The official statistics we will publish in 2026.
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Notification of proposed changes to the Switching Experience Tracker (PDF, 150 KB)
Confirmed changes to publication of community radio data (PDF, 191 KB)
Confirmed changes to the News Consumption Survey (PDF, 179 KB)
Notification of change to the Telecommunications Market Update (PDF, 205.0 KB)
Notification of changes to the Online Experiences Tracker (PDF, 164.0 KB)
Confirmed changes to Ofcom's BBC performance and public service media tracking surveys (PDF, 169.3 KB)
Confirmed changes to the User Age Tracker (PDF, 222 KB)
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January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
January
| Official statistic | Date published | Content | Data |
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| Telecommunications Market Data Update Q3 2025 | 15 January 2026 | High-level fixed and mobile telecoms market sizing statistics. |
Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share update Q3 2025 (PDF) Telecommunications data revenues, volumes and market share update Q3 2025(CSV) |
| Adults' Media Literacy Tracker | 28 January 2026 | Media literacy - adults' surveys: media use, attitudes and understanding among the 16+ adult population of the UK. |
Adults' Media Literacy 2025 Technical Report (PDF, 213 KB) Adults' Media Literacy 2025 Questionnaire (PDF, 1.2 MB) Adults' Media Literacy 2025 Data tables (PDF, 2.2 MB) Adults' Media Literacy 2025 Respondent Level Data (CSV, 8.7 MB) |
February
| Official statistic | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telecoms and Pay-TV Complaints Q3 2025 | 19 February 2026 | Quarterly ranking of all major (>1.5% market share) providers for Broadband, Landline, Mobile Pay-Monthly and Pay-TV according to their rate of complaints (complaints per 100,000 subscribers). | |
| Pricing trends for communications services in the UK | 26 February 2026 | Report outlining trends in the pricing of residential communications services and the implications of these for consumers and Ofcom's policy considerations. |
Pricing and consumer engagement report (PDF, 5.31 MB) |
March
| Official statistic | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children and Parents' Media Literacy tracker | 20 March 2026 | Data measuring children’s (aged 6 months to 17 years) use of online apps, websites, and other types of media. Questions include children’s understanding and attitudes, parental concerns and moderation.
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Children and Parents' Media Literacy tracker Questionnaire (PDF, 1.7 MB) Children and Parents' Media Literacy tracker Technical report (PDF, 737 KB) Children and Parents' Media Literacy tracker Data Tables (XLSX, 1.6 MB) Children and Parents' Media Literacy tracker Data Tables Subset (XLSX, 1.36 MB) Children and Parents' Media Literacy tracker CSV (XLSX, 9.97 MB) Children and Parents' Media Literacy tracker SPSS (SAV, 39.5 MB) |
| Residential Postal Tracker |
23 March 2026 |
This is dataset of the residential postal tracking survey conducted, providing data on residential consumers' use of post and attitudes to postal services. |
Residential Postal Tracker Q1-Q4 2025 (Technical Appendix) (PDF, 446.0 KB) Residential Postal Tracker Q1-Q4 2025 (Weighted Tables) (XLSX, 7.2 MB) Residential Postal Tracker Q1-Q4 2025 (Participant Level Data) (XLSX, 19.0 MB) Residential Postal Tracker Q1-Q4 2025 Participant Data SPSS (SAV, 14.6 MB) |
| SME Business Postal Tracker |
23 March 2026 |
Dataset of the SME business postal tracking survey conducted, providing data on SMEs' use of post and attitudes to postal services. Data showing the proportion of qualifying network hours broadcast that qualified as regional productions. |
Technical Report for Business Postal Tracker Q1-Q4 2025 (PDF, 480.0 KB) SME Business Postal Tracker Q1 Q4 2025 respondent level data (XLSX, 17.8 MB) Business Postal Tracker-Weighted tables-Q1-Q4 2025 (XLSX, 4.3 MB) |
| Experiences of suspicious calls, texts and app messages | 30 March 2026 | Research into consumers’ experiences of suspicious calls, texts and app messages. The research focused on understanding the prevalence of suspicious calls, texts and app message, the measures individuals take to identify and screen out this content and whether/how they report it. |
Technical report 2026 (PDF, 143 KB) |
April
May
| Official statistic | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telecoms and Pay-TV Complaints Q4 2025 | 11 May 2026 | Quarterly ranking of all major (>1.5% market share) providers for Broadband, Landline, Mobile Pay-Monthly and Pay-TV according to their rate of complaints (complaints per 100,000 subscribers) | |
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News Consumption Survey |
14 May 2026 | Research into UK adults’ news consumption across television, radio, print, social media and other websites or apps. | |
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News Consumption Survey- Teens data |
14 May 2026 | Research into UK 12-15 year olds' news consumption across television, radio, print, social media and other websites or apps. | |
| Television and on-demand programme services: data reporting provision of access services for the full calendar year 2025 | 26 May 2026 | Compliance with subtitling, audio description and signing quotas. | |
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Podcast Survey |
20 May 2026 | This set of data tables provides information on UK adults’ use of podcasts. | |
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Audio Survey |
20 May 2026 | This survey provides information on UK adults’ use of different audio platforms, including for example, radio, podcasts and music streaming services. | |
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Affordability of Communication services Q1 2026 |
14 May 2026 | Data tables tracking the affordability of communication services among UK adults. |
June
| Official statistic | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSM Tracker - Adults | 3 June 2026 | This is our new Public Service Media Tracker exploring attitudes towards the PSBs. This is combining the previous PSM Tracker and previous adults BBC Performance Tracker. | |
| PSM Tracker - Childrens' | 3 June 2026 | A new Children's Public Service Media Tracker exploring attitudes towards the PSBs among children aged 3-16 and their parents/ guardians. This combines the Children's BBC Performance Tracker and elements of the previous PSM Tracker. | |
| Number of hours broadcast by public television broadcasters (within the Communications Market Report) | 30 June 2026 | Data showing number of hours broadcast by PSB channels. | |
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Commercial broadcast television revenues and spend (within the Communications Market Report) |
30 June 2026 | Data showing revenues for the commercial TV sector in the UK. | |
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Number of hours broadcast by the multichannel sector (within the Communications Market Report) |
30 June 2026 | Data showing number of hours broadcast by the multichannel sector. | |
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Number of commercial radio services broadcasting (within the Communications Market Report) |
30 June 2026 | Data showing the number of commercial radio services. | |
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Commercial radio revenues (within the Communications Market Report) |
30 June 2026 | Data showing revenues for the commercial radio sector in the UK. | |
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Community radio revenues and expenses (within the Communications Market Report) |
30 June 2026 | Data showing revenues for the community radio sector in the UK. | |
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Proportion of public service broadcaster network hours made outside London |
30 June 2026 | Data showing the proportion of qualifying network hours broadcast that qualified as regional productions. | |
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Public Service Broadcasting Network Compliance Report |
30 June 2026 | Compliance with a range of quotas including originations, independent productions, news, current affairs, made out of London productions and regional output. | |
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Made outside London programme titles register: description of TV programmes produced outside London |
30 June 2026 | A list of the programmes produced by the PSBs outside of the M25, and criteria against which each programme qualifies as Made Outside London. |
July
| Official statistic | Date published | Content | Data |
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| List of channels required to provide access services in 2026 | July 2026 | List of television channels licensed by Ofcom required to provide access services. | |
| Telecommunications Market Data Update Q1 2026 | July 2026 | High-level fixed and mobile telecoms market sizing statistics. | |
| Technology Tracker | July 2026 | Annual tracker looking at ownership and usage of technologies. |
August
| Official statistic | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
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Telecoms and Pay-TV Complaints Q1 2026 |
August 2026 | Quarterly ranking of all major (>1.5% market share) providers for Broadband, Landline, Mobile Pay-Monthly and Pay-TV according to their rate of complaints (complaints per 100,000 subscribers). |
September
| Official statistic | Date published | Content | Data |
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October
| Official statistic | Date published | Content | Data |
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Telecommunications Market Data Update Q2 2026 |
October 2026 | High-level fixed and mobile telecoms market sizing statistics. | |
| Television access services: Report for the first six months of 2026 | October 2026 | Compliance with subtitling, audio description and signing quotas. | |
| Post volumes and revenues (within the Communications Market Report) | October 2026 | Calendar year data relating to letters and parcels volumes and revenues. | |
| Post volumes and revenues (within the Post Monitoring Report) | October 2026 | Financial year data relating to letters and parcels volumes and revenues. | |
| Experience of parcel delivery survey | October 2026 | The survey monitors customer experience in relation to parcel deliveries and associated complaints handling. | |
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Telecoms and Pay-TV Complaints Q2 2026 |
October 2026 | Quarterly ranking of all major (>1.5% market share) providers for Broadband, Landline, Mobile Pay-Monthly and Pay-TV according to their rate of complaints (complaints per 100,000 subscribers). | |
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Online Experiences Tracker |
October 2026 | The Online Experiences Tracker (OET) is a quantitative tracking survey that examines internet users 18+ attitudes to, and experiences of, using online services and encountering potential harms online. | |
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Residential Postal Tracker |
October 2026 | This is a dataset of the residential postal tracking survey conducted, providing data on residential consumers' use of post and attitudes to postal services. | |
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SME Business Postal Tracker |
October 2026 | Dataset of the SME business postal tracking survey conducted, providing data on SMEs' use of post and attitudes to postal services. |
November
| Official statistic | Date published | Content | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affordability of Communication services Q3 2026 | November 2026 |
Data tables tracking the affordability of communication services among UK adults. |
December
| Official statistic | Date published | Data | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing trends for communications services in the UK |
December 2026 |
Report outlining trends in the pricing of residential communications services and the implications of these for consumers and Ofcom's policy considerations. |