This statistic shows the total cumulative time spent watching the Olympic Games worldwide from 2000 to 2016. In 2016, viewers spent a cumulative 30 billion hours watching the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC). (January 16, 2019). Cumulative time spent watching the Olympic Games worldwide from 2000 to 2016 (in billion hours) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/736890/cumulative-time-spent-olympic-games/
International Olympic Committee (IOC). "Cumulative time spent watching the Olympic Games worldwide from 2000 to 2016 (in billion hours)." Chart. January 16, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 20, 2026. /statistics/736890/cumulative-time-spent-olympic-games/
International Olympic Committee (IOC). (2019). Cumulative time spent watching the Olympic Games worldwide from 2000 to 2016 (in billion hours). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2026. /statistics/736890/cumulative-time-spent-olympic-games/
International Olympic Committee (IOC). "Cumulative Time Spent Watching The Olympic Games Worldwide from 2000 to 2016 (in Billion Hours)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 16 Jan 2019, /statistics/736890/cumulative-time-spent-olympic-games/
International Olympic Committee (IOC), Cumulative time spent watching the Olympic Games worldwide from 2000 to 2016 (in billion hours) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/736890/cumulative-time-spent-olympic-games/ (last visited July 20, 2026)
Cumulative time spent watching the Olympic Games worldwide from 2000 to 2016 (in billion hours) [Graph], International Olympic Committee (IOC), January 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/736890/cumulative-time-spent-olympic-games/