Tahiti Breaks Record
Monday 8 September 2014 The mantle of best ever was confirmed for the 2014 Billabong Pro Tahiti by the statistics alone. The event received the largest live audience in the history of professional surfing.
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With waves reaching more than double-overhead, a handful of huge wipeouts, and an unprecedented number of high scores, everything at the island lined up to make it an historic day.
The ASP reported that fans who tuned in around the world made history as well: The webcast delivered 2.2 million hours of live competition and reached more than 12 million households on live television. Fans who tuned in for the Tahiti contest produced the largest live audience in the history of professional surfing. Here are some of the highlights:
Online:
- 2.2 million hours of live webcast watched
- Average watch time of 37 minutes
- 45 percent of the audience watched on a mobile device
- 1.9 million unique online visitors to aspworldtour dot com during the 11-day Tahiti event, 6.1 million visits total
Television:
- More than 12 million households reached from broadcast TV partners
