Top 50 TV Channels in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest tv channels in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2,460 tv channels tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. NTV News, ZDF and Sport1 (Netherlands) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 50,025,360 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 3,925,889, and the largest, NTV News, reaches around 26,557,164 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each tv channel, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NTV News |
26,557,164 | 95.0% | Movies & TV | |
| 2 |  ZDF |
11,999,863 | 78.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 3 |  Sport1 (Netherlands) |
11,468,333 | 84.2% | Sports | |
| 4 |  Netflix |
9,326,660 | 2.9% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  RTL Television |
8,164,444 | 70.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 6 |  Westdeutscher Rundfunk |
7,664,436 | 90.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 7 |  QVC |
7,453,709 | 19.1% | Home shopping | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  ARD Mediathek |
7,079,813 | 89.7% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Sat.1 |
6,883,269 | 79.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 10 |  ZDF Mediathek |
6,735,657 | 88.2% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  ProSieben |
5,802,288 | 80.8% | Movies & TV | |
| 12 |  Gold (TV channel) |
5,627,549 | 31.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 13 |  Bayerischer Rundfunk |
5,165,653 | 38.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 14 |  WOWtv |
5,097,779 | 95.0% | Movies & TV | |
| 15 |  Amazon Prime Video |
4,471,193 | 8.6% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  NDR |
4,396,276 | 80.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 17 |  RTL+ |
4,350,941 | 55.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 18 |  Sport1 |
3,326,430 | 74.9% | Sports | |
| 19 |  Das Erste |
3,174,786 | 85.8% | Movies & TV | |
| 20 |  DAZN |
2,544,282 | 16.7% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Prime (New Zealand) |
2,485,000 | 6.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 22 |  Magenta Sport |
2,289,225 | 94.5% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  VOX (TV channel) |
2,090,454 | 84.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 24 |  Eurosport |
2,077,171 | 8.0% | Sports | |
| 25 |  CNN |
1,997,562 | 1.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 26 |  CBS |
1,996,726 | 2.0% | Movies & TV | |
| 27 |  Sky Sport |
1,935,484 | 6.7% | Sports | |
| 28 |  Magenta TV |
1,913,105 | 80.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 29 |  Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk |
1,889,004 | 98.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 30 |  Tele 5 |
1,878,010 | 85.0% | Movies & TV | |
| 31 |  Sky Deutschland |
1,778,468 | 44.9% | Pay TV | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  DirecTV |
1,722,026 | 2.9% | Movies & TV | |
| 33 |  Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg |
1,714,928 | 92.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 34 |  HSE24 |
1,665,202 | 84.5% | Home shopping | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  TLC (Latin America) |
1,612,631 | 11.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 36 |  Nickelodeon |
1,593,934 | 3.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 37 |  ProSieben Maxx |
1,543,638 | 83.0% | Movies & TV | |
| 38 |  Show TV |
1,526,625 | 7.8% | Movies & TV | |
| 39 |  RT (TV network) |
1,506,703 | 6.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 40 |  Hessischer Rundfunk |
1,401,067 | 94.0% | Movies & TV | |
| 41 |  Kanal D |
1,359,145 | 6.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 42 |  Waipu.tv |
1,349,915 | 95.6% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  TRT 1 |
1,299,621 | 9.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 44 |  Star TV (Turkey) |
1,249,986 | 10.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 45 |  Sky Sport News HD |
1,247,609 | 52.0% | Movies & TV | |
| 46 |  BBC |
1,203,889 | 1.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 47 |  VRT |
1,200,227 | 21.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 48 |  RT Deutsch |
1,180,863 | 75.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 49 |  Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen |
1,166,136 | 20.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 50 |  Disney Channel |
1,129,610 | 7.4% | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each tv channel by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest tv channel in Germany?
NTV News currently leads with an estimated audience of 26,557,164 people in Germany.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.