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EAR > Podcast - July 2026 podcast measurement
The EAR > Podcast Podcast Audio programme in the form of episodes or series available online for listening on demand. This terminology comes from the contraction of the words Ipod and Broadcast... Find out more metric tracks the number of times subscribers listen to and download Podcasts within the scope of the measurement(1). The content measured includes catch-up catch-up Catch-up technology allows TV viewers to watch or rewatch a television programme after it has been broadcast live. Find out more podcasts (previously broadcast broadcast A mode of transmission whereby a transmitter sends the same audio and video stream to many receivers within a coverage area. In the context of computer networks, broadcast mode is contrasted with “multicast” and “unicast” modes, which respectively refer to the transmission of a stream to a given group of recipient devices and to a single recipient device. OR : Putting a show or a programme on television or radio. This term refers to a programme that is broadcast live as opposed to on-demand. Find out more episodes) and/or native podcasts(2).
In July, more than 150 million French Podcasts were listened to or downloaded worldwide.
In France, 123 million French Podcasts were listened to or downloaded during that same month.
Due to changes in methodology, the results are not comparable with the previous eStat Podcast Podcast Audio programme in the form of episodes or series available online for listening on demand. This terminology comes from the contraction of the words Ipod and Broadcast... Find out more survey survey A statistical method that aims to produce information about a population by interviewing part of the population (sample). This word is generally used to mean a survey conducted on a sample that have been interviewed using a questionnaire or else systematically observed. Find out more .
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are generated by the Google News Audio Briefings service, disrupting the measurement of Franceinfo podcasts (Le Fil info and Flash Eco) and Le Journal RTL.
Statistical modeling was applied to mitigate the impact of these technical issues and accurately reflect the performance of these Podcasts. - Statistical modeling of RCF’s results was also applied due to outlier outlier In statistics, this is an atypical or aberrational data point that deviates from the model which holds for most of the data, i.e., it differs greatly from the "normal" values measured. Excluding outliers can make average estimates more significant. Find out more results on a single day.
- For the RMC BFM brands: a technical distribution distribution This refers to the distribution of a variable; “structure” is also used with this meaning. In statistics, for each x value of a quantitative variable, the distribution function gives the proportion of individuals having a variable value that is less than or equal to x. Find out more issue persists on a podcast aggregator for the month of July. Since some episodes from the RMC, BFM BUSINESS, and BFM Radio brands were not made available on this platform, the results for certain podcasts are underestimated for this period.
Number of podcast podcast Audio programme in the form of episodes or series available online for listening on demand. This terminology comes from the contraction of the words Ipod and Broadcast... Find out more listens by publisher brand brand Brand is the “brand” level. A brand is a set of URLs which are identified by the same logo. A brand is a coherent ensemble from the user viewpoint, in particular given the graphic charter or brand universe. Find out more in July 2026
| Marque éditeur (éditeurs français souscripteurs de la mesure EAR > Podcast) | Nombre d’écoutes et/ou de téléchargements(1) (base Monde) | Principaux podcasts par marque |
| France Inter | 41 957 000 | Affaires Sensibles, Zoom Zoom Zen, La Bande originale, Géopolitique et Le Masque et la Plume |
| RTL(2) | 32 572 000 | Les grosses têtes, Laurent Gerra, L’heure du crime, Le journal RTL, Ça peut vous arriver… |
| France Culture | 22 946 000 | Les Pieds sur terre, Le cours de l’histoire, LSD La Série documentaire, La Science CQFD et la Série fiction |
| RMC(3) | 17 643 000 | After Foot, Super Moscato Show, Les Grandes Gueules, Rothen s’enflamme, Apolline matin… |
| Europe1 | 11 378 000 | Hondelatte raconte, La Libre Antenne, Au cœur de l’histoire, Les Récits extraordinaires de Pierre Bellemare |
| franceinfo(2) | 6 236 000 | Les Informés, Ca dit quoi ?, Le vrai ou faux |
| France Télévisions | 5 434 000 | C dans l'air, Ça commence aujourd’hui, Secrets d'Histoire, Au bout de l'Enquête, C ce soir, La grande librairie, Okoo, Lumni(3)… |
| Radio Classique | 3 063 000 | Les Grands Dossiers de l’Histoire par Franck Ferrand, Des histoires en musique, Retour Vers le Classique, Esprits Libres |
| ICI | 1 956 000 | Les journaux locaux, Crimes et témoignages, L’heure du bain |
| France Musique | 1 908 000 | Les Sagas musicales, MAXXI Classique, Les aventures d’Octave et Mélo |
| BFMTV(3) | 1 597 000 | Le titre à la une, Affaire suivante, La question info, La question éco, Le podcast santé… |
| BFM Business(3) | 1 342 000 | Good Morning Business, Les experts, BFM Bourse, Tech & Co… |
| RCF(2) | 506 000 | Silence on crie, L'invité du 18/19, Je pense donc j'agis, Halte Spirituelle, Enfin une bonne nouvelle |
| Europe2 | 460 000 | Cauet sur Europe 2, Europe 2 Mix , Europe 2 Lab, Europe 2 Jeux , Pop Corn Europe 2 |
| Fip | 415 000 | Fip Tape, Club Jazzafip, [DEEP]Search |
| Fun Radio | 396 000 | Bruno sur Fun Radio, Tout beau tout Fun, La Team, La Suite, Fun List, Party Fun… |
| Radio FG | 162 000 | Minimix, FG Chic Mix, FG Music Story |
| RTL2 | 128 000 | Pop rock station, Double Expresso, Pop rock story, le drive RTL2, Pop rock party… |
| Mouv’ | 99 000 | Wake-Up Mix, Arnaques Crimes et Putaclic |
(1) See the measurement methodology at the bottom of the page
(2) Listening figures for RCF podcasts and certain podcasts from the franceinfo and RTL websites and apps were subject to statistical modeling
(3) Results underestimated—distribution issue on an aggregator (see note at the top of the page)
Top 30 Most-Listened-to Podcast Podcast Audio programme in the form of episodes or series available online for listening on demand. This terminology comes from the contraction of the words Ipod and Broadcast... Find out more Brands in July 2026
among podcasts tracked by EAR > Podcast
| Marque podcast | Nombre d’écoutes et/ou de téléchargements(1) (base Monde) | Marque éditeur | Descriptif |
| Les Grosses têtes | 15 419 000 | RTL | L'émission intégrale, les extraits, découvertes, best of, inédits, Les archives de Philippe Bouvard |
| L'After Foot(3) | 10 514 000 | RMC | L'émission intégrale, les extraits, archives, libre antenne |
| Affaires sensibles | 6 352 000 | France Inter | L'émission intégrale |
| Hondelatte raconte | 4 597 000 | Europe 1 | Le récit, Cote B |
| L'heure du crime | 3 684 000 | RTL | L'émission complète, les bonus, Les voix du crime, Les grandes évasions, Les plus grands cold cases… |
| Les Pieds sur terre | 3 200 000 | France Culture | L'émission intégrale |
| Entrez dans l'histoire | 2 833 000 | RTL | L'émission intégrale, Les questions de l'histoire, Entrez dans les villes, Les Salauds de l’Histoire… |
| Les Grandes Gueules(3) | 2 454 000 | RMC | L'émission intégrale, les extraits |
| Le Fil info(2) | 2 353 000 | franceinfo | Les titres de franceinfo actualisés au fil de la journée |
| Les Grands Dossiers de l’Histoire par Franck Ferrand | 2 296 000 | Radio Classique | L’émission intégrale, les bonus |
| C dans l'air | 2 214 000 | FTV | L'émission complète, CDLA L'invité, CDLA vos questions SMS |
| Les Grandes traversées | 1 879 000 | France Culture | L'émission intégrale |
| Ça commence aujourd'hui | 1 484 000 | FTV | L'histoire, l'intégrale |
| L'œil de Caverivière | 1 425 000 | RTL | L'émission intégrale et les chroniques |
| Zoom Zoom Zen | 1 375 000 | France Inter | L'émission intégrale, les chroniques |
| Naufragés | 1 307 000 | France Inter | L’intégralité des épisodes |
| Au Coeur du Crime | 1 299 000 | Europe 1 | L'intégralité des épisodes, récits policiers |
| Les Odyssées | 1 288 000 | France Inter | L'intégralité des épisodes |
| Enquêtes criminelles | 1 261 000 | RTL | Le replay de l’émission en 2 parties |
| LSD, La série documentaire | 1 188 000 | France Culture | L'émission intégrale |
| Face à l'histoire | 1 188 000 | France Inter | L'émission intégrale |
| Destins Extraordinaires | 1 170 000 | Europe 1 | Récits et interviews d'artistes |
| Laurent Gerra | 1 152 000 | RTL | La chronique, les bonus et best of |
| Au cœur de l’histoire | 1 128 000 | Europe 1 | Les archives Au Cœur de l’Histoire |
| Espions une histoire vraie | 1 104 000 | France Inter | L’intégralité des épisodes |
| Géopolitique | 1 053 000 | France Inter | La chronique de la matinale de France Inter |
| Bestioles | 1 048 000 | France Inter | L’intégralité des épisodes |
| Le Cours de l’histoire | 955 000 | France Culture | L'émission intégrale, Le Fil histoire |
| Les Nuits de France Culture | 949 000 | France Culture | Les archives de France Culture |
| Un été avec | 943 000 | France Inter | L’intégralité des épisodes |
(1) See the measurement methodology in the footnote
(2) Listening figures for this FRANCEINFO
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were subject to statistical modeling
(3) Results underestimated—distribution issue on an aggregator (see note at the top of the page)
| Groupes / Marques | Périmètre |
| Groupe France Télévisions | Complet |
| Groupe Lagardère (Europe 1, Europe 2, RFM) | Complet |
| Groupe M6 – RTL (RTL, RTL2 et Fun Radio) | Complet |
| Groupe Radio France (France Inter, France Culture, France Musique, Fip, Mouv’, ICI, franceinfo) | Complet |
| Radio Classique | Complet |
| Maison FG | Complet |
| RMC BFM (RMC, RMC Story, RMC Découverte, BFM Business, BFMTV, RMC Life) | Complet |
| RCF | Complet |
Methodology
EAR > Podcast Podcast Audio programme in the form of episodes or series available online for listening on demand. This terminology comes from the contraction of the words Ipod and Broadcast... Find out more is a product of Médiamétrie’s MediaEar offering.
The EAR > Podcast measurement tracks all audio content listened to via direct Streaming Streaming A technical method of digitally transmitting data to enable the playback of a continuous flow of video and audio material. Unlike terrestrial or satellite TV broadcasting, this technology requires a two-way network (internet) to send periodic requests to the streaming server in order to receive video or audio micro-files. Find out more or downloaded, regardless of format, medium medium In the broad sense, any means of communication that could convey an advertising message. This is also the name given to various components of a media: TV networks, radio stations, press titles, etc. Find out more , or device used.
EAR > Podcast relies on an outsourced technical infrastructure, supervised by Médiamétrie, which manages the measurement on behalf of its clients. The data data Digital data Find out more used for the EAR > Podcast measurement comes from Podcast logs provided directly by subscribers and their hosting providers to our technology partner, the ACPM ACPM ACPM (OJD until 2015) is a professional association which assure diffusion, distribution and counting of newspaper and advertising media. Find out more , which oversees the data.
The filters applied to the logs comply with IAB IAB The Internet Advertising Bureau is an association dedicated to optimising the use and effectiveness of advertising on the medium of the Internet. Find out more Tech Lab standards, thereby ensuring measurement that is consistent, comparable, and in line with international practices. By adhering to these standards, the EAR > Podcast measurement provides greater transparency to the market.