The 69th Contest, staged in Basel, Switzerland, reached 166 million people across 37 public service media markets - 3 million more viewers compared to 2024.
The Grand Final - over 50% share in over 50% of countries
The Grand Final delivered viewing shares above 50% in 19 of the 37 markets, led by Iceland (97.8%), Finland (90.5%), Sweden (89.6%), Norway (85.4%), and Denmark (75.1%).
Key markets also saw historic highs:
· Germany: Highest average audience of all countries - 9.1 million viewers – best since 2016
· Poland: 4 million viewers – triple last year’s total
· France: 40% viewing share – highest ever
· Finland: 90.5% viewing share – all-time record
· Greece: 2.8 million viewers and 70.8% share – highest since 2010
Outside the participating countries, the most fans voted in the United States, Canada, Romania, Slovakia, Mexico, Türkiye, Hungary, Kosovo, United Arab Emirates and South Africa.