GB News is officially Britain's number one news channel - marking an historic milestone in British broadcasting.
The People’s Channel triumphed across key time slots in July, winning the ratings race across Breakfast, mornings, weekday prime-time, and the coveted Sunday morning political slot.
This marks the first time the BBC News Channel has been overtaken by GB News for an entire month, a landmark achievement which comes just a month after GB News’ celebrated its fourth birthday.
Ben Briscoe, GB News’ Head of Programming, commented: “This is a seismic moment, not just for us, but for British broadcasting.
“We are ending the dominance of the BBC News Channel and Sky News.
“And there’s more to come. Starting in September, GB News will expand its programming with the launch of a brand new show from Washington DC, taking our coverage to an even wider audience.”
The results* are drawn from the industry’s official BARB ratings, which track total share and average views.
They also show how, in July, Sky News ranked a distant third behind the two frontrunners, GB News and BBC News Channel.
Across July, GB News recorded the following results:
- Full day - 6 am to 2am
- GB News Breakfast: Monday to Sunday - 6am to 9.30am:
- Prime time weekdays (Monday to Friday) 6 - 11pm:
- Sunday mornings political slot: 9.30 - 11am: The Camilla Tominey Show
The Camilla Tominey Show secured 123.9k average views (2.97 per cent share), followed by BBC News Channel at 102.78k ( 2.47 per cent share).
This puts GB News 21 per cent of the BBC News Channel.
Sky News recorded 78.98k average (1.9 per cent share) which puts GB News puts 57 per cent share above Sky News.
Since its launch in 2021, GB News has rapidly grown into a major player in the UK media landscape.
It’s the first new entrant into this media sector in more than three decades, and has also expanded to become a national radio network.Its website, GBNews.com, has emerged as a digital powerhouse, not only in the UK market, but has also become the fastest-growing news platform in the United States.
As part of its long-term vision, GB News has also made a commitment to providing free, mass-reach broadcasting for all of Britain, ensuring the channel continues to serve the public.
Mick Booker, GB News’ Editorial Director, said: “We’re now firmly on track to achieve our ambition of becoming the UK’s biggest news channel by 2028.
“GB News is winning because it is different, and because we place the community at the heart of everything we do. We focus on the stories that matter most to our audience and, as a result, our bold, fearless journalism is reaching more people than ever.”
*Based on BARB data: July 2025
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