2026 Ballon d’Or: record audience of 2.2 million viewers on la chaine L’Équipe in France

The 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony drew an average of 2.2 million viewers, with a peak of 3.1 million, on the free-to-air channel la chaine L’Équipe in France, on Monday 26 October 2026 (from 21:45 to 00:05 CET on 27 October), according to data from the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie, released by the channel.

This figure represented an audience share of 17%. The channel ranked as the "number one national channel among the general public" during the broadcast of the ceremony, according to L’Équipe.

It is the highest-ever audience recorded for la chaine L’Équipe. The previous record was held by the 2022 Ballon d’Or ceremony, won by French player Karim Benzema, which drew an average of 1.98 million viewers on Monday 17 October 2022, according to Médiamétrie (audience share: 8.5%)…