Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 89126
BBC World Service
Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025
Question
Monica Harding
Liberal Democrat — Esher and Walton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the BBC World Service's global weekly audience figures were from 2015 to 2025 inclusive.
Answer
Chris ElmoreDetails of funding and audience reach for the BBC World Service are published in the BBC's Annual Report and Accounts, available on the organisation's website. We do not centrally collate the equivalent data for Russian and Chinese state broadcasters.