Commercial listening now accounts for 56% of total listening, compared to the BBC’s 41.7%.
02 Dec 2025 | Ellie Hammonds
Online listening now has a 29.7% share, compared to just 26.2% for AM/FM.
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15-24-year-olds are overindexing on decades stations relative to their overall radio listening.
Commercial listening now accounts for 55.7% of total listening, compared to the BBC’s 42.1%. But total radio listening declined, including modest quarterly contractions for Global and Bauer.
Bauer’s Magic breakfast show saw a 27.1% decline year on year, as well as the Kiss breakfast show which saw a 42% decline year on year.
Online listening now has a 29.1% share, compared to just 26.6% for AM/FM.