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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)

YearEffectiveIneffective

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)

YearEffectiveIneffective

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

MeasureYearPercentage

% 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

MeasureYearAccounts

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

MeasureYearValue

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

MeasureYearValue

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

MeasureYearTime

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

MeasureYearPercentage

% 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

 YearAverage per weekTotal 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

MeasureYearValue

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

 

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer requests by device and type
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

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer requests by device and type Out of 8.9 billion requests*
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*
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer average weekly active accounts
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

 

Plays on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds split by typeOut of 2.8 billion plays:
Dataset Live On-Demand Info
Plays on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds split by type
63%
37%
Out of 2.8 billion plays
Plays on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds split by type
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
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds average weekly active accounts
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.


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