Top 50 TV Channels in South Korea
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest tv channels in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2,136 tv channels tracked in South Korea, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Netflix, JTBC and Seoul Broadcasting System lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 5,738,575 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 292,550, and the largest, Netflix, reaches around 2,330,599 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.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netflix |
2,330,599 | 0.7% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  JTBC |
1,796,593 | 63.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 3 |  Seoul Broadcasting System |
1,611,383 | 22.4% | Consulting | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  YTN |
1,108,921 | 83.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 5 |  Korean Broadcasting System |
959,858 | 14.9% | Movies & TV | |
| 6 |  KBS2 |
469,453 | 74.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 7 |  History (Australian TV channel) |
463,331 | 1.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 8 |  ABS-CBN News Channel |
389,019 | 8.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 9 |  CBS |
374,083 | 0.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 10 |  Astro (Malaysian satellite television) |
372,249 | 2.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 11 |  WAVE (TV) |
275,112 | 3.9% | Movies & TV | |
| 12 |  TVS (Venezuela) |
266,118 | 1.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 13 |  K2 (TV channel) |
263,411 | 2.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 14 |  CNN |
247,123 | 0.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 15 |  HBO |
173,425 | 0.2% | Pay TV | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  ETC (TV channel) |
172,378 | 1.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 17 |  NBC News |
145,022 | 0.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 18 |  Golf Channel |
143,429 | 0.4% | Sports | |
| 19 |  ESPN |
137,055 | 0.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 20 |  Omroep NTR |
128,065 | 4.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 21 |  BBC |
126,819 | 0.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 22 |  AMC (TV channel) |
123,900 | 0.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 23 |  Create (TV network) |
122,803 | 0.3% | ||
| 24 |  Colors (TV channel) |
121,800 | 0.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 25 |  CNN Newsroom |
113,365 | 0.4% | TV series | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  China Central Television |
112,759 | 0.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 27 |  S.M. Entertainment |
106,618 | 2.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 28 |  Fox News Channel |
106,352 | 0.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 29 |  RT (TV network) |
105,669 | 0.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 30 |  M3 (Canadian TV channel) |
105,051 | 1.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 31 |  History (TV channel) |
98,523 | 1.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 32 | Watch (TV channel) |
96,983 | 1.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 33 |  PBS |
96,653 | 0.3% | Charity | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  TVN (Panama) |
96,393 | 5.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 35 |  TNT (Sweden) |
96,375 | 1.0% | Movies & TV | |
| 36 |  La Chaîne parlementaire |
95,030 | 6.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 37 |  BBC Earth |
93,960 | 7.7% | TV series | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Yesterday (TV channel) |
91,773 | 1.0% | Movies & TV | |
| 39 |  3+ |
87,594 | 0.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 40 |  June (TV Channel) |
79,973 | 2.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 41 |  E! (Europe) |
78,743 | 0.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 42 |  STS (TV channel) |
78,433 | 0.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 43 |  Bayerischer Rundfunk |
77,385 | 0.6% | Movies & TV | |
| 44 |  Hulu |
75,940 | 0.2% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Gold (TV channel) |
71,367 | 0.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 46 |  H2 (TV network) |
69,440 | 1.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 47 |  Prime (New Zealand) |
68,833 | 0.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 48 |  TLC (TV network) |
68,453 | 0.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 49 |  ABC TV |
66,954 | 0.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 50 |  TV2 (Hungary) |
66,944 | 0.8% | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 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 2,330,599 people in South Korea.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.