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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josie Clarke

The top three most-watched media services in the UK revealed

YouTube has become the UK's second most-watched media service, now behind only the BBC and ahead of ITV, according to an annual Ofcom report.

The regulator found that people spent an average of four hours and 30 minutes a day watching TV and video content at home in 2024. Despite the rise of streaming, broadcast television still accounts for 56 per cent of this in-home viewing.

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