Latest listening figures show that Merry Music contributed to a mix, ghostly progression, and US elections to another record quarter of the BBC Sound.
Quarter 4 Data for 2024 included a record 644 million plays of all content across radio, podcasts and music mix between October and December 2024, and on-demand radio and podcasts. It showed that there were 253 million plays.
Additionally, two new music streams, Radio 3 Unwind and Radio 1 Anthems, were launched this quarter, bringing in more music options to suit BBC listeners to suit their mood.
The BBC in the fourth quarter averaged 4.8 million people per week for Sound, up over 3% in the last quarter and peaked at 4.96 million active accounts during US election week.
Danny Robbins' Ankney has taken the top spot as the most popular podcast of the entire quarter, and among listeners under 35, he has released Halloween release: Terrorist trilogy and daily bite-sized spooky It won the story and two creepy Christmas specials.
The US election in November kept listeners up to date with news and current affairs podcasts. Newscast and America listened to the podcasts second and third, both across the board and under 35 listeners, respectively. The new series of Gabriel Gatehouse on Radio 4 was the sixth listen to the podcast by all adults.
Audio drama proved to be another hit with the drama this quarter. The extra wardon knit on Radio 4 was the most listened to of the top 10 where the shooter holds the number one spot. Radio 4 (Radio 4's limelight feed, which includes Central Intelligence, featuring Kim Cattrall, Ed Harris and Johnny Flynn, ranked fifth to listen to the podcast.
Other popular podcasts in the top ten of this quarter include Radio 4's new story-driven history series, history podcasts and curious cases with Hannah Fly and new co-host Dara Brian. Masu.
From BBC Radio 5 Live, the award-winning radio show from Elis James and John Robins has been charted as the sixth listener with an audience under 35 and the second listener to the On Demand Radio Program. I did.
The sports titles also helped to drive younger listeners with BBC sounds, including Radio 5 Live's Football Daily and the Game of the Day: Top 10.
Tortoise Investigates Feed was popular with young listeners tuned to the trio of newly acquired titles. The feed ranks among the top 10 podcasts under 35, indicating the success of the BBC Sounds acquisition partnership.
Radio 1's all-day breakfast with Greg James has the highest percentage of listeners under the age of 35. On-demand music titles were sidetracked with Annie and Nick, and also made it into the top five mixtapes with Clara AMFO and Jordan Stevens.
Helping listeners enter the mood of celebration, Christmas music was listening to music mixes most this quarter (Sophie Ellisbachtel's Kitchen Disco Ultimate Christmas Hit! Top Performers) with BBC Sound. Fiaca cotton from the 90s.
A total of 214 million BBC podcasts have been downloaded worldwide this year, with the Global News Podcast ranked number one on third-party platforms, followed by a six-minute English and documentary podcast.
