Popularity ranking · Italy

The 100 most popular TV Channels in Italy

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv channels in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2.5k tv channels tracked in Italy, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Netflix, RAI and RaiPlay lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 34M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.6M, and the largest, Netflix, reaches around 12M people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each tv channel, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy 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 Italy who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 TG3 1.3M 43.1 47.8%
27 Telethon 1.2M 49.6 75.3%
28 Sky Sport 1.2M 40.3 0.0%
29 Nickelodeon 1.2M 33.9 57.9%
30 Sky Go 1.2M 41.2 26.6% Pay TV
31 TLC (TV network) 1.1M 38.3 53.6%
32 Top Calcio 24 1.1M 39.4 36.4%
33 SuperTennis 1.1M 38.3 12.8%
34 TV8 (Turkey) 1M 43.6 54.3%
35 ESPN 944k 31.2 30.7%
36 RMC Sport 938k 43.1 39.5%
37 Disney Channel 928k 35.9 68.5%
38 TG1 900k 42.6 61.7% TV series
39 Cocomelon 876k 38.4 60.9%
40 Witty TV 867k 42.4 49.4% TV / music streaming
41 CBS Sports 863k 34.8 39.7%
42 E! (Europe) 832k 26.0 90.6%
43 NBC News 825k 39.7 60.3%
44 BBC 810k 37.7 45.4%
45 Cielo TV 743k 39.5 57.6%
46 Hulu 732k 35.0 55.2% TV / music streaming
47 Rakuten TV 711k 39.3 48.7% TV / music streaming
48 Arena (TV network) 678k 28.0 0.0%
49 SuperTennis TV 675k 44.1 20.7%
50 Giallo (TV channel) 672k 45.9 61.3%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular tv channels compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy 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 Italy?

Netflix currently leads with an estimated audience of 12M people in Italy.

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