Figures published by France’s Alliance for Press and Media Figures (ACPM) underline the continued strength of radio in digital audio consumption, according to data for November 2025. The results, certified by ACPM and reported by RedTech’s French sister publication, La Lettre Pro, cover digital listening to broadcast radio stations and web radio services accessed via connected devices such as smartphones, computers, smart speakers and in-car systems.
In France, radio generated 210 million active digital listening sessions during the month, with an average session length of 42 minutes and 25 seconds. At a global level, ACPM certifies nearly 179 million hours of listening, including 151 million hours used in France. These figures correspond to around 261 million active listening sessions worldwide, of which 214 million originated in France. ACPM says the data confirms radio’s central position in digital audio usage across all connected platforms.
In the ranking of individual radio brands, France Inter leads with 32,743,352 active listening sessions in France and an average listening time of 36 minutes and 10 seconds. France Inter is part of Radio France, the country’s public service broadcasting group. Commercial news and talk station RMC follows with 22,000,430 active sessions and an average duration of 34 minutes and 52 seconds.
Music stations post long listening times
Several music-focused brands stand out for average listening durations exceeding one hour, indicating strong engagement among digital listeners. FIP, a public service music network known for curated playlists and limited on-air advertising, posts an average listening time of one hour and one second, based on 9,088,579 active sessions in France.
Commercial stations also perform strongly. RFM reaches an average of one hour, two minutes and 24 seconds with 5,716,728 active sessions, while Chérie FM records one hour, four minutes and 46 seconds across 5,432,363 active sessions. Nostalgie, which focuses on heritage pop and rock formats, reports an average listening time of 56 minutes and 14 seconds and nearly 10 million active sessions.
Radio France dominates group rankings
At the group level, public broadcaster Radio France is the clear leader. It records 76,120,450 active listening sessions in France and 49,251,024 listening hours, resulting in an average session duration of 38 minutes and 49 seconds. Radio France operates several national networks, including France Inter, France Info and France Culture.
The NRJ Group, one of Europe’s largest commercial radio operators, follows with 31,117,749 active sessions and 26,394,843 listening hours. The Les Indés Radios collective, which represents a large number of independent local and regional stations across France, totals 25,415,375 active sessions.
The RMC BFM Group, which combines talk radio and rolling news television brands, reaches 23,886,301 active sessions. The RTL Group, part of the wider European RTL media organization, records 21,791,510 active sessions and stands out for a higher-than-average listening time of 52 minutes and 41 seconds.
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