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Top 100 TV Channels in South Korea

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv channels in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2.2k tv channels tracked in South Korea, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Netflix, JTBC and Seoul Broadcasting System lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 5.7M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 180k, and the largest, Netflix, reaches around 2.3M people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each tv channel, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Korea 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 South Korea who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Netflix 2.3M 28.9 53.3% TV / music streaming
2 JTBC 1.8M 29.2 55.8%
3 Seoul Broadcasting System 1.6M 27.6 53.4%
4 YTN 1.1M 28.9 39.5%
5 Korean Broadcasting System 960k 27.4 48.8%
6 kbs 한국방송 883k 24.3 59.6%
7 KBS2 470k 25.3 46.9%
8 History (Australian TV channel) 440k 52.2 35.0%
9 ABS-CBN News Channel 389k 38.5 41.5%
10 Astro (Malaysian satellite television) 372k 30.8 68.2%
11 CBS 365k 36.9 37.5%
12 Mnet(엠넷) 295k 21.2 60.8%
13 WAVE (TV) 275k 43.1 58.0%
14 TVS (Venezuela) 266k 31.3 9.3%
15 Omroep NTR 266k 42.5 49.4%
16 K2 (TV channel) 263k 39.9 70.4%
17 CNN 259k 32.6 34.3%
18 ETC (TV channel) 172k 23.5 0.0%
19 NBC News 145k 30.1 40.2%
20 Golf Channel 143k 34.6 55.2%
21 ESPN 138k 31.3 28.6%
22 AMC (TV channel) 124k 30.5 70.4%
23 Create (TV network) 123k 50.5 79.4%
24 Colors (TV channel) 122k
25 Fox News Channel 117k 39.3 16.7%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea 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 South Korea?

Netflix currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.3M people in South Korea.

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