Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Online
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Online
% of UK adults who use Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Online on average per week
- 2025/26: 63%
- 2024/25: 62%
(Source: Compass by Ipsos UK. 16+)
Average weekly active accounts – all accounts
- 2025/26 24.1 million
- 2024/25 23.6 million
(Source: Piano Analytics. All accounts)
Delivery of the mission and purposes overall via Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Online
% of weekly users rating Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Online as effective at helping the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to deliver the mission (16+ UK weekly users)
| Year | Effective | Ineffective |
|---|---|---|
|
2025/26 |
84% Effective |
7% Ineffective |
|
2022/23 |
85% Effective |
8% Ineffective |
(Source: Ipsos UK. 16+)
% of weekly users rating Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Online as effective at helping the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ to deliver the public purposes (16+ UK weekly users)
| Year | Effective | Ineffective |
|---|---|---|
|
2025/26 |
85% Effective |
6% Ineffective |
|
2024/25 |
84% Effective |
6% Ineffective |
(Source: Ipsos UK. 16+)
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Online by product
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ News Online
Experience
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ News Online average weekly reach
| Measure | Year | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
|
% of UK adults who use Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ News Online on average per week |
2025/26 |
34% |
|
% of UK adults who use Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ News Online on average per week |
2024/25 |
34% |
(Source: Compass by Ipsos UK. 16+)
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ News Online cross-product average weekly active accounts
| Measure | Year | Accounts |
|---|---|---|
|
Average weekly active accounts – all accounts |
2025/26 |
11.3 million |
|
Average weekly active accounts – all accounts |
2024/25 |
10.5 million |
(Source: Piano Analytics)
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sport Online
Experience
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sport Online cross-product average weekly active accounts
| Measure | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
|
Average weekly active accounts – all accounts |
2025/26 |
8.4 million |
|
Average weekly active accounts – all accounts |
2024/25 |
8.5 million |
(Source: Piano Analytics)
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer
Experience
Average weekly active accounts using Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer
| Measure | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
|
Accounts overall |
2025/26 |
15.4 million |
|
Accounts overall |
2024/25 |
15.2 million |
|
Under 35 year olds’ accounts |
2025/26 |
4.1 million |
|
Under 35 year olds’ accounts |
2024/25 |
4.3 million |
(Source: Piano Analytics)
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer time per population head
| Measure | Year | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
Length of time UK population spends with iPlayer on average per week (hours:mins) |
2025/26 |
01:29 |
|
Length of time UK population spends with iPlayer on average per week (hours:mins) |
2024/25 |
01:21 |
|
Length of time UK 16-34s spends with iPlayer on average per week (hours:mins) |
2025/26 |
01:01 |
|
Length of time UK 16-34s spends with iPlayer on average per week (hours:mins) |
2024/25 |
00:58 |
% of all Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ TV viewing that is delivered by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer
| Measure | Year | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
|
% of all Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ TV viewing that is delivered by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer |
2025/26 |
27% (all) / 63% (16-34) |
|
% of all Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ TV viewing that is delivered by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer |
2024/25 |
23% (all) / 50% (16-34) |
(Source: BARB As Viewed. All devices~)
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer total viewer hours
| Year | Average per week | Total per year | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total hours UK population spends viewing iPlayer |
2025/26 |
96.2 million |
5.0 billion |
|
Total hours UK population spends viewing iPlayer |
2024/25 |
87.0 million |
4.5 billion |
(Source: BARB As Viewed. All devices. New BARB As Viewed measurement was introduced in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ reporting from 2022/23 onwards. The new data measures all viewing, both linear and on-demand, in all households with a TV set and/ora broadband internet connection, across all devices. Therefore, BARB As Viewed data from 2024/25 and 2025/26 is not comparable with pre-2022/23 figures.)
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds
Experience
| Measure | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
|
Average weekly active accounts using Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds |
2025/26 |
4.85 million |
|
Average weekly active accounts using Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds |
2024/25 |
4.77 million |
(Source: Piano Analytics)
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds streaming time
|
Measure |
Year |
Value |
|---|---|---|
|
Average weekly hours played through Sounds |
2025/26 |
19.1 million |
|
Average weekly hours played through Sounds |
2024/25 |
17.3 million |
(Source: Piano Analytics)
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds streaming time does not include smart speaker data
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ TV viewing via iPlayer
The charts show the percentage of all Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ viewing per genre that now takes place via iPlayer. For example, 61% of all Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ drama viewing takes place on iPlayer. News viewing, by contrast, is currently predominantly a live broadcast experience.
% of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ viewing in each genre that is delivered by iPlayer
| % of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ viewing in each genre that is delivered by iPlayer: 4+ | % of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ viewing in each genre that is delivered by iPlayer: 16-34 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Factual |
20% |
59% |
|
Children |
62% |
63% |
|
News & Current Affairs |
11% |
29% |
|
Drama |
61% |
88% |
|
Entertainment |
27% |
62% |
|
Comedy |
71% |
93% |
|
Films |
29% |
59% |
|
Sport |
16% |
36% |
(Source: BARB As Viewed. All devices)
How audiences used Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer in 2025/26
| Dataset | Live | On-Demand | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer requests by device and type |
22%
|
78%
|
Out of 8.9 billion requests* |
Source: BARB As Viewed. All devices
| Dataset | TV Device | Tablet | Computer | Mobile device | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer requests by device and type |
75%
|
10%
|
7%
|
8%
|
Out of 8.9 billion requests* |
| Dataset | Under 35s | 35-54 year | 55+ year | Unknown | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer average weekly active accounts |
27%
|
30%
|
35%
|
7%
|
% age profile |
How audiences used Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ sounds in 2025/26
| Dataset | Live | On-Demand | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plays on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds split by type |
63%
|
37%
|
Out of 2.8 billion plays |
| Dataset | Live speech | Live music | On-demand speech | On-demand music | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plays on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds split by type |
35%
|
28%
|
32%
|
5%
|
Out of 2.8 billion plays |
| Dataset | Under 35s | 35-54 year | 55+ year | Unknown | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds average weekly active accounts |
35%
|
28%
|
32%
|
5%
|
% age profile |
* There was a change to the definition of iPlayer requests in 2025/26, removing clips from the total requests. Therefore 2025/26 figures are not comparable with previous years. 2024/25 iPlayer requests restated using the same revised definition is 8.6 billion.