Most followed UK radio stations on YouTube

Updated on october 6th

Which UK radio stations have the most subscribers on YouTube? This ranking tracks the YouTube subscriber counts of the main radio stations in the United Kingdom. It is updated every month by SOCIAL RADIO, a newsletter that tracks how European radio stations perform on social media.

YouTube is now a full distribution channel for radio. Filmed breakfast shows, interviews and short clips reach audiences that broadcast radio does not. Subscriber count is not the whole story, but it shows how big an audience each station has built on the platform.

Methodology is explained here.

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Subscribers as of October 6, 2026.

Top 20 UK radio stations with the most subscribers

United Kingdom

  1. 1 BBC Radio 1 8.56 Msubscribers
  2. 2 Capital 6.52 Msubscribers
  3. 3 BBC Radio 1 Xtra 2.22 Msubscribers
  4. 4 talkSPORT 1.96 Msubscribers
  5. 5 LBC 1.53 Msubscribers
  6. 6 Smooth Radio 1.23 Msubscribers
  7. 7 Classic FM 538 ksubscribers
  8. 8 Capital Xtra 381 ksubscribers
  9. 9 KISS 356 ksubscribers
  10. 10 Heart 266 ksubscribers
  11. 11 Virgin Radio 237 ksubscribers
  12. 12 BBC Radio 2 219 ksubscribers
  13. 13 Rinse FM 202 ksubscribers
  14. 14 NTS 187 ksubscribers
  15. 15 BBC Radio 6 Music 159 ksubscribers
  16. 16 Absolute 151 ksubscribers
  17. 17 Radio X 143 ksubscribers
  18. 18 Hits Radio 133 ksubscribers
  19. 19 Magic Radio 106 ksubscribers
  20. 20 Planet Rock 78 ksubscribers