BBC iPlayer Downloads & RevenueBBC iPlayer · App Store & Google Play
BBC iPlayer gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
BBC iPlayer by BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Full timeline · 49 events
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- ✏️BBC iPlayer added hidden keywords: selectiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- ✏️BBC iPlayer: app got biggeriOS139 MB → 153 MB (+10%)
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📦BBC iPlayer updated to version 5.76.1iOSThis release contains general bug fixes and improvements.
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- ✏️BBC iPlayer added hidden keywords: itvxiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- ✏️BBC iPlayer: new iPad screenshotsiOS· GB
- ✏️BBC iPlayer: new screenshotsiOS4 screenshots (was 5) · GB
- 📦BBC iPlayer updated to version 5.75.0iOSThis release contains support for the iPhone Duo along with general bug fixes and improvements.
- 📈BBC iPlayer entered the top 100iOSTop Free · All Apps · GB
- 📈BBC iPlayer new best rank in the overall chart: #100iOSTop Free · All Apps · GB
- ✏️BBC iPlayer added hidden keywords: episodesiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️BBC iPlayer added hidden keywords: filmsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️BBC iPlayer: new iPad screenshotsiOS· GB
- ✏️BBC iPlayer: new screenshotsiOS5 screenshots (was 5) · GB
- 📦BBC iPlayer updated to version 5.73.0iOSThis release contains general bug fixes and improvements.
- ✏️BBC iPlayer: new screenshotsAndroid12 screenshots (was 12) · US
- 📦BBC iPlayer updated to version 5.72.1iOSThis release contains general bug fixes and improvements.
- 📈BBC iPlayer new best rank in the overall chart: #38AndroidTop Free · All Apps · GB
- 📈BBC iPlayer hit #1AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · GB
- 📈BBC iPlayer new best rank in the overall chart: #42AndroidTop Free · All Apps · GB
- ✏️BBC iPlayer added hidden keywords: paramount, streaming, disneyiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈BBC iPlayer: #1 on iPad · Top Free All AppsiOSGB
- ✏️BBC iPlayer added hidden keywords: sportiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️BBC iPlayer added hidden keywords: discoveryiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📈BBC iPlayer new best rank in the overall chart: #52AndroidTop Free · All Apps · GB
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📈BBC iPlayer new best rank in the overall chart: #56AndroidTop Free · All Apps · GB
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📈BBC iPlayer entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Entertainment · GB
- 📈BBC iPlayer entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · All Apps · GB
- 📈BBC iPlayer new best rank in the overall chart: #99AndroidTop Free · All Apps · GB
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 🆕BBC iPlayer first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited Kingdom
- 🆕BBC iPlayer first spotted by AppInsideriOS#32 in Top Free · Entertainment · United Kingdom
- 🌟BBC iPlayer featured by AppleiOSapps · GB
- 📦BBC iPlayer version 5.71.0iOSThis release contains general bug fixes and improvements.
- 🆕BBC iPlayer: its developer released another app: BBC World ServiceiOS
- 🆕BBC iPlayer released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Entertainment FreeBBC iPlayer at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-01. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free streaming service by the BBC offering live TV, on-demand series, and offline viewing for UK audiences. The app ranks #3 in GB Entertainment Free and #52 in GB All Apps Free, indicating strong category dominance despite broader market competition.
Similar apps: ITVX, Channel 4, Netflix
App Store
App details
Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v5.31.0.33464, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
BBC iPlayer downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 10k+ | – |
| Google Play | 5k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 10k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
Where BBC iPlayer's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How BBC iPlayer makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #25 Entertainment Free | 1 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #6 Entertainment Free | 1 of 23 countries | – | – |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 261k |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 170k 1.1k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 431k |
What users say about BBC iPlayer
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users are highly frustrated by recent updates that broke Chromecast functionality and removed A-Z browsing lists. While content quality is praised, technical instability and missing features like Picture-in-Picture drive negative sentiment.
Mixed but leaning positive (62% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Easy to use with excellent layout”
- Features & content: “with many different levels and depth”
- Price & subscription
- Updates: “GREAT BOX SETS, AND FILMS UPDATED REGULAR”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Can I get a refund from the racketeers?”
- Crashes & bugs: “Crashes 100s of times when casting”
- Features & content: “You have taken the worst feature of Netflix and made it worse”
- Updates: “Then the phone or the app was updated”
About BBC iPlayer
KEY FEATURES:
WATCH ON DEMAND
Discover the latest TV series including The Traitors, Race Across the World and Gladiators.
LIVE TV
Pause, restart and rewind live channels part way through so that you don’t miss a thing.
OFFLINE VIEWING
Download shows to your device so that you can watch on the go.
PARENTAL CONTROLS
Create a child profile for a more age appropriate experience with all their favourite shows from CBBC, CBeebies and more!
MORE FEATURES TO ENJOY:
- Build a watchlist of your favourite shows.
- Sign in or create an account so that you can start watching on one device and resume watching on another.
- Receive recommendations of shows we think you might enjoy.
- Stream programmes to your TV using Apple AirPlay and Google Chromecast; please note this requires a supported device and compatible supported device connected to your TV
To give you the best experience, this app tracks what you’ve searched for. This can be deleted by tapping the ‘Clear History’ button on the Search screen. What you’ve watched and how long you’ve watched programmes are also tracked. You can turn this off by logging into your BBC account and turning off “Allow Personalisation”. The device uses performance cookies for internal purposes to help us improve the app. You can choose to opt out of this at any time from the in-app Settings menu. For more information about this and privacy, cookies and iPlayer more generally, visit the BBC iPlayer Apps Privacy notice at https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/app_privacy. To read the BBC’s Privacy Policy go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy/
You can “opt out” from our data processor’s tracking by filling the “Forget My Device” form in this link https://www.appsflyer.com/optout
If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at https://www.bbc.co.uk/terms.
The app was developed by Media AT (BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Full details of Media AT are available on the Companies House website at: http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/07100235
BBC iPlayer App Store
BBC iPlayer gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
BBC iPlayer is #25 in Entertainment Free in United Kingdom and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026 Entertainment FreeBBC iPlayer on the App Store
App details
BBC iPlayer downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where BBC iPlayer's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How BBC iPlayer makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | EntertainmentFree | #25 |
Apps near BBC iPlayer on the chart
Entertainment Free, around #25.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About BBC iPlayer
KEY FEATURES:
WATCH ON DEMAND
Discover the latest TV series including The Traitors, Race Across the World and Gladiators.
LIVE TV
Pause, restart and rewind live channels part way through so that you don’t miss a thing.
OFFLINE VIEWING
Download shows to your device so that you can watch on the go.
PARENTAL CONTROLS
Create a child profile for a more age appropriate experience with all their favourite shows from CBBC, CBeebies and more!
MORE FEATURES TO ENJOY:
- Build a watchlist of your favourite shows.
- Sign in or create an account so that you can start watching on one device and resume watching on another.
- Receive recommendations of shows we think you might enjoy.
- Stream programmes to your TV using Apple AirPlay and Google Chromecast; please note this requires a supported device and compatible supported device connected to your TV
To give you the best experience, this app tracks what you’ve searched for. This can be deleted by tapping the ‘Clear History’ button on the Search screen. What you’ve watched and how long you’ve watched programmes are also tracked. You can turn this off by logging into your BBC account and turning off “Allow Personalisation”. The device uses performance cookies for internal purposes to help us improve the app. You can choose to opt out of this at any time from the in-app Settings menu. For more information about this and privacy, cookies and iPlayer more generally, visit the BBC iPlayer Apps Privacy notice at https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/app_privacy. To read the BBC’s Privacy Policy go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy/
You can “opt out” from our data processor’s tracking by filling the “Forget My Device” form in this link https://www.appsflyer.com/optout
If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at https://www.bbc.co.uk/terms.
The app was developed by Media AT (BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Full details of Media AT are available on the Companies House website at: http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/07100235
Latest updates
Store changes
What BBC iPlayer changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
More from BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited
BBC iPlayer Android
BBC iPlayer gets 10k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
BBC iPlayer is #6 in Entertainment Free on Google Play in United Kingdom and charting in 1 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Entertainment FreeBBC iPlayer at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-01. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A free streaming service by the BBC offering live TV, on-demand series, and offline viewing for UK audiences. The app ranks #3 in GB Entertainment Free and #52 in GB All Apps Free, indicating strong category dominance despite broader market competition.
Similar apps: ITVX, Channel 4, Netflix
BBC iPlayer on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v5.31.0.33464, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
BBC iPlayer downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where BBC iPlayer's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How BBC iPlayer makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | EntertainmentFree | #6 |
| United Kingdom | All AppsFree | #47 |
Apps near BBC iPlayer on the chart
Entertainment Free, around #6.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about BBC iPlayer
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users are highly frustrated by recent updates that broke Chromecast functionality and removed A-Z browsing lists. While content quality is praised, technical instability and missing features like Picture-in-Picture drive negative sentiment.
Mixed but leaning positive (62% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Easy to use with excellent layout”
- Features & content: “with many different levels and depth”
- Price & subscription
- Updates: “GREAT BOX SETS, AND FILMS UPDATED REGULAR”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Can I get a refund from the racketeers?”
- Crashes & bugs: “Crashes 100s of times when casting”
- Features & content: “You have taken the worst feature of Netflix and made it worse”
- Updates: “Then the phone or the app was updated”
About BBC iPlayer
KEY FEATURES:
WATCH ON DEMAND
Discover the latest TV series including The Traitors, Race Across the World and Gladiators.
LIVE TV
Pause, restart and rewind live channels part way through so that you don’t miss a thing.
OFFLINE VIEWING
Download shows to your device so that you can watch on the go.
PARENTAL CONTROLS
Create a child profile for a more age appropriate experience with all their favourite shows from CBBC, CBeebies and more!
MORE FEATURES TO ENJOY:
- Build a watchlist of your favourite shows.
- Sign in or create an account so that you can start watching on one device and resume watching on another.
- Receive recommendations of shows we think you might enjoy.
- Stream programmes to your TV using Google Chromecast; please note this requires a supported device and compatible supported device connected to your TV
To give you the best experience, this app tracks what you’ve watched on BBC iPlayer and how long you’ve watched programmes for. You can turn this off by logging into your BBC account and turning off “Allow Personalisation”. This app also tracks when you add something to My Programmes. You can remove programmes by tapping Remove. In addition, the BBC iPlayer app uses standard Android app permissions that are defined by the Google Android platform. The device uses performance cookies for internal purposes to help us improve the app. You can choose to opt out of this at any time from the in-app Settings menu. For more information about this, privacy, cookies and Android app permissions, visit the BBC iPlayer Apps Privacy notice at https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/app_privacy. To read the BBC’s Privacy Policy go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/privacy
You can “opt out” from our data processor’s tracking by filling the “Forget My Device” form in this link https://www.appsflyer.com/optout
If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at https://www.bbc.co.uk/terms.
The app was developed by Media AT (BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Full details of Media AT are available on the Companies House website at: http://data.companieshouse.gov.uk/doc/company/07100235
What's new
Store changes
What BBC iPlayer changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.