BBC Radio stations ranked by listener reach in the United Kingdom Q1-Q4 2023

Published by Patrick Leu, May 29, 2024
In the fourth quarter of 2023, the station BBC Radio 2 ranked first in terms of listener reach with roughly 13.28 million listeners tuning in on a weekly basis. BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 1 followed, each with over seven million listeners per week.

Leading BBC Radio stations in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st to 4th quarter 2023, by number of weekly listeners (in 1,000s)

CharacteristicQ1 2023Q2 2023Q3 2023Q4 2023
BBC Radio 2 14,458 13,456 13,473 13,281
BBC Radio 4 (including 4 Extra) 9,838 9,308 9,659 9,476
BBC Radio 4 9,399 8,971 9,325 9,116
BBC Radio 1 7,576 7,694 7,773 7,330
BBC Radio 5 live (inc. sports extra) 5,530 5,600 6,427 5,952
BBC Radio 5 live 5,104 5,045 5,560 5,245
BBC 6 Music 2,711 2,669 2,753 2,519
BBC Radio 3 1,931 1,703 2,002 1,775
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 1,105 1,394 2,239 1,552
BBC Radio 4 Extra 1,666 1,574 1,453 1,464
BBC World Service 1,085 1,078 940 1,072
BBC Radio London 564 607 603 548
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of listeners in thousands13,28113,2819,4769,4769,1169,1167,3307,3305,9525,9525,2455,2452,5192,5191,7751,7751,5521,5521,4641,4641,0721,07254854813,47313,4739,6599,6599,3259,3257,7737,7736,4276,4275,5605,5602,7532,7532,0022,0022,2392,2391,4531,45394094060360313,45613,4569,3089,3088,9718,9717,6947,6945,6005,6005,0455,0452,6692,6691,7031,7031,3941,3941,5741,5741,0781,07860760714,45814,4589,8389,8389,3999,3997,5767,5765,5305,5305,1045,1042,7112,7111,9311,9311,1051,1051,6661,6661,0851,085564564Q1 2023Q2 2023Q3 2023Q4 2023BBC Radio 2BBC Radio 4 (including 4 Extra)BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 5 live (inc. sports extra)BBC Radio 5 liveBBC 6 MusicBBC Radio 3BBC Radio 5 Sports ExtraBBC Radio 4 ExtraBBC World ServiceBBC Radio London
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Release date

March 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 to Q4 2023

Age group

15 years and older

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The source provides the following commentary: "Reach is the number of people aged 15+ who tune to a radio station within at least 1 quarter-hour period over the course of a week. Respondents are instructed to fill in a quarter-hour only if they have listened to the station for at least 5 minutes within that quarter-hour. Between 00.00-06.00, listening is recorded in half-hour periods."

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