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As of 4 November 2026, 10,392 music & radio companies are based in United Kingdom; 14 are hiring right now and London has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 10,392
- Hiring now
- 14 · 6 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Bands & recording artists · 4,946
- Top city
- London · 286
- Parent market
- Media & content · 157,266
Music & radio in United Kingdom, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Bands & recording artists | 4,946 | 48% |
| Radio stations | 1,273 | 12% |
| Record labels | 1,248 | 12% |
| Recording studios | 1,084 | 10% |
| Composers | 941 | 9% |
| Other music & radio | 819 | 8% |
| Music distribution licensing | 540 | 5% |
| Record shops | 440 | 4% |
| Online music platforms | 356 | 3% |
| Music media | 354 | 3% |
| Personal creator sites | 51 | 0% |
| Entertainment & celebrity media | 44 | 0% |
| Podcast shows | 36 | 0% |
| Poetry author sites | 26 | 0% |
| Stock music & sound libraries | 24 | 0% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 9,099 · 2 |
| 2-10 employees | 840 · 3 |
| 11-50 employees | 383 · 5 |
| 51-200 employees | 63 · 1 |
| 201-500 employees | 3 · 2 |
| 501-1000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 2 · 1 |
| 10,001+ employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| London | 286 | 3% |
| Camden | 50 | 0% |
| Manchester | 48 | 0% |
| Glasgow | 45 | 0% |
| Hoxton | 35 | 0% |
| Bristol | 31 | 0% |
| Birmingham | 29 | 0% |
| Somers Town | 29 | 0% |
| Edinburgh | 24 | 0% |
| Sheffield | 24 | 0% |
| Leeds | 21 | 0% |
| Liverpool | 20 | 0% |
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The stack of music & radio in United Kingdom
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Other segments of media & content in United Kingdom
Media & content in United Kingdom, the whole market →
News & content portals · 80,275 →
User content aggregator platforms · 20,573 →
Visual art galleries & prints · 15,860 →
Writers & independent publishing · 13,122 →
Travel blogs guides · 9,700 →
Creator channels & influencers · 8,578 →
Books publishing & retail · 8,079 →
Games development & publishing · 3,490 →
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10,392 music & radio companies are based in United Kingdom; 14 are hiring right now and London has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/media_content/united-kingdom/music_and_radio)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Music & radio in United Kingdom: questions
How many music & radio companies are there in United Kingdom?
10,392 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Media & content → Music & radio → leaf niches such as bands & recording artists, radio stations, record labels. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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