Wimbledon, or The Championships as the organisers would prefer people to describe it as, attracted a record breaking 69.3 million online requests for BBC Sport from June 30 to July 13, making it the highest ever digital engagement for the championships on record.

According to a media statement from the British public broadcaster, audiences turned to BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app in unprecedented numbers across the two weeks of tennis with an increase from 50.1 million online requests in 2024 and beating the previous record of 54.3 million online requests set in 2023.

The men’s singles final between rivals Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner on June 13 was a major draw for audiences, peaking at 8.8 million across TV and online, including 8.3 million on BBC One, which was an increase from last year’s 7.5 million on BBC One. Sinner ultimately triumphed, lifting his first Wimbledon title in an exciting four-set battle.

In the women’s singles final, Poland’s Iga Świątek claimed her first Wimbledon crown with a commanding win over American Amanda Anisimova. The match peaked at 4.1 million viewers on BBC One and was streamed over 1 million times on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website/app.

Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport in a statement 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”.

This year’s tournament also saw UK’s 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 thriller against Lulu Sun in 2024 and Andy Murray’s clash with John Isner in 2022.

(Image courtesy Wimbledon X account)