In the year ending March 31, 2024, the BBC saw an income of approximately 5.39 billion British pounds. Of this, 3.66 billion British pounds were attributed to the license fees paid by UK households. The BBC is a cornerstone of the British TV industry, with BBC 1 being used weekly by roughly 50 percent of the population.
BBC iPlayer
In July 2007, the BBC launched its on demand internet service, the iPlayer. Today, the platform is seeing weekly viewing times of over 300 million minutes. Landmark series such as Blue Planet II, saw almost five million requests on the platform for its first episode.
Viewership
The BBC is the most popular broadcaster in terms of viewers in the UK. In 2024, the BBC had an audience share more than ten percent higher than the next largest broadcaster. The BBC 1 channel alone, had a quarterly reach of approximately 55 million in the third quarter of 2019.
Annual income of the BBC in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2024, by source
(in billion GBP)
* The BBC's fiscal year ends on March 31 of each year. ** Other income and revenue consists of commercial (mainly BBC Worldwide) income and Grant-in-Aid for World Service income. Data for years prior to 2022 were published in earlier annual reports.
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