The viewing figures of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 are now being released in the various countries, and information regarding more than half of the participating countries is already available.

There are three types of data included in viewing figures information:

• Rating (RT, %): The percentage of the total population of the country that watched the Eurovision Song Contest
• Market Share (MS, %): The percentage that watched the Eurovision Song Contest out of the people watching TV at the country at the same time
• Viewers (in Thousands): Approximate amount of viewers

Taking a look at the market share, we can see that the highest figures come from Sweden with 84.7%. Also tops the list are Belgium with 73.5%, Cyprus with 67.1% and The Netherlands with 66%. In most of the countries, the general interest of the Eurovision Song Contest this year was higher than in previous years, breaking records especially in the Big 5 countries.

Here is the full viewing figures report for the available data. For some countries there is missing information due to one of the semifinals not being broadcasted or due to low interest, which made the program to not appear on the charts. Information regarding more countries will be added when possible. The data corresponds to TV viewers only, and does not include online viewers.

Country		Semifinal 1			Semifinal 2			Final
		RT	MS	Viewers	RT	MS	Viewers	RT	MS	Viewers
Australia	SBS									407
Austria	ORF	8.9	29	650	4.95	16	362	14.9	51.5	1085
Belgium	RTBF								32.6	406
Belgium	VRT	10.7	30.3	640	16.6	46.3	997	25.5	73.5	1532
Cyprus	CyBC	13.5	35.1	107				18.9	67.1	150
Denmark	DR			438			681			711
Finland	YLE			1188			607			1392
France	FTV		2.4	533		2.3	482		28.5	4970
Georgia	GPB	1.13	4.29	39	3.45	13.7	119	3.84	33.19	132
Germany	NDR								36.8	9330
Greece	ERT	9.4	22.8	953				10.3	30.9	1039
Hungary	MTVA		12.2	415		6.7	232		21.2	640
Iceland	RÚV	55.5	73.3	181	36.2	56	137	62.2	78	191
Israel	IBA				10.3	20.4	822	18	41	1440
Italy	RAI		1.35	355					16.94	3300
Norway	NRK						923			889
Poland	TVP				10.18		3626		41.66	5100
Portugal	RTP								12.7	505
Slovenia	RTVSLO	5.5	14	108	9.6	23	188	10.6	34	207
Spain	TVE								29.8	4292
Sweden	SVT	14.8		1391	15.6		1462	38.6	84.7	3632
Switzerland	RTS								8.9	40
Switzerland	SRF		12.1	143		16.6	233		29.1	329
The Netherlands	NPO	18.7	46.7	2916	7.9	23.6	1232	27.3	66	4254
United Kingdom	BBC								37.20	7100

According to the rough calculation of the figures above, more than 75 million people were watching the three Eurovision shows in these countries. Last year, a total of 197 million people watched the Eurovision Song Contest live, and the number is expected to reach a total of more than 200 million viewers. An official statement by the EBU should be released within the following weeks.

Stay tuned to ESCToday for more news regarding the aftermath of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016!