This is Radioland, my radio newsletter. How is BBC Sounds doing within the UK? The BBC’s Annual Reports and Accounts were published for 2024/25. BBC Sounds reported a 2% increase in weekly active users (to 4.8mn - 15.3% of the total audience of BBC Radio). However, listeners have skewed older - last year, 45% were aged under 55, this year, only 42% are. Total time spent listening to the BBC Sounds app remained static, at 17.3mn hours a week. Total plays did increase, by 8%: 61% of those pla...
