The invention relates to an induction hob comprising at least one switching element and at least one induction coil (3), the switching element providing an alternating current flow through said induction coil (3) and cooling means (4) providing an airflow through the induction hob for cooling said switching element and said induction coil (3). The induction coil (3) is arranged at a first side (5.1) of a first plate-shaped support element (5) and the switching element is arranged at a first side (6.1) of a second plate-shaped support element (6), wherein the first support element (5) and the second support element (6) are connected to one another and arranged at a distance (d) in order to form an air channel (7) between the first and second support element (5, 6) and wherein the cooling means (4) are arranged such that an airflow is provided through said air channel (7).