Eurovision Song Contest: Ebu: Record -suspect 166 million saw the Basler ESC

According to the organizer, the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel has set up a range record. Around 166 million people followed the Eurovision Song Contest in May, as the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) reports – a plus of three million compared to the previous year. The world’s largest music spectacle, especially younger audiences, had attracted more numerous as never before, it said.

Overall, according to EBU, the market share was 47.7 percent in the 37 participants for the final on May 17- this was the highest value since 2004. For the 15 to 24 year olds, the market share was even around 60 percent unmatched.

Iceland, Finland and Sweden are at the top of the countries, where the ESC was a street sweeper with up to 98 percent market share. In Germany, too, a particularly large number of people had watched at 9.1 million, according to the EBU.

1.7 billion views on Instagram and Tiktok

“The Eurovision Song Contest has achieved its greatest effect on television, on digital platforms and in the streaming charts and consolidated its place as one of the most influential cultural events in the world,” said the EBU. Tikok and Instagram have both recorded around 1.7 billion views.

Since the voices of the TV viewers are not limited to the countries from the participating countries, the event is becoming increasingly evident into a global event. People from 146 countries would have voted this time, it said. Many votes came from the USA and Canada.

Austria won the final of the multi -day event with the countertenor JJ and his song “Wasted Love”. The Austrian siblings Abor and Tynna, who started for Germany, came 15th with “Baller”.