Popularity ranking · France

The 100 most popular Radio Stations in France

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest radio stations in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 648 radio stations tracked in France, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. France Inter, RTL (French radio) and France Culture lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 13M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 518k, and the largest, France Inter, reaches around 4.7M people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each radio station, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

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

Audience size

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

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in France. 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 France, 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 France. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 France BLEU Périgord 416k 47.0 62.4%
27 rfi 412k 40.1 36.7%
28 Sud Radio 404k 48.8 44.5%
29 M-Radio 403k 42.5 76.3%
30 Radio Classique 395k 49.5 54.2%
31 Radio frequency 394k 43.3 40.1%
32 Fun Radio (Belgium) 387k 38.9 60.6%
33 Nova (radio network) 283k 42.5 37.3%
34 Mosaïque FM 280k 40.5 36.0%
35 VivaCité 263k 43.1 33.9%
36 Jazz Radio 261k 50.4 53.4%
37 Jam! 238k 33.5 42.7%
38 Couleur 3 236k 41.2 51.3%
39 Classic 21 204k 46.1 32.6%
40 BBC Radio 6 Music 182k 40.1 57.6%
41 NPR 182k 37.4 55.1%
42 Slacker (music service) 177k 29.0 36.4%
43 Oklm 175k 29.9 33.3%
44 Radio Courtoisie 169k 40.9 52.5%
45 Ouï FM 168k 38.2 42.0%
46 Radio 8 165k 41.1 44.6%
47 BBC Radio 160k 44.6 44.1%
48 France Bleu Roussillon 159k 48.1 65.1%
49 L'Homme Moderne 153k 37.1 50.9%
50 France Bleu Nord 152k 48.3 65.3%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular radio stations compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each radio station 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 radio station in France?

France Inter currently leads with an estimated audience of 4.7M people in France.

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