This statistic displays a ranking of television platforms in the United Kingdom by audience size in households. As of 2019, Sky had the largest audience size, reaching roughly 9.+ million households. Virgin TV had the second largest audience.
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Television platforms ranked by number of households in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018
(in 1,000 households)
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European Audiovisual Observatory. (November 1, 2019). Television platforms ranked by number of households in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (in 1,000 households) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/275503/tv-platforms-ranked-by-audience-size-uk/
European Audiovisual Observatory. "Television platforms ranked by number of households in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (in 1,000 households)." Chart. November 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275503/tv-platforms-ranked-by-audience-size-uk/
European Audiovisual Observatory. (2019). Television platforms ranked by number of households in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (in 1,000 households). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275503/tv-platforms-ranked-by-audience-size-uk/
European Audiovisual Observatory. "Television Platforms Ranked by Number of Households in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018 (in 1,000 Households)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275503/tv-platforms-ranked-by-audience-size-uk/
European Audiovisual Observatory, Television platforms ranked by number of households in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (in 1,000 households) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275503/tv-platforms-ranked-by-audience-size-uk/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Television platforms ranked by number of households in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (in 1,000 households) [Graph], European Audiovisual Observatory, November 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/275503/tv-platforms-ranked-by-audience-size-uk/