Paris 2024 Olympics was watched by 5bn, claims IOC

Paris 2024 Olympics was watched by 5bn, claims IOC

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games were the most-watched in history, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC said 5bn people – 84 per cent of the world’s population – watched action from France last summer on TV or digital devices. In Britain, 36.1m people – 59 per cent of the population – watched at least 15 minutes of the BBC’s coverage of the Olympics.  In Germany, 53.4m viewers – around two thirds of the population – were r…

IOC publishes Annual Report 2024: celebrating the Games of a New Era

20 June 2025 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today published its 2024 Annual Report following its validation by the IOC membership. This comes after the approval of the Consolidated Financial Statements by the 144th IOC Session in March this year. Published under the theme of “Games of a New Era”, the report covers Thomas Bach’s final full year as IOC President, and comes as he prepares to pass the baton to his successor, Kirsty Cove…