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Top 100 TV Channels in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv channels in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2.5k tv channels tracked in Germany, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. ZDF, Sport1 (Netherlands) and Netflix lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 33M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2.1M, and the largest, ZDF, reaches around 12M 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.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Germany. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Germany, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Germany. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
76 DMAX 724k
77 The Weather Channel 714k 40.5 50.6%
78 KiKa 709k 41.6 66.7%
79 Arte 706k 39.2 56.0%
80 TRT Haber 687k 42.4 37.7%
81 VRT 663k 40.2 51.8%
82 PBS 652k 33.1 53.9%
83 Super RTL 638k 39.8 72.2%
84 Cartoon Network 633k 33.3 64.5%
85 ATV (Pakistan) 605k
86 Create (TV network) 592k 50.4 80.4%
87 Play4 591k 36.9 45.7%
88 Syfy 573k 37.8 35.0%
89 Sky Go 572k 38.0 30.9% Pay TV
90 Channel 4 571k 35.7 54.7%
91 Servus TV 557k 44.9 39.4%
92 Channel 21 (Germany) 543k 52.8 100.0% Home shopping
93 Rudaw 542k 37.1 51.5%
94 Euronews 532k 40.3 30.4%
95 HBO 529k 36.1 47.4% Pay TV
96 TV-2 (band) 524k 47.3 54.8%
97 Pluto TV 523k 38.9 39.3% TV / music streaming
98 TF1 523k 41.7 37.1%
99 Fox (Poland) 514k 27.4 47.4%
100 K2 (TV channel) 514k 31.0 46.0%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 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?

ZDF currently leads with an estimated audience of 12M people in Germany.

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