Love Island release record-breaking viewing figures after massive series

It was a big one!

Caroline Flack

by Emma Dodds |
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It goes without saying that this year's series of Love Island has been one of the biggest ones yet. Although the reboot of the Love Island with "normal" people started in 2015, it's no surprise that the 2018 season has drawn the highest viewing figures so far.

ITV2 have now released the statistics for this year's series, revealing that the show has broken record viewing figures - and that this year's final drew a whopping 3.6 million viewers, which is amazingly 1 million more than last year.

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©Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer won the show © Shutterstock

Check out what the Love Islanders were doing before they entered the villa...

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Love Island 2018 - jobs before the show

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Adam Collard2 of 38
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Adam Collard

Adam is a 22-year-old personal trainer and gym director from Newcastle.

Dani Dyer3 of 38
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Dani Dyer

Dani is a 21-year-old barmaid from East London.

Dr. Alex George4 of 38
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Dr. Alex George

Dr Alex is a 27-year-old A&E doctor from Carmarthen, West Wales.

Eyal Booker5 of 38
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Eyal Booker

Eyal is a 22-year-old model from London.

Hayley Hughes6 of 38
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Hayley Hughes

Hayley is a 21-year-old model from Liverpool.

Jack Fincham7 of 38
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Jack Fincham

Jack is a 26-year-old stationery sales manager from Kent.

Kendall Rae-Knight8 of 38
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Kendall Rae-Knight

Kendall is a 26-year-old retail manager from Blackpool.

Laura Anderson9 of 38
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Laura Anderson

Laura is a 29-year-old cabin crew member from Stirling, Scotland.

Niall Aslam10 of 38
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Niall Aslam

Niall is a 23-year-old student and construction worker from Coventry.

Samira Mighty11 of 38
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Samira Mighty

Samira is a 22-year-old West End performer from London.

Wes Nelson12 of 38
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Wes Nelson

Wes is a 20-year-old electrical and nuclear systems design engineer from Staffordshire.

Rosie Williams13 of 38
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Rosie Williams

Rosie is a 26-year-old solicitor from South Wales.

Georgia Steel14 of 38
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Georgia Steel

Georgia is a 20-year-old student from York.

Josh Denzel15 of 38
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Josh Denzel

Josh is a 26-year-old social media host from North London.

Megan Barton Hanson16 of 38
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Megan Barton Hanson

Megan is a 24-year-old model from Essex.

Charlie Frederick17 of 38
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Charlie Frederick

Charlie is a 23-year-old model from Plymouth.

Zara McDermott18 of 38
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Zara McDermott

Zara is a 21-year-old Government advisor from Essex.

Ellie Brown19 of 38
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Ellie Brown

Ellie is a 20-year-old Business development manager from Newcastle.

Jordan Adefeyisan20 of 38
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Jordan Adefeyisan

Jordan is a 23-year-old model from Stockport.

Kazimir Crossley21 of 38
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Kazimir Crossley

Kazimir is a 23-year-old makeup artist from London.

Frankie Foster22 of 38
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Frankie Foster

Frankie is a 22-year-old Business Management student and fitness coach from Cheltenham.

Darylle Sargeant23 of 38
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Darylle Sargeant

Darylle is a 24-year-old eyebrow technician from Watford.

Dean Overson24 of 38
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Dean Overson

Dean is 25-year-old a car sales executive from Burnley.

Charlie Williams25 of 38
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Charlie Williams

Charlie is a 24-year-old tanning shop assistant from Bath.

Charlie Brake26 of 38
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Charlie Brake

Charlie is a 23-year-old socialite from Chelsea in London.

Savanna Darnell27 of 38
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Savanna Darnell

Savannah is a 22-year-old singer and dancer from Sheffield.

Alex Miller28 of 38
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Alex Miller

Alex is a 28-year-old structural glazier from Essex.

Grace Wardle29 of 38
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Grace Wardle

Grace is a 25-year-old hairdresser from London.

Jack Fowler30 of 38
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Jack Fowler

Jack is a 22-year-old semi-professional footballer from London.

Ellie Jones31 of 38
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Ellie Jones

Ellie is a 22-year-old customer service and office administrator from Kent.

Idris Virgo32 of 38
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Idris Virgo

Idris is a 25-year-old professional boxer from Birmingham.

Kieran Nicholls33 of 38
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Kieran Nicholls

Kieran is a 26-year-old personal trainer from London.

Alexandra Cane34 of 38
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Alexandra Cane

Alexandra is a 27-year-old make up artist.

Laura Crane35 of 38
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Laura Crane

Laura is a 23-year-old professional surfer, who grew up in Devon.

Josh Mair36 of 38
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Josh Mair

Josh is a 21-year-old professional DJ from Birmingham.

Stephanie Lam37 of 38
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Stephanie Lam

Stephanie is a 23-year-old Account Manager from Hertfordshire.

Paul Knops38 of 38
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Paul Knops

Paul is a 31-year-old carpenter and model from Bournemouth.

According to ITV2, last night's episode (30th July) was the most-watched programme in its slot across all channels and the most-watched programme for 16-34s with 1.6 million.

Not only that, but a further 1.9 million viewers tuned in online, watching on the ITV Hub player - and this year's series was watched by an average of 5 million viewers across all platforms. Wow!

WATCH: The most talked-about moments from Love Island 2018

It's not just viewing figures that are hugely impressive - the accompanying app has been downloaded 3 million times, the Love Island Instagram profile has become the most-followed UK show with 2.1 million followers, and a HUGE 260,000 Love Island water bottles have been sold.

Off the back of the UK series, six more countries are following suit. Series two of the German Love Island will air later this summer, and the Australian version also launched this summer. There will also be versions of the show airing in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland later this year.

WATCH: Things you didn't know about Love Island 2018

Love Island 2018 ended last night after Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham won the show. Dani's famous dad Danny had a hilarious reaction to his daughter's win, taking to his Instagram Story with a brilliant video.

But it's not over yet - there's one more episode of Love Island to watch! The reunion show will air this Sunday (5th August).

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