December 2023- Top Podcasts and Publishers

The Top Podcast Publishers and Top Podcasts rankings for December are now available at www.Podtrac.com.

Highlights of the December 2023 rankings include :

  • US UMA was down or flat for all of the Top 20 publishers in December 2023 over November 2023 (same as in December 2022).

  • The average US Unique Monthly Audience for the Top 20 publishers was down 13% month-over-month and down 13% over December 2022.

  • Total Global Downloads for the Top 20 publishers were down 19% month-over-month and down 24% year-over-year, due largely to modified download behavior by iOS 17 as it continues to be adopted by podcast listeners.

  • NPR News Now claimed the #1 spot on the Top 20 Podcast ranking.