{"id":112408,"date":"2018-06-13T15:18:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T14:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/?p=112408"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:34:52","slug":"tv-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/stats-facts\/tv-statistics","title":{"rendered":"TV statistics: How long does the UK spend watching TV?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>27.5 million homes in the UK have a television \u2013 but just how long are we spending in front of the TV every day? We analyse all the latest TV statistics, and see how many people are using their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/current-accounts\/best-banks\">bank accounts<\/a> to pay for a TV licence or subscription service.<\/p><article class=\"luna-card luna-card--shadow\"><div class=\"luna-card__block\"><h3 class=\"luna-sectionTitle\">TV statistics: Highlights<\/h3><ul><li>27.5 million households had a TV in 2024, 95% of households in the UK.<\/li><li>On average, Brits watch 3 hours and 49 minutes of TV and streaming content a day, which is more than 26 hours each week.<\/li><li>This includes 15 hours and 41 minutes of broadcast TV each week (2 hours and 14 minutes a day).<\/li><li>As of March 2025, 23.8 million TV licenses were in issue.<\/li><li>7 in 10 Brits (69.7%) have a streaming subscription service, around 20.6 million households.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><h3>How many households have a TV?<\/h3><p>27.5 million households in the UK had a TV in 2024, which is around 95% of households in the UK. This is up slightly from 2023, when 27.4 million households had a TV. The number of households with a TV has been increasing year-on-year, suggesting that, despite the popularity of smartphones and tablets, people still like viewing on a television screen.<\/p><ul class=\"nav nav-tabs pb-tabs\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#tab1364\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Graph<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#tab6066\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Table<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tab-content \"><div id=\"tab1364\" class=\"tab-pane active \"><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-Q5r3y\" title=\"27.4 million UK households have a television\" width=\"100%\" height=\"436\" scrolling=\"yes\" aria-label=\"Interactive line chart\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/Q5r3y\/3\/\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><div id=\"tab6066\" class=\"tab-pane \"><table class=\"luna-table\n     luna-table--responsiveList\n     js-tablesorter\">\n            <thead class=\"luna-table__header\">\n        <tr>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Year<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">UK households with a TV<\/th>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody class=\"luna-table__body\">\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2024<\/td>\n                            <td>27.5 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2023<\/td>\n                            <td>27.4 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2022<\/td>\n                            <td>27.3 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2021<\/td>\n                            <td>27.2 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2020<\/td>\n                            <td>27 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2019<\/td>\n                            <td>26.9 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2018<\/td>\n                            <td>26.8 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2017<\/td>\n                            <td>26.7 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>2016<\/td>\n                            <td>26.7 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div>\n\n \n\n\n<style>\n#newsletter-signup { overflow-x: clip; 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This is up from the same period in 2024, when 20 million households (68.3%) were subscribed to a video-on-demand service.  <\/p><h3>How much TV does the average Brit watch?<\/h3><p>Taking into account all formats, the average Brit spends 3 hours and 49 minutes a day, or 26 hours and 42 minutes a week, watching TV and video content. This includes 2 hours and 14 minutes a day of broadcast television, or 15 hours and 41 minutes a week. <\/p><p>Viewing habits vary slightly from month to month, with peak viewing times around Christmas and the winter months and lower viewing times in summer when the weather is better.<\/p><ul class=\"nav nav-tabs pb-tabs\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#tab1364-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Graph<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#tab6066-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Table<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tab-content \"><div id=\"tab1364-1\" class=\"tab-pane active \"><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-yS7i5\" title=\"Average viewing time per person peaked in January 2025\" width=\"100%\" height=\"418\" scrolling=\"yes\" aria-label=\"Interactive line chart\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/yS7i5\/1\/\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><div id=\"tab6066-1\" class=\"tab-pane \"><table class=\"luna-table\n     luna-table--responsiveList\n     js-tablesorter\">\n            <thead class=\"luna-table__header\">\n        <tr>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Month<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Average daily viewing time<\/th>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody class=\"luna-table__body\">\n            <tr>\n                            <td>June 2025<\/td>\n                            <td>3 hours 42 minutes<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>July 2025<\/td>\n                            <td>3 hours 45 minutes<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>August 2025<\/td>\n                            <td>3 hours 41 minutes<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>September 2025<\/td>\n                            <td>3 hours 41 minutes<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>October 2025<\/td>\n                            <td>3 hours 51 minutes<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>November 2025<\/td>\n                            <td>3 hours 59 minutes<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>December 2025<\/td>\n                            <td>4 hours 3 minutes<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>January 2026<\/td>\n                            <td>4 hours 4 minutes<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>February 2026<\/td>\n                            <td>4 hours<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>March 2026<\/td>\n                            <td>3 hours 47 minutes<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>April 2026<\/td>\n                            <td>3 hours 38 minutes<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>May 2026<\/td>\n                            <td>3 hours 33 minutes<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div><h3>What are the most popular TV channels in the UK?<\/h3><p>The BBC has the most popular channels in the UK, with 47.4 million viewers in May 2026. ITV comes in second place, with 39 million viewers in total, but is closely followed by Channel 4 with 36.5 million viewers. <\/p><p>Sky had a total of 33.4 million viewers in May 2026 while Channel 5 had a total of 29.8 million viewers.<\/p><ul class=\"nav nav-tabs pb-tabs\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#tab1364-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Graph<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#tab6066-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Table<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tab-content \"><div id=\"tab1364-2\" class=\"tab-pane active \"><iframe id=\"datawrapper-chart-WPOZX\" title=\"The BBC has the most monthly viewers across all channels\" width=\"100%\" height=\"231\" scrolling=\"yes\" aria-label=\"Interactive line chart\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/WPOZX\/1\/\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div><div id=\"tab6066-2\" class=\"tab-pane \"><table class=\"luna-table\n     luna-table--responsiveList\n     js-tablesorter\">\n            <thead class=\"luna-table__header\">\n        <tr>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Broadcaster<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Number of viewers<\/th>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody class=\"luna-table__body\">\n            <tr>\n                            <td>BBC<\/td>\n                            <td>51.2 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>ITV<\/td>\n                            <td>45.8 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Channel 4<\/td>\n                            <td>41.1 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Channel 5<\/td>\n                            <td>38.7 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Sky<\/td>\n                            <td>34.8 million<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div><h3>How many people have a TV licence in the UK?<\/h3><p>As of March 2025, 23.8 million TV licences are in issue in the UK. 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