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wow 2/3 of the videos Idol posted from Abi's winning moment are now gaining momentum on TikTok. One of them has 3m views and 266k likes, and the other has 3.2m views and 234k likes! Lots of top comments calling her one of the best winners, comparing her to Kelly, etc. ❤️    it really makes me happy to see younger people connecting with her! hoping this translates to her success post-show.  

wow this is a truly beautiful photo ❤️ 

163 million viewers around the world watch the contest!! some facts!! and new records!!   https://www.ebu.ch/news/2024/05/eurovision-song-contest-2024-breaks-new-records-as-hundreds-of-millions-watch-and-listen-on-tv-and-digital-platforms   The viewing share of the Grand Final was 46.7% - the highest share since 2006 and almost triple the broadcast channels average (17.6%). Among Youth audiences (15-24 year olds), the viewing share of the Grand Final was 58.6%, the highest share on record and more than 4 times the broadcast channels average (13.7%).   In close to half of the markets (18 out of 37), the ESC claimed over 50% of the viewing share, led by Iceland with 96% and closely followed by other Nordic markets (Sweden 87.3%, Norway 85.5% and Finland 83.1%), Croatia (73.2%) and Lithuania (70.2%).     VOTES FROM OVER 150 COUNTRIES This year public voting was open before the 3 live shows in non-participating countries and throughout the performances in the Grand Final resulting in viewers from 156 countries casting votes for their favourite songs – 12 more than when Rest of the World voting was introduced in 2023.  Outside the participating countries, viewers in the USA, Canada, Romania, Mexico, UAE, Türkiye (Turkey), South Africa, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria cast the most votes online.    RECORD ONLINE ENGAGEMENT  Online the Eurovision Song Contest’s digital platforms had another record year.** 486 million unique accounts were reached on TikTok, the ESC’s Official Entertainment Partner, during the event weeks, more than 4 times as many as in 2023. TikTok also saw a total of 538 million videos views on the official Eurovision account – up 71% year-on-year. Videos on the platform using #Eurovision2024 have been watched 6.5 billion times – up 1.7 billion on last year's hashtag. 69 million unique accounts were reached on Instagram – more than twice as many as in 2023.  Videos on the platform were seen 479 million times, 165% up on last year while content on the ESC Facebook page was seen by 23 million during the two event weeks. 42 million unique viewers across 231 countries and territories watched content on the official YouTube channel during the week of the Live Shows. The Reddit r/eurovision community grew 71.8% in screen views and 27.8% in engagement year-on-year, as users followed rehearsals live and put their questions directly to artists in AMA (Ask Me Anything) interviews. Additionally, 2.5 million people used the new Eurovision Song Contest app.  

It seems to be averaging about 20k per day so it should reach a million pretty soon! 

1   Biyon Kattilathu & Marta Arndt - “Can’t Stop the Feeling” (Waltz): 10 Jana Wosnitza & Vadim Garbuzov - “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (Rumba): 10 Sophia Thiel & Alexandru Ionel - “Physical” (Jive): 3 Ann-Kathrin Bendixen & Valentin Lusin - “Am I Enough” (Contemporary): 4 Gabriel Kelly & Malika Dzumaev - “Further Up (Na, Na, Na, Na, Na)” (Samba): 10 Detlef Soost & Ekaterina Leonova - “Ain’t No Sunshine” (Rumba): 10 Lulu Lewe & Massimo Sinató - “Hit the Road Jack” (Jive): 19 Mark Keller & Kathrin Menzinger - “Step in Time” (Charleston): 14 Tony Bauer & Anastasia Stan - “7 Years” (Contemporary): 10   + Lulu & Massimo - Sophia & Alexandru