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Top 100 TV Channels in France

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv channels in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1.4k tv channels tracked in France, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. France Télévisions, TF1 and France 3 lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 38M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.7M, and the largest, France Télévisions, reaches around 14M people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each tv channel, 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
1 France Télévisions 14M 45.1 52.2%
2 TF1 13M 42.6 58.8%
3 France 3 11M 45.3 57.2%
4 Netflix 10M 38.6 52.8% TV / music streaming
5 Canal+ 9.8M 40.0 45.0%
6 France Info 9.4M 46.5 54.9%
7 France 2 8.1M 44.3 56.0%
8 M6 (TV channel) 6.5M 41.8 60.8%
9 Eurosport 6.4M 41.7 23.2%
10 Gare d'Austerlitz 6.3M 33.3 59.1%
11 RMC Sport 4.3M 40.9 17.2%
12 RTBF 4.3M 45.6 47.7%
13 Amazon Prime Video 3.9M 38.6 52.9% TV / music streaming
14 France 5 3.6M 46.2 56.6%
15 Disney+ 3M 38.2 54.2% TV / music streaming
16 W9 (TV channel) 2.5M 37.5 58.9%
17 BFM TV 2.5M 40.3 53.1%
18 Prime (New Zealand) 2.2M
19 HBO MAX 2M 38.6 52.6% TV / music streaming
20 TMC (TV channel) 2M 43.7 48.2%
21 Arte 1.8M 43.3 57.5%
22 Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé 1.5M 47.9 55.2%
23 MYTF1 1.3M 32.7 65.7%
24 France 24 1.3M 40.3 43.5%
25 OCS (television) 1.3M 41.0 51.0%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France 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 France?

France Télévisions currently leads with an estimated audience of 14M people in France.

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