 million – the third-highest peak for a non-final match in four years, behind only her own fourth-round match against Lulu Sun in 2024 and Andy Murray’s clash with John Isner in 2022.
Alex Kay-Jelski, director of BBC Sport, said: “This year’s record-breaking digital figures for Wimbledon are testament to the huge appeal of the sport amongst audiences and the power of digital innovation to bring both new and existing fans closer to the action than ever before. The way people are following Wimbledon is changing but that is exciting for us as we look to tell the best stories in different ways”.
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