December 2020- Top Podcast Publishers

The Top Podcast Publishers ranking for December 2020 is now available.

Highlights of the ranking include:

  • In line with year end traffic trends (which you can learn more about here) all of the Top 20 publishers saw a decrease in US monthly Audience in December over November.

  • Two Top 20 publishers (NBC News and Barstool Sports) saw positive growth in their Global Download numbers from November to December.

  • The average US Unique Monthly Audience for the Top 10 publishers was down 13% month-over-month.

  • Global Unique Streams & Downloads decreased for the Top 10 publishers by 7% from November and increased by 28% over December 2019.

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November 2020- Top Podcast Publishers

The Top Podcast Publishers ranking for November 2020 is now available.

Highlights of the ranking include:

  • Nine of the Top 20 publishers saw an increase in US monthly Audience in November over October.

  • Three Top 20 publishers saw positive growth in their Global Download numbers from October to November.

  • The average US Unique Monthly Audience for the Top 10 publishers was up 1% month-over-month.

  • Global Unique Streams & Downloads decreased for the Top 10 publishers by 10% from October and increased by 40% over November 2019.

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Top 20 Podcasts: October 2020

Podtrac's ranking of the Top 20 Podcasts based on U.S. Unique Monthly Audience for October 2020 is now available at Podtrac.com.

For even more podcast data, check out Podtrac’s Top Podcasts by Category .

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*With the increasing popularity of shows which publish multiple times a day, beginning in December 2019, we now include theses shows in the Podtrac Top Podcast ranking. Previously these shows were excluded. While the counts for these shows are IAB V2 compliant, it should be noted that a segment of their audience members may listen to these shows from multiple locations throughout the day and present themselves technically as multiple unique users.

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October 2020- Top Podcast Publishers

The Top Podcast Publishers ranking for October 2020 is now available.

Highlights of the ranking include:

  • Six of the Top 20 publishers saw an increase in US monthly Audience in October over September.

  • Ten Top 20 publishers saw positive growth in their Global Download numbers from September to October.

  • The average US Unique Monthly Audience for the Top 10 publishers was down 1% month-over-month.

  • Global Unique Streams & Downloads increased for the Top 10 publishers by 3% over September and increased by 46% over October 2019.

Note: Per IAB Guidelines, Apple Watch traffic was removed from Podtrac measurement counts as of October 1, 2020

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Podtrac’s Weekly Podcast Data through November 1, 2020

Update through week ending November 1, 2020

  • For the week of October 26 - November 1, 2020 downloads were unchanged over the previous week and up 47% over the corresponding period last year for Podtrac measured shows.

  • The True Crime category showed the highest week-over-week download growth at 13%.

  • The Science and Sports categories showed the weakest growth week-over-week at -3% each.

U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth

Download growth for the 52-week period from October 28, 2019 to November 01, 2020 was +47% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.

Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth

Week-over-week download growth for the week of October 26, 2020 to November 01, 2020 was 0% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.

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U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories

Download growth for the 52-week period from October 28, 2019 to November 01, 2020 was +8% for Arts, +39% for Business, +32% for Comedy, -2% for Education, +4% for History, +107% for News, +12% for Science, +12% for Society & Culture, +36% for Sports, and +70% for True Crime.

Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories

Week-over-week download growth for the week of October 26, 2020 to November 01, 2020 was 0% for Arts, +2% for Business, -2% for Comedy, -2% for Education, +8% for History, -1% for News, -3% for Science, +2% for Society & Culture, -3% for Sports, and +13% for True Crime.

Podtrac’s Weekly Podcast Data is brought to you by iHeartRadio

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Podtrac’s Weekly Podcast Data through October 25, 2020

Update through week ending October 25, 2020

  • For the week of October 19 - October 25, 2020 downloads were up 2% over the previous week and up 43% over the corresponding period last year for Podtrac measured shows.

  • The Arts category showed the highest week-over-week download growth at 9%.

  • The Education category showed the weakest growth week-over-week at -6%.

U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth

Download growth for the 52-week period from October 21, 2019 to October 25, 2020 was +43% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.

Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth

Week-over-week download growth for the week of October 19, 2020 to October 25, 2020 was +2% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.

U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories

Download growth for the 52-week period from October 21, 2019 to October 25, 2020 was +8% for Arts, +25% for Business, +26% for Comedy, 0% for Education, -6% for History, +103% for News, +8% for Science, +11% for Society & Culture, +36% for Sports, and +41% for True Crime.

Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories

Week-over-week download growth for the week of October 19, 2020 to October 25, 2020 was +9% for Arts, +2% for Business, -5% for Comedy, -6% for Education, +2% for History, +4% for News, -2% for Science, +6% for Society & Culture, 0% for Sports, and -2% for True Crime.

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