The final of the World Cup between Argentina and France was watched by a peak of 14.9% of the population.
The TV audience share for ITV was 17.8%, with a peak of over 4 million viewers.
During the World Cup, the total reach of the coverage was over 3 million.
The tournament was streamed on a record-breaking 104.7% of the time.
One of the greatest World Cup finals of all time, Argentina and Messi's victory last night closed off a thrilling four weeks of football.
The first ever winter World Cup was a new experience for fans and the BBC has once again demonstrated the value of sport when made freely available to all, breaking new streaming records.
The World Cup programming was played more than 10 million times on radio and online.
England's win over Wales in group B was watched by 18.6 million people, while the Three Lions' opener against Iran was watched by 7.9 million people.
The peak of 21.31m was the most watched TV moment of the year so far.
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