163 million people across the world watched the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in what is remembered as a memorable but controversial affair. From the return of Petra Mede, to an ode to Martin which aged as quickly as fresh milk, to a variety of songs amongst the mix, the 237 minute contest showcased the good, bad, and ugly alike.
But what happens when we play with numbers with this year’s contest, and see what other insights could be seen with the reality and the 0.618? That’s why we’re here to give a little bit of the numerical side of the class of 2024.
53.30% — the audience share of Swiss people who watched Nemo win with “The Code” in the grand final.
5.1 million — the number of French people who watched the Grand Final in Eurovision 2024, which was up by 1.5 million from 2023. However, it’s just a bit lower than in 2021, where 5.5 million French viewers saw Barbara Pravi earn second place.
27.6% — the traffic in PornHub drop from Greece during the Grand Final, in contrast to the average day. Croatia, the runner-up, saw a decrease in traffic by 23.3%.
365 — the number of jury points “The Code” received, including 22 top scores, making it the highest jury score in history. Their fifth place in the televote, with only one 12 from Ukraine, makes it the lowest ranking televoting rank for a Eurovision winner.
6 — the number of songs which debuted on the United Kingdom’s Official Singles Chart following the contest, with “The Code” leading the way at #18.
24 — Ireland’s sixth place with “Doomsday Blue” matches their best result of the millennium with “Millennium of Love” from 24 years earlier.
23 — the number of years since Croatia last placed in the top ten, with Vanna’s “Strings of my Heart“. Baby Lasagna’s “Rim Tim Tagi Tim” earned second place, and now is Croatia’s best result to date.
22 — the number of years between “Come Back” and “Teresa and Maria”, the two highest-placing songs performing second in the running order (third place) in the twenty-first century. “Teresa and Maria” is especially impressive seeing that it’s the highest placing since the producer-made running order was established in 2013.
12 — the number of years between Norway’s two most recent last places, the longest in their Eurovision history. In addition, both “Ulveham” and “Stay” came in 10th in their respective semi-finals, though the latter only made it to the final thanks to having more countries vote for them in the televote. With this, Norway continues its dubious record for the most last-places in the contest.
4 — With Latvia and Georgia qualifying, Denmark’s four year NQ streak is the longest in the 2020s.
2 — Along with Ukraine, Luxembourg joins in the club for qualifying every single time in the Grand Final with their first attempt in the semi-final era.
15% –Don’s odds of qualifying for the Grand Final going into Thursday’s second semi-final. “Hollow” making it to the final breaks an 8 year streak for Latvia, with their last qualification coincidentally coming in Sweden! As a result, the average audience watching Saturday’s final in Latvia increased by 337%, which resulted in an 61.8% market share.
19% — Isaak’s odds of placing last in the Grand Final, which he defied by placing in 12th overall. This also makes it Germany’s first left-hand finish since 2018.
11% — iolanda’s odds of making the top ten in the Grand Final, going into that day. Thanks to a high jury score, “Grito” managed to sneak into tenth place, the second time that Portugal managed to make the top ten this decade. This is following Portugal’s longest qualification streak to date!
28,684,711 — the number of total streams of the class of 2024 on Spotify the day after the contest. While “The Code” got the most streams, the second most streamed song on May 12th is the fan-favorite “Europapa” with 3,477,182 streams–despite being disqualified from the Grand Final.
4 — the number of charts across Europe “Europapa” topped, not including a separate chart in the Netherlands for the top 40 vs. the top 100.
