Site Usage
BBC Radio has committed to releasing monthly figures detailing the performance of its online sites and services. These figures are linked to below.
Total - All Networks
| All BBC Radio and Music |
|---|
|
Apr-2011 |
Mar-2012 |
Apr-2012 |
| Average weekly unique browsers |
n/a |
5,284,334 |
4,752,612 |
| Monthly live stream requests |
24,379,348 |
36,671,208 |
33,695,528 |
| Monthly catch-up stream requests |
9,262,304 |
11,388,247 |
10,948,538 |
Total - By Network
| Radio 1 |
|---|
|
Apr-2011 |
Mar-2012 |
Apr-2012 |
| Average weekly unique browsers |
n/a |
2,764,540 |
2,230,245 |
| Monthly live stream requests |
6,472,704 |
9,781,124 |
8,169,804 |
| Monthly catch-up stream requests |
1,031,320 |
1,407,343 |
1,178,757 |
| Radio 2 |
|---|
|
Apr-2011 |
Mar-2012 |
Apr-2012 |
| Average weekly unique browsers |
n/a |
418,346 |
428,339 |
| Monthly live stream requests |
3,899,384 |
6,231,256 |
5,515,596 |
| Monthly catch-up stream requests |
685,852 |
906,804 |
1,027,451 |
| Radio 3 |
|---|
|
Apr-2011 |
Mar-2012 |
Apr-2012 |
| Average weekly unique browsers |
n/a |
101,337 |
130,160 |
| Monthly live stream requests |
401,600 |
600,320 |
541,372 |
| Monthly catch-up stream requests |
243,688 |
286,436 |
308,168 |
| Radio 4 |
|---|
|
Apr-2011 |
Mar-2012 |
Apr-2012 |
| Average weekly unique browsers |
n/a |
945,187 |
848,970 |
| Monthly live stream requests |
4,898,508 |
7,086,756 |
6,573,380 |
| Monthly catch-up stream requests |
3,417,252 |
4,304,567 |
4,212,755 |
| Radio 5 live |
|---|
|
Apr-2011 |
Mar-2012 |
Apr-2012 |
| Average weekly unique browsers |
n/a |
399,120 |
410,471 |
| Monthly live stream requests |
3,594,156 |
5,246,532 |
5,612,348 |
| Monthly catch-up stream requests |
218,008 |
351,608 |
325,815 |
| 6 Music |
|---|
|
Apr-2011 |
Mar-2011 |
Apr-2012 |
| Average weekly unique browsers |
n/a |
173,501 |
155,182 |
| Monthly live stream requests |
1,338,104 |
2,242,416 |
2,057,140 |
| Monthly catch-up stream requests |
428,108 |
450,728 |
425,883 |
| 1Xtra |
|---|
|
Apr-2011 |
Mar-2012 |
Apr-2012 |
| Average weekly unique browsers |
n/a |
138,472 |
135,789 |
| Monthly live stream requests |
878,892 |
1,253,812 |
1,153,436 |
| Monthly catch-up stream requests |
281,424 |
287,504 |
267,503 |
| Asian Network |
|---|
|
Apr-2011 |
Mar-2012 |
Apr-2012 |
| Average weekly unique browsers |
n/a |
33,394 |
30,736 |
| Monthly live stream requests |
161,224 |
359,708 |
312,140 |
| Monthly catch-up stream requests |
78,504 |
106,755 |
87,243 |
| Radio 4 Extra |
|---|
|
Apr-2011 |
Mar-2011 |
Apr-2012 |
| Average weekly unique browsers |
n/a |
217,244 |
198,675 |
| Monthly live stream requests |
525,148 |
1,061,684 |
1,043,972 |
| Monthly catch-up stream requests |
2,120,440 |
2,670,422 |
2,476,870 |
| 5 live sports extra |
|---|
|
Apr-2011 |
Mar-2012 |
Apr-2012 |
| Average weekly unique browsers |
n/a |
93,710 |
100,702 |
| Monthly live stream requests |
301,944 |
400,624 |
486,908 |
| Monthly catch-up stream requests |
7,148 |
14,868 |
19,567 |
Download and Podcast figures - April 2012
| Top Daily Podcasts |
Monthly downloads |
|---|
| 1 |
Scott Mills Daily (Radio 1) |
709,845 |
| 2 |
The Archers (Radio 4) |
637,139 |
| 3 |
Best of Today (Radio 4) |
305,037 |
| 4 |
Daily Bacon (5 live) |
231,547 |
| 5 |
Front Row Daily (Radio 4) |
231,145 |
| 6 |
5 live Football Daily (5 live) |
216,014 |
| 7 |
A History of the World in 100 Objects (Radio 4) |
206,040 |
| 8 |
Chris Evans Breakfast - The Best Bits (Radio 2) |
205,753 |
| 9 |
Woman's Hour: News, Politics, Culture (Radio 4) |
188,781 |
| 10 |
Shakespeare's Restless World (Radio 4) |
184,822 |
| Top Weekly Podcasts |
Monthly downloads |
|---|
| 1 |
Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4 (Radio 4) |
891,722 |
| 2 |
Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo's Film Reviews (5 live) |
559,097 |
| 3 |
Best of Chris Moyles Enhanced (Radio 1) |
412,888 |
| 4 |
In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg (Radio 4) |
363,444 |
| 5 |
Desert Island Discs with Kirsty Young (Radio 4) |
321,796 |
| 6 |
Comedy of the Week (Radio 4) |
280,854 |
| 7 |
Fighting Talk (5 live) |
248,759 |
| 8 |
Annie Mac's minimix (Radio 1) |
207,293 |
| 9 |
More or Less: behind the stats (Radio 4) |
203,393 |
| 10 |
Best of Chris Moyles (Radio 1) |
202,790 |
| 11 |
From Our Own Correspondent (Radio 4) |
175,861 |
| 12 |
Money Box (Radio 4) |
174,393 |
| 13 |
Rhod Gilbert's Best Bits (Radio Wales) |
167,348 |
| 14 |
Peter Day's World of Business (Radio) |
165,854 |
| 15 |
Simon Mayo's Confessions (Radio 2) |
153,233 |
| 16 |
The Archers Omnibus (Radio 4) |
148,557 |
| 17 |
Great Lives (Radio 4) |
130,270 |
| 18 |
Drama of the Week (Radio) |
129,594 |
| 19 |
Material World (Radio 4) |
122,944 |
| 20 |
Dr Karl and the Naked Scientist (5 live) |
113,643 |
Notes
The data shown on this page covers all BBC Radio & Music websites, including our music site and major events sites, e.g. The Proms and Reading & Leeds.
The data shown is for UK performance only, and does not include usage from outside of the UK.
In July 2011, the BBC switched to a new reporting system which uses a different data collection methodology for traffic to our websites. For this reason, we are unable to give an accurate year-on-year comparison for website reach.
We exclude any visits and requests that originate from within the BBC. All results shown here are for traffic coming to Radio & Music sites from outside the BBC.
The BBC's website figures are audited twice a year (typically March and September) by ABCe.
There is additional performance data in the iPlayer Performance pack, which is published every month via the BBC Press Office
Definitions
- Unique Browser
- Previously referred to as a user or visitor. Counts what appears to be a unique browser accessing our website within a given timeframe (in the BBC, this timeframe is one week; but other companies commonly use a month). If a user uses more than one device - e.g. PC and smart phone - then they will be counted as two unique browsers.
- Stream Request
- Number of successful requests to stream a programme. We only count successful requests where a stream or a download actually starts, rather than "clicks" which can be repeated if the user does not see an immediate reaction on the website.
- Downloads
- One download is counted for every downloadable file successfully transferred to a user's computer.
