Leading TV broadcasters in the United Kingdom (UK) as of July 2025, by audience share

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July 2025

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Europe, United Kingdom

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July 2025

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based on TV homes + broadband-only homes

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Leading TV broadcasters in the United Kingdom (UK) 2025, by audience share

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 27, 2025

As of July 2025, the BBC, ITV, and Sky were the top three leading TV broadcasters in the United Kingdom (UK). In this regard, the BBC held an audience share of about ** percent. ITV and Sky had audience shares of over ** and ten percent, respectively. 

BBC One viewing

BBC One was the most popular TV channel in the UK in 2024/2025, with about ** percent of the population using the service at least once a week. The audience spent on average ***** hours weekly watching the BBC’s leading channel.  

BBC finances

The BBC relies on the television license as its main means of funding. In 2025, the BBC generated *** million British pounds in revenue, most of which was attributed to the license fees paid by UK households. That same year, BBC One accounted for most of the BBC’s television programming spend, with costs exceeding *** billion British pounds. 

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