About Podtrac

Podtrac provides the podcast industry with the analysis, tools and data to better understand and grow shows, networks, and ad campaigns. 

Launched at the first podcasting conference in 2005, Podtrac is the leading podcast measurement and analytics company measuring over a billion podcast downloads a month.  Podtrac’s industry leadership includes:

  • The first to develop a third party podcast measurement platform, and the first system of its type to be certified by the IAB

  • The first to provide industry rankings of the top podcast publishers and podcasts by unique US monthly audience

  • The first to develop an ad reporting platform for both embedded and DAI podcast ads.  

Podtrac’s podcast measurement system is covered by U.S. Patents 11,061,656, 11,082,478, 11,816,463 and 11,831,704.

Management Team

Mark McCrery

Founder and CEO

Robert Freeland

Founder and CTO

Velvet Beard

Vice President

Podtrac in the News

RAINNews: " Podtrac releases top 20 podcast ranker for September," by Brad Hill, October 24, 2016.

Nieman Labs:  “What does the intersection of race and culture sound like?  NPR’s Code Switch is looking for the right mix,” by Shan Wang, June 2, 2016

Hot Pod Weekly:  “Contextualizing the Podtrac Ranker,” by Nicholas Quah, May 31, 2016

Rain News:  “The Download on Podcasts:  On Demand is Really On Demand at Listeners Embrace Streaming,”  by Brad Hill, May 31, 2016

Rain News:  “NPR projects doubling podcast revenue in 2106,” by Anna Washanko, May 26, 2016

ADWEEK:  “NPR Expects to 'More Than Double' Its Podcast Revenue This Year.  The Growth is Even Helping Bring New Underwriters to Broadcast,” by Lauren Johnson, May 25, 2016

Inside Radio:  Is Podtrac a Solution to True Podcast Measurement?,” May 25, 2016

All Access Music Group:  “Podtrac Launches Monthly Podcast Audience Rankings,” May 24, 2016

Hot Pod:Public Podcast Network Rankings are Finally Here, and They’re Free,” by Nicholas Quah, May 24, 2016

Media Village:  “Podcast Sponsorships and Measurement, Part 2:  An Art and a Science, by E.B. Moss,” May 24, 2016

News Ledge:  “Now That’s Podcasting.  Podtrac Ranks Podcast Publishers,” by Marcus Chavers,” May 24, 2016

NPR:  “NPR Leads Podtrac Podcast Audience Ranker, 10 Years in Podcasting and NPR is Still on Top,” May 24, 2016

NPR Extra:  “NPR Tops Podtrac’s New Audience Ranker,” by Gina Garrubo,” May 24, 2016

Rain News:  “Podtrac Introduces a Ranker of Top Podcast Shows and Networks,” by Brad Hill, May 24, 2016

Media Village:  “Podcast Sponsorships and Measurement, Part 1:  An Art and a Science,” by E.B. Moss, March 28, 2016

DIGIDAY:  “How WNYC is tackling podcasting’s big challenges,” by Ricardo Bilton, March 3, 2016

Wall Street Journal:  “Podcasts Face Advertising Hurdles,” by Steven Perlberg, February 18, 2016

OBSERVER:  “What is a ‘Download’? Defining Podcast Metrics Reveals Faultlines”, by Brady Dale, February 3, 2016

ADWEEK:  “Heading into Season 2, Has Serial Sold Advertisers on Podcasting,” by Tim Baysinger, November 29, 2015

El Economista:  “Serial el poder del perodismo y el entretenimeinto,” November 9, 2015

Financial Times:  “Google adds podcasts to music page”, by Shannon Bond, October 27, 2015

DIGIDAY:  “A solo Bill Simmons Netted 4 Million Podcast Downloads in less than a Month,” by Ricardo Bilton, October 22, 2015

DIGIDAY:  “Small is beautiful:  Local podcast networks latest hope,” by Ricardo Bilton, October 7, 2015

ADWEEK:  “7 Interesting and Fun Digital Marketing Stats from Last Week, John Oliver is just killing 60 Minutes in online buzz folks,” by Christopher Heine, September 14, 2015

Fortune:  “Inside the First Ever ‘Podcast Upfront’,” by Erin Griffith, September 11, 2015

International Business Times: “Bill Simmons, Marc Maron, ‘Serial’ Podcasts Prove Hot Commodities for Advertisers,” by Max Willens, September 11, 2015

ADWEEK:  “Here’s Why the IAB’s First Podcast Upfront was Such a Hot Event for Marketers, Branding Opportunities ‘hiding in plain sight’,” by Brian Flood, September 11, 2015

Advertising Age:  “We Don’t Have to Follow Public-Radio Rules!  Podcasters Play for Keeps at an Upfront,” by Felicia Greiff, September 11, 2015

NiemanLab:  “Hot-Pod:  The Netflix You-Tube-Twitter-StarBucks of Podcasting,” by Nicholas Quah, August 18, 2015

Wall Street Journal:  “Podcasts Aim to Lock in Advertising Revenue in Upfront Event in September,” by Mike Shields, August 12, 2015

Advertising Age:  “IAB and Podcast Networks to Seek Advertisers at Format’s First Broad Upfront,” by Felicia Greiff, August 12, 2015

DIGIDAY:  “The second coming of podcasts in 4 charts,” by Eric Blattberg, March 9, 2015

Wall Street Journal:  “Serial is the Hottest Show of the Fall --Do Marketers Need a Podcast Strategy,” by Steven Perlberg, November 5, 2014

The Daily Orange:  “Creators of podcast Serial to deliver University Lecture in spring of 2016,” by Justin Mattingly, January 30, 2014

Mashable:  “Small Business Podcasting:  7 Tips to Grow Your Listening Base,”  by Mignon Forgarty, July 21, 2011

New York Times:  “Talking Tech and Building an Empire from Podcasts,” by Jon Kalish, December 26, 2010

Mashable:  “9 Successful Techniques for Making Money in Podcasting,” by David Spark, October 1, 2009

Marketwatch:  “Podtrac hopes new tool gets advertisers comfortable,” by Frank Barnako, February 14, 2009

Emarketer:  “Remember Podcasting? Listeners Do.,” April 24, 2008

Marketing Charts:  “Amazing Ad Recall Rates from Podcasts, Online Video Shows,” by MarketingCharts staff, April 21, 2008

iMedia Connection:  “New Tool Helps Advertisers Find Podcasts,” by Dawn Anfuso, February 15, 2007

ClickZ:  “A Free Research and Planning Tool, for Podcasts Only,” By Zachary Rodgers,  Feb 14, 2007

Bloomberg:  “The Next Big Ad Medium: Podcasts,” by Catherine Holahan, February 14, 2007

Information Week:  “Techie Radio Host Launches Ad Supported Podcast Programs,” September 15, 2006

Ad Age:  “Leo Laporte’s Podcast Success Snares Major Advertisers,” by Abbey Klaassen, September 12, 2006

Adotas:  “Report: Podcasts Thrice as Effective as Online Ads,” by Kathleen, September 12, 2006

Ad Age: “HBO Promotes 'Big Love' on Podcast Network,” by Claire Atkinson, March 7, 2006

Business Week:  “Dear MPAA...,” by Heather Green, January 19, 2006

Emarketer:  “Who's Listening to Podcasts?,”  January 10, 2006

Washington Post:   “Women Narrow the Internet Gender Gap, Survey Finds,” by Yuki Noguchi, December 29, 2005

Ad Age:  “Survey Shows 75% of Podcast Listeners Are Men,” by Abbey Klaassen, December 27, 2005

Cnet:  “Podcasts: A Guy Thing?,” December 27, 2005

ADWEEK:  “New Firm to Count Podcast People,” by Mike Shields, November 15, 2005

Information Week:  “Service Hooks Up Advertisers With Podcasters,” November 14, 2005

Wired News:  “Profits May Rock Podcasting World,” by Steve Friess, November 14, 2005

Marketwatch:  “Internet Daily: Startup Podtrac Beats 'Podfather' to Market,” by Frank Barnako, November 10, 2005

Press Releases

Podtrac Launches the First Podcast Industry Rankings
Podtrac’s Advertising Services are Rebranded as Authentic

Studies Reveal Advertising in Podcasts and Online Shows are Three Times as Effective as Other Online Video Ads
Ad Effectiveness Measures High Across Four Product Categories Over Two Years

Podtrac Announces the First Online Media Planning Service for Podcasts and Serial Video Clips
Podtrac Helps Advertisers Find Brand Appropriate Target Audiences in Serial Audio and Video Conten

Podtrac Announces GoDaddy.com Podcast Advertising Campaign with the First Custom-Produced Podcast Advertisement Episode of French Maid TV
Podtrac Brings GoDaddy.com to French Maid TV as First Advertiser

Podtrac Announces Podtrac Superlatives and New Measurement Data at Advertising Research Federation's 1st Audience Measurement Symposium
Podtrac's CEO Mark McCrery is Speaking on Emerging Media Measurement Challenges

Podtrac Reveals New Data From Its Largest Worldwide Database of Podcasting Demographics
MRI Index is Off the Charts for Podcast Listeners and Viewers

Men are Listening to Podcasts but Women are Getting Hooked, Too
Study Finds That Today’s Podcast Audience is Largely Male but Females are Just as Likely to Have Listened in the Past Week

Mediamark Research Inc. and Podtrac Combine Forces to Offer the Advertising and Podcast Industries Audio and Video Podcast Demographics
Free Analysis of Individual Podcast Audiences Offered to Advertisers and Podcasters through Podtrac.com

Podtrac Launches First Advertising Infrastructure and Sales Service for the Podcasting Market
Podtrac Provides Free Podcast Audience Profiles, Third Party Measurement, Industry Proven Demographics and Targeted Advertising Capabilities to Best Buy and Sell Podcast Sponsorships and Advertisements