Most watched live TV events

4. First human to walk on surface of the Moon, 1969

Numbers of Viewers: 530 million

In 1969, 530 million people watched as the first ever human walked on the surface of the moon. American Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the man to take the step onto the moon’s surface. Despite limited television availability worldwide, an incredible 14% of the world’s population tuned into watch this.

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