Top 50 TV Channels in United Kingdom
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest tv channels in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1,630 tv channels tracked in United Kingdom, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. BBC, BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 53,644,679 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 4,257,061, and the largest, BBC, reaches around 24,295,532 people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each tv channel, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BBC |
24,295,532 | 32.8% | Movies & TV | |
| 2 |  BBC Sport |
16,137,165 | 65.9% | Sports | |
| 3 |  BBC iPlayer |
13,211,982 | 64.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 4 |  Netflix |
11,778,590 | 3.6% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Channel 4 |
11,771,374 | 48.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 6 |  BBC News |
11,504,384 | 51.8% | Newspaper | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Sky Sport |
8,733,775 | 30.1% | Sports | |
| 8 |  Peacock |
7,726,837 | 11.2% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  ITV (TV channel) |
6,747,589 | 76.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 10 |  Channel 5 (UK) |
5,373,264 | 51.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 11 |  Now TV |
4,889,375 | 36.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 12 |  Sky News |
4,641,271 | 53.2% | Sports | |
| 13 |  CBS |
4,422,545 | 4.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 14 |  BT Sport |
4,410,663 | 46.1% | Sports | |
| 15 |  ITV News |
4,340,330 | 87.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 16 |  History (Australian TV channel) |
3,806,508 | 13.8% | Movies & TV | |
| 17 |  CBeebies |
3,656,648 | 55.9% | Movies & TV | |
| 18 |  CNN |
3,619,897 | 2.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 19 |  Sky Go |
3,441,783 | 47.9% | Pay TV | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Cocomelon |
3,168,596 | 8.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 21 |  Amazon Prime Video |
3,149,750 | 6.1% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Nickelodeon |
2,855,394 | 6.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 23 |  E4 (TV channel) |
2,780,615 | 31.8% | Movies & TV | |
| 24 |  Sky Atlantic |
2,770,163 | 69.6% | Pay TV | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Sky Sports F1 |
2,672,939 | 36.0% | Sports | |
| 26 |  QVC |
2,561,360 | 6.6% | Home shopping | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  ITV2 |
2,464,429 | 80.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 28 |  Cineworld (Glasgow) |
2,263,000 | 63.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 29 |  TLC (TV network) |
2,253,274 | 6.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 30 |  BBC Scotland |
2,207,049 | 53.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 31 |  E! News |
2,024,214 | 7.4% | TV series | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  ESPN |
1,978,347 | 2.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 33 |  STV (TV channel) |
1,910,834 | 37.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 34 |  CBBC (TV channel) |
1,886,052 | 50.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 35 |  Sun News (India) |
1,883,763 | 41.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 36 |  Eurosport |
1,742,758 | 6.7% | Sports | |
| 37 |  Channel 4 News |
1,560,357 | 57.8% | TV series | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  PBS |
1,452,926 | 4.3% | Charity | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  TLC (Latin America) |
1,445,356 | 10.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 40 |  Sky Sports |
1,443,110 | 29.9% | Pay TV | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Nick Jr. |
1,401,932 | 9.9% | Movies & TV | |
| 42 |  Fox News Channel |
1,318,860 | 2.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 43 |  NBC News |
1,279,737 | 2.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 44 |  Hulu |
1,267,931 | 3.7% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Film4 |
1,227,362 | 72.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 46 |  IGN |
1,142,936 | 5.8% | Movies & TV | |
| 47 |  CBBC |
1,086,880 | 47.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 48 |  DStv |
1,060,101 | 11.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 49 |  Ideal World |
1,054,071 | 85.7% | Shopping | |
| 50 |  CBS Sports |
1,029,477 | 2.6% | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
BBC currently leads with an estimated audience of 24,295,532 people in United Kingdom.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.