Rio 2016 sets records on the field of play and online

The Athletes

• Athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees, as well as the Refugee Olympic Team
• Two National Olympic Committees participating for the first time (Kosovo and South Sudan)
• Golf returned to the Olympic Games after 112-year absence
• Rugby returns to the Games in a new format, rugby sevens
• 11,303 athletes, more than 45 per cent women
• Medals won by athletes from 87 countries

Olympic Visitors

• More than 6 million tickets sold, 92 per cent of total available
• Daily Games visitors peaked at more than 490,000

Media Coverage

• More media coverage than ever before, with record numbers for TV and digital broadcast hours
  • Nearly 350,000 total hours, up from fewer than 200,000 hours for London 2012
  • More than 500 TV channels, more than 250 digital platforms
  • More digital coverage than ever, nearly double TV and 2.5 times more than London 2012 (218,000 hours versus 81,500 hours)
  • NBC exceeded 2.5 billion live streaming minutes, over 1 billion more than all previous Olympic Games combined
  • We anticipate half the world’s population will watch at least some coverage of the Games
  • More than 90 per cent of the Brazilian television audience watched at least some coverage of the Games

• OBS innovations expand and enhance viewer experience
  • Virtual Reality available for the first time
  • More than 9 million hours of content streamed on Olympic Video Player, with as many as 1 million daily unique viewers for live streaming and on-demand video
  • 8K Super High Vision offered for the first time, providing 16 times the resolution of High Definition

IOC’s Digital Audience

• Record global engagement on the IOC’s website, Olympic.org
  • Over 26 million visits to the site, more than double compared to London 2012
  • Record engagement through mobile platforms, with 70 per cent of website visits on mobile phones or tablets

• Record social media engagement
  • Interacting with a vast global audience in nine languages on seven social platforms
  • More than 4 billion social media impressions (a metric for the number of times IOC posts have been viewed)
  • 14.6 million Facebook fans, nearly double since London 2012
  • 360-degree photos and live streaming connect fans with athletes in new, more engaging ways