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
76 XM 57k 46.3 51.0%
77 Talksport 56k 36.8 41.2%
78 WAXX 55k 29.9 28.7%
79 Kiss FM (Romania) 55k 39.6 63.5%
80 France Bleu Béarn 54k 45.0 56.1%
81 BBC Radio 4 53k 32.1 50.0%
82 Hit Radio 53k 34.3 53.5%
83 China Radio International 52k 42.8 37.0%
84 Fun Radio (France) 52k 37.7 45.5%
85 BBC Radio 2 47k 36.7 46.4%
86 Rádio Comercial 44k 42.3 59.9%
87 Hit FM (Taiwan) 44k 40.6 48.8%
88 Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana 44k 39.9 64.7%
89 Radio2 42k 43.8 49.3%
90 KISS-FM 42k 30.7 73.6%
91 Cadena SER 38k 43.4 54.8%
92 Kral FM 37k 39.9 52.6%
93 Radio Regenbogen 36k 43.9 67.9%
94 Radio Metal 35k 32.0 25.0%
95 Radio ZU 34k 36.8 69.4%
96 Deutsche Welle 34k 37.6 35.6%
97 Chada FM 34k 40.5 46.6%
98 WGSN 33k 59.0 100.0%
99 Radio Shalom Paris 32k 54.7 61.5%
100 Radio 1 32k 35.0 46.2%

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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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