ABC has once again cemented its position as Australia's number one digital live streaming network, increasing its margin of dominance in GfK Survey 7. Since digital live streaming became a standalone GfK metric in 2023, ABC has consistently held the top spot for 21 consecutive surveys - and this latest survey marks its strongest performance of the year.
ABC's share has risen to 28.8%, up 2.8% from the previous survey and our highest share result ever. This was driven by a +17.6% year‑on‑year lift in streaming reach and underscores ABC's continued leadership in digital audio and its ability to connect audiences across platforms.
"I'm delighted to see ABC not only maintain our number one position in digital live streaming, but also achieve our highest share of the year," said Ben Latimer, ABC Director Audio.
"These results demonstrate the ABC leading the way in engaging audiences on digital platforms."
The momentum was further boosted by the opening Ashes Test, which delivered record streaming figures. On Friday 21 November, ABC Sport recorded 249,000 stream starts (live and on demand), with 186,000 stream starts on Saturday, 22 November - a +554% uplift on the 2025 daily average. With a packed summer of cricket ahead, ABC expects strong growth in live streaming audiences to continue.
Outside our live streaming, ABC's overall network performance also showed impressive gains across the year to wrap up the last survey before the new year:
- Network share is up +0.8 points year on year
- Overall reach is up +10.3% year on year, reaching 4.769 million listeners weekly across the 5 capital cities
- Radio National is up +6.4% to 512,000
- News Radio is up +22% to 911,000
- triple j has seen enormous growth in their 50th year up +18% year on year to reach 1.81 million
- ABC Classic had their highest reach of the year this survey with 801,000 and an increase of +19.6% year on year
These results highlight ABC's sustained growth across the year, with audience growth across our broadcast and digital offering.
