In 2024, a total of 526,455 visitors attended the Wimbledon Championships. This was a decrease of around 6,000 from the previous year but around 50,000 more than in 2017.
How many viewers watch Wimbledon?
In 2024, the total viewership of Wimbledon on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sports online reached over 50 million streams. That year, arguably the competition's biggest match, the men's single finals, had a peak audience of over seven million. In the men's final, Novak Djokovic was denied the chance to match Roger Federer's record for the most men's singles titles at Wimbledon, losing out to Carlos Alcaraz.
Which country has the highest share of tennis fans?
According to a 2023 survey, Spain has the highest share of tennis fans in Europe, with 30 percent of the Spanish population claiming to regularly follow tennis. Meanwhile, 17 percent of the UK's population were tennis fans. However, when it comes to which country has the highest share of tennis players, France and Switzerland shared the top spot, with over seven percent of each country's public being either a club member or a recreational player.
Attendance at the Wimbledon Championship in England from 2017 to 2024
Characteristic
Attendance
2024
526,455
2023
532,651
2022
515,164
2021*
301,837
2019
500,397
2018
473,169
2017
473,372
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* Owing to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 edition of the competition was cancelled and attendance in 2021 was restricted by social distancing measures.
Figures for years prior to 2024 were taken from previous reports by the same source.
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