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- Annual income of the BBC
- 5,33bn GBP

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BBC's annual income in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022, by source
- License fee income of the BBC
- 3.8b GBP

Detailed statistics
The BBC's licence fee income in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022
- BBC digital media spend
- 247m GBP

Detailed statistics
BBC digital media spending distribution in the UK 2011/12-2021/22
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- Premium Statistic BBC's annual income in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022, by source
- Premium Statistic BBC's spending per service in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2022
- Basic Statistic BBC digital media spending distribution in the UK 2011/12-2021/22
- Basic Statistic BBC brand value 2017-2022
- Basic Statistic Highest annual earnings of BBC employees in the UK 2021
Overview
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BBC's annual income in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022, by source
BBC's annual income in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022, by source
Annual income of the BBC in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022, by source (in billion GBP)
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BBC's spending per service in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2022
BBC's spending per service in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2022
Annual spending of the BBC in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2022, by service (in million GBP)
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BBC digital media spending distribution in the UK 2011/12-2021/22
BBC digital media spending distribution in the UK 2011/12-2021/22
BBC digital media spend in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2021/22 (in million GBP)
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BBC brand value 2017-2022
BBC brand value 2017-2022
Brand value of the BBC worldwide from 2017 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Highest annual earnings of BBC employees in the UK 2021
Highest annual earnings of BBC employees in the UK 2021
Highest earning employees at the BBC in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 (in million GBP)
Television
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- Premium Statistic TV industry revenue in the UK 2013-2021, by source
- Premium Statistic Number of independent production companies supplying PSBs in the UK 2016-2021
- Basic Statistic Leading TV broadcasters in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by audience share
- Basic Statistic BBC TV programming spending distribution in the UK 2011-2022, by channel
- Basic Statistic BBC TV production cost per user hour in the UK 2015/16-2021/22, by channel
- Basic Statistic BBC TV's weekly reach in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2022, by channel
- Basic Statistic Time spent watching BBC TV weekly in the UK 2015/16-2021/22, by channel
Television
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TV industry revenue in the UK 2013-2021, by source
TV industry revenue in the UK 2013-2021, by source
Television industry revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2021, by source (in billion GBP)
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Number of independent production companies supplying PSBs in the UK 2016-2021
Number of independent production companies supplying PSBs in the UK 2016-2021
Number of independent TV production companies supplying public service broadcasters (PSB) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2021, by broadcaster
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Leading TV broadcasters in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by audience share
Leading TV broadcasters in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by audience share
Leading TV broadcasters in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by audience share
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BBC TV programming spending distribution in the UK 2011-2022, by channel
BBC TV programming spending distribution in the UK 2011-2022, by channel
Distribution of BBC television programming spend in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011/12 to 2021/22, by channel (in million GBP)
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BBC TV production cost per user hour in the UK 2015/16-2021/22, by channel
BBC TV production cost per user hour in the UK 2015/16-2021/22, by channel
Cost to deliver BBC TV services to individual users per user hour in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015/16 to 2021/22, by channel (in pence)
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BBC TV's weekly reach in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2022, by channel
BBC TV's weekly reach in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2022, by channel
Share of the population who use BBC TV services each week in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015/16 to 2021/22*
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Time spent watching BBC TV weekly in the UK 2015/16-2021/22, by channel
Time spent watching BBC TV weekly in the UK 2015/16-2021/22, by channel
Time audiences spent watching BBC television each week in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015/16 to 2021/22, by channel* (in hours and minutes)
Radio
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- Basic Statistic BBC radio programming spending distribution in the UK 2015-2021, by station
- Basic Statistic BBC radio production cost per user hour in the UK 2015/16-2019/20, by station
- Premium Statistic BBC Radio weekly reach in the United Kingdom (UK) Q3 2021-Q4 2022
- Premium Statistic BBC Radio share of radio listening time in the United Kingdom (UK) Q3 2021-Q3 2022
- Basic Statistic BBC Radio stations ranked by listener reach in the United Kingdom Q3 2022
- Basic Statistic BBC Radio stations ranked by time spent per listener in the UK Q3 2022
- Premium Statistic Opinions on BBC radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019-2020
Radio
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BBC radio programming spending distribution in the UK 2015-2021, by station
BBC radio programming spending distribution in the UK 2015-2021, by station
Distribution of BBC radio programming spend in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015/16 to 2020/21, by station (in million GBP)
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BBC radio production cost per user hour in the UK 2015/16-2019/20, by station
BBC radio production cost per user hour in the UK 2015/16-2019/20, by station
Cost to deliver BBC radio services to individual users per user hour in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015/16 to 2019/20, by station (in pence)
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BBC Radio weekly reach in the United Kingdom (UK) Q3 2021-Q4 2022
BBC Radio weekly reach in the United Kingdom (UK) Q3 2021-Q4 2022
Number of weekly listeners off all BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 3rd quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions)
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BBC Radio share of radio listening time in the United Kingdom (UK) Q3 2021-Q3 2022
BBC Radio share of radio listening time in the United Kingdom (UK) Q3 2021-Q3 2022
BBC Radio share of radio listening hours in the United Kingdom from 3rd quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2022
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BBC Radio stations ranked by listener reach in the United Kingdom Q3 2022
BBC Radio stations ranked by listener reach in the United Kingdom Q3 2022
Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 3rd quarter 2022, by number of weekly listeners (in 1,000s)
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BBC Radio stations ranked by time spent per listener in the UK Q3 2022
BBC Radio stations ranked by time spent per listener in the UK Q3 2022
Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 3rd quarter 2022, by average hours consumed per listener
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Opinions on BBC radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019-2020
Opinions on BBC radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019-2020
Would you say the following BBC radio stations offer you something that other stations do not?*
News
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- Premium Statistic Most used news sources in the UK 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Distribution of TV news consumption in the UK 2010-2021, by channel group
- Premium Statistic Leading news radio stations in the UK 2013-2022
- Basic Statistic BBC news, national and local radio reach weekly in the UK 2015/16-2019/20, by service
- Basic Statistic Time spent consuming BBC news, national and local radio services in the UK 2015-2020
- Basic Statistic Attributes of selected television news sources in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020
- Premium Statistic Attributes of radio news sources in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022
News
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Most used news sources in the UK 2013-2022
Most used news sources in the UK 2013-2022
Leading news sources in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2022
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Distribution of TV news consumption in the UK 2010-2021, by channel group
Distribution of TV news consumption in the UK 2010-2021, by channel group
Distribution of TV news viewing in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2021, by channel group
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Leading news radio stations in the UK 2013-2022
Leading news radio stations in the UK 2013-2022
Leading news radio stations in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2022
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BBC news, national and local radio reach weekly in the UK 2015/16-2019/20, by service
BBC news, national and local radio reach weekly in the UK 2015/16-2019/20, by service
Share of local population who use BBC news, national and local radio services each week in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015/16 to 2019/20*
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Time spent consuming BBC news, national and local radio services in the UK 2015-2020
Time spent consuming BBC news, national and local radio services in the UK 2015-2020
Time audiences spent consuming BBC news, national and local radio weekly in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015/16 to 2019/20, by service* (in hours and minutes)
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Attributes of selected television news sources in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020
Attributes of selected television news sources in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020
Attributes of selected television news sources in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020
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Attributes of radio news sources in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022
Attributes of radio news sources in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022
Attributes of radio news sources according to radio news consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022
Digital properties
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- Basic Statistic Time spent on selected video platforms per day UK 2021
- Premium Statistic BBC iPlayer viewing time in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022, by device
- Premium Statistic Monthly active users of BBC Sport in the UK 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Monthly active users of BBC Sounds in the UK 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Monthly downloads of the BBC News app to iPhones in Great Britain 2019-2020
- Premium Statistic Leading news and magazines apps in Google Play in Great Britain 2019-20, by downloads
Digital properties
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Time spent on selected video platforms per day UK 2021
Time spent on selected video platforms per day UK 2021
Daily time spent on selected online video and streaming platforms in the United Kingdom in October 2021 (in minutes)
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BBC iPlayer viewing time in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022, by device
BBC iPlayer viewing time in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022, by device
Viewing time for BBC iPlayer on-demand and live streaming in the United Kingdom (UK) from August 22 to 28, 2022, by device (in million minutes)
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Monthly active users of BBC Sport in the UK 2017-2020
Monthly active users of BBC Sport in the UK 2017-2020
Monthly active users of the BBC Sport app in the United Kingdom (UK) from July 2017 to July 2020
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Monthly active users of BBC Sounds in the UK 2018-2020
Monthly active users of BBC Sounds in the UK 2018-2020
Monthly active users of the BBC Sounds app in the United Kingdom (UK) from June 2018 to July 2020
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Monthly downloads of the BBC News app to iPhones in Great Britain 2019-2020
Monthly downloads of the BBC News app to iPhones in Great Britain 2019-2020
Great Britain: Monthly downloads of BBC News to iPhones from January 2019 to February 2020, by number of downloads (in 1,000s)
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Leading news and magazines apps in Google Play in Great Britain 2019-20, by downloads
Leading news and magazines apps in Google Play in Great Britain 2019-20, by downloads
Great Britain: Monthly downloads of BBC News to android devices from January 2019 to February 2020, by number of downloads (in 1,000s)
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