Olympics bring 55 million visits

Some 37 million were from within the UK, the BBC said. The figure includes both mobile and computer access.

On 1 August, when cyclist Bradley Wiggins won his gold medal in the men`s time trial, there was more traffic to the BBC website than during the entire FIFA World Cup in 2010.

There were also 106 million requests for online video during the games . This was up from 32 million during the Beijing Olympics.

Nearly two million people downloaded the BBC`s Olympics smartphone app on both Apple`s iOS and Google`s Android platforms.

"Our aspiration was that just as the Coronation did for TV in 1953, the Olympics would do for digital in 2012," said Phil Fearnley, General Manager, News and Knowledge, BBC Future Media.

"We promised audiences would never miss a moment of the Games. We delivered on our promise and will build on this to leave a lasting digital legacy for audiences in years to come."

BdST 2234 HRS, AUG 13, 2012

Edited by:
Sabbin Hasan, ICT Editor