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Radio industry in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report on the radio industry in the United Kingdom.

This report presents a selected range of statistics and data about the radio industry in the United Kingdom.

Table of contents

Market Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Total communications industry revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2021, by sector
  • Premium Forecast Music, radio, and podcast revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021-2030
  • Premium Forecast Music, radio, and podcast users in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021-2030
  • Premium Forecast Music, radio, and podcast penetration rate in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021-2030
  • Premium Forecast Music, radio & podcast average revenue per user in the UK 2021-2030
  • Premium Statistic Live radio consumption in the UK in 2021, by age
  • Basic Statistic Radio broadcasting employment in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2022

Consumption habits

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  • Premium Statistic Most popular radio stations in the United Kingdom Q1 2026
  • Premium Statistic Most popular radio programs and podcasts in the United Kingdom (UK) Q4 2025
  • Premium Forecast Preferred radio content by genre in the UK 2023
  • Premium Statistic Attributes of radio news sources in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022

Digital audio

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  • Premium Forecast Revenue of digital music in the United Kingdom (UK) 2027-2030
  • Premium Statistic Time spent listening to digital radio in the United Kingdom (UK) Q1 2009-Q3 2024
  • Premium Statistic Digital radio share of listening time in the United Kingdom (UK) Q1 2009-Q4 2025
  • Premium Forecast Reach of digital music in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021-2030
  • Premium Forecast Penetration rate of digital music in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021-2030

Commercial radio

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  • Premium Statistic Annual commercial radio revenues in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2022, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Commercial radio revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2022
  • Premium Statistic Commercial radio revenues in the United Kingdom (UK) Q1 2009-Q2 2024, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Commercial radio listening distribution in the UK Q1 2011-Q1 2026, by platform

BBC radio

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  • Basic Statistic BBC Radio stations ranked by listener reach in the United Kingdom Q4 2025
  • Basic Statistic BBC Radio stations ranked by time spent per listener in the UK Q4 2024
  • Premium Statistic BBC Radio weekly reach in the United Kingdom (UK) Q3 2021-Q4 2024
  • Premium Statistic BBC Radio share of radio listening time in the United Kingdom (UK) Q3 2021-Q4 2024
  • Basic Statistic BBC radio programming spending in the UK 2015-2025, by station
  • Basic Statistic BBC radio production cost per user hour in the UK 2024/2025, by station

Advertising

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  • Premium Statistic Radio advertising spending in the UK from 2011-2025
  • Premium Statistic Commercial radio share of advertising revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2023
  • Premium Statistic Radio advertising product sectors ranked by spending in the UK 2024
  • Premium Statistic Leading radio advertisers in the UK 2023
  • Premium Statistic Leading radio creative advertising agencies in the UK 2024

Podcasts

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  • Premium Statistic Most popular podcast genres with 18-24 year-olds in the UK 2025
  • Premium Statistic Most popular podcast genres with 25-34 year-olds in the UK 2025
  • Premium Statistic Most popular podcast genres with 35-44 year-olds in the UK 2025
  • Premium Statistic Most popular podcast genres with 45-54 year-olds in the UK 2025
  • Premium Statistic Most popular podcast genres with over 55s in the UK 2025
  • Premium Statistic Ways to find new podcasts in the UK 2022-2025
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