Overview
- France’s weekday radio audience slipped to 36.8 million in September–October 2025, about one million fewer listeners year on year, according to Médiamétrie.
- France Inter remains No. 1 but posted a marked decline, with AC at 11.9% (−0.9 point), share at 13.4% (−1.7 point) and roughly 460,000 fewer daily listeners, as management points to strong digital growth and no immediate grid overhaul.
- RTL returned to a solid second place with about 148,000 listeners gained (AC 8.9%, share 11.5%), crediting new hires such as Anne‑Sophie Lapix and Marc‑Olivier Fogiel and a reduced ad load.
- Europe 1 recorded the strongest rebound among generalists, adding roughly 304,000 listeners to reach 2.79 million daily, its best rentrée in six years, buoyed by Dimitri Pavlenko’s morning slot and Pascal Praud in the afternoon.
- Franceinfo eased slightly to 8.7% AC (about 76,000 fewer listeners) as musical stations broadly fell, with NRJ and Nostalgie down, while Fun Radio and Radio Nova gained audience and groups highlighted rising podcast and replay use.