The May 2020 Top Podcasts by Category Ranking is now available at Podtrac.com.
Highlights from the May Top Podcasts by Category ranking of Podtrac measured podcasts by US audience in 19 Categories include:
The May ranking covers 545 shows from 171 different publishers
iHeartRadio has the most shows (93) across the most categories (17)
NPR has the most #1 shows (6) across categories
Comedy, Health and Sports tied for the category with the most shows showing positive audience growth (29 shows each) in May over April
Music was the category with the most shows (10) losing audience in May from April
News has the largest average US audience across its top 5 shows again in May at 5.6million, down slightly from April
The Top 5 Categories ranked by average audience of the top 5 shows in the category are: News, Society & Culture, Comedy, Business and Sports.
Excerpt from May News Category Ranking (visit Podtrac.com to learn how to access all data)
The Top Podcasts by Category Ranking is based on US Unique Monthly audience as measured by Podtrac’s IAB 2.0 certified compliant measurement system for 19 podcast categories. For each show listed, the ranking provides US monthly audience, month-over-month and year-over year growth in US audience, and monthly global downloads.
The ranking provides a valuable resource to keep up to date with changes in the most popular podcasts by category, is updated monthly and is available for purchase at Podtrac.com.