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
51 BBC World Service 147k 39.3 36.3%
52 Delta FM 147k 40.7 59.1%
53 Hit West 144k 37.6 71.5%
54 Radio FG 139k 32.0 29.6%
55 Champagne FM 124k 39.6 68.5%
56 TOP FM Mauritius 103k 44.4 32.3%
57 Beur FM 99k 37.2 53.2%
58 TSF Jazz 94k 44.7 42.1%
59 Urban HIT 91k 34.1 44.6%
60 Kiss FM 90k 40.1 50.8%
61 The African History Network 90k 24.8 76.7%
62 Autoradio 85k 36.1 46.2%
63 Minnesota Public Radio 83k 44.7 0.0%
64 Classic FM (UK) 81k 48.5 54.6%
65 NTS Radio 78k 42.8 48.7%
66 Radio Latina 77k 38.9 74.1%
67 BBC Radio 1 77k 36.3 41.0%
68 Rire & Chansons 68k 44.8 48.1%
69 Smooth (radio network) 68k
70 Triple J 67k 40.5 51.1%
71 Joe 64k 43.9 57.4%
72 Radio Espace 62k 37.5 53.5%
73 Fun Kids 62k 40.6 76.9%
74 Radio contact 61k 43.8 50.0%
75 Cakewalk Sonar 59k 46.0 16.2%

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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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