Popularity ranking · Netherlands

The 100 most popular TV Channels in Netherlands

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv channels in Netherlands, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2k tv channels tracked in Netherlands, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, RTL 4 and RTL Boulevard lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 13M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 521k, and the largest, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, reaches around 5.7M people in Netherlands. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Netherlands who actively engage with each tv channel, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Netherlands 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 Netherlands who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Nederlandse Omroep Stichting 5.7M 40.7 55.1%
2 RTL 4 4.2M 43.8 66.3%
3 RTL Boulevard 3.5M 41.2 69.5%
4 Netflix 2.8M 41.2 57.3% TV / music streaming
5 HBO MAX 2.5M 40.4 55.5% TV / music streaming
6 NPO 1 2.3M 46.8 67.9%
7 NPO 3 1.9M 43.5 57.8%
8 AT5 1.8M 40.0 51.3%
9 NPO 2 1.6M 48.3 66.1%
10 Prime (New Zealand) 1.2M
11 NBC 1.2M 43.2 49.0%
12 RTL 5 1M 45.2 68.0%
13 CNN 978k 40.5 45.7%
14 ABN (TV station) 945k 34.5 61.7%
15 DirecTV 729k 38.7 41.8%
16 CBS 682k 43.1 57.9%
17 CNN Newsroom 621k 43.6 34.4% TV series
18 24Kitchen 619k 45.9 74.1%
19 Eén 610k 39.6 59.0%
20 ESPN 578k 39.5 29.2%
21 Casa (TV channel) 535k 34.1 68.5%
22 RTL 7 520k 38.4 52.9%
23 TVS (Venezuela) 502k 31.6 8.9%
24 TLC (TV network) 500k 40.7 66.5%
25 Really (TV channel) 447k 43.8 100.0%

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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 Netherlands 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 Netherlands?

Nederlandse Omroep Stichting currently leads with an estimated audience of 5.7M people in Netherlands.

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