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.

November 2023- Top Podcasts, Publishers and Sales Networks

The Top Podcast Publishers, Top Sales Networks and Top Podcasts rankings for November are now available at www.Podtrac.com.

Highlights of the November 2023 rankings include :

  • US UMA increased or was flat for three of the Top 20 publishers in November 2023 over October 2023.

  • The average US Unique Monthly Audience for the Top 20 publishers was down 3% month-over-month and down 9% over November 2022.

  • Total Global Downloads for the Top 20 publishers were down 15% month-over-month and down 19% year-over-year, due largely to modified download behavior by iOS 17.

  • The combined Audience for the Top Sales Networks was up 9% month-over-month.

Top New Podcasts of 2023

We’ve published our year-end ranking of the Top 25 New Podcasts for 2023.

The ranking is based on average downloads per episode.

The 2023 list is headed up by Scamanda from Lionsgate Sound, followed by The Retrievals (Serial Productions), The Coldest Case in Laramie (Serial Productions), The Girl in the Blue Mustang (NBC News) and Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Lemonada Media).

You can find the full list at www.Podtrac.com along with our monthly Top Publisher and Top Podcast and Top Shows by Category rankings.


October 2023- Top Podcasts, Publishers and Sales Networks

The Top Podcast Publishers, Top Sales Networks and Top Podcasts rankings for October are now available at www.Podtrac.com.

Highlights of the October 2023 rankings include :

  • US UMA increased or was flat for all but one of the Top 20 publishers in October 2023 over September 2023.

  • The average US Unique Monthly Audience for the Top 20 publishers was up 6% month-over-month and down 6% over October 2022.

  • Total Global Downloads for the Top 20 publishers were down 1% month-over-month and down 9% year-over-year.

  • The combined Audience for the Top Sales Networks was up 5% month-over-month.

September 2023- Top Podcasts, Publishers and Sales Networks

The Top Podcast Publishers, Top Sales Networks and Top Podcasts rankings for September are now available at www.Podtrac.com.

Highlights of the September 2023 rankings include :

  • US UMA decreased for all but two of the Top 20 publishers in September 2023 over August 2023.

  • The average US Unique Monthly Audience for the Top 20 publishers was down 10% month-over-month and down 10% over September 2022.

  • Total Global Downloads for the Top 20 publishers were down 10% month-over-month and down 5% year-over-year.

  • The combined Audience for the Top Sales Networks was down 5% month-over-month.

August 2023- Top Podcasts, Publishers and Sales Networks

The Top Podcast Publishers, Top Sales Networks and Top Podcasts rankings for August are now available at www.Podtrac.com.

Highlights of the August 2023 rankings include :

  • US UMA increased for all but one of the Top 20 publishers in August 2023 over July 2023.

  • The average US Unique Monthly Audience for the Top 20 publishers was up 13% month-over-month and down 3% over July 2022.

  • Total Global Downloads for the Top 20 publishers were up 7% month-over-month and flat year-over-year.

  • The combined Audience for the Top Sales Networks was up 15% month-over-month.

July 2023- Top Podcasts, Publishers and Sales Networks

The Top Podcast Publishers, Top Sales Networks and Top Podcasts rankings for July are now available at www.Podtrac.com.

Highlights of the July 2023 rankings include :

  • US UMA increased for 2 of the Top 20 publishers in July 2023 over June 2023.

  • The average US Unique Monthly Audience for the Top 20 publishers was down 9% month-over-month and down 3% over June 2022.

  • Total Global Downloads for the Top 20 publishers was up 1% month-over-month and down 3% year-over-year.

  • The combined Audience for the Top Sales Networks was down 7% month-over-month.

June 2023- Top Podcasts, Publishers and Sales Networks

The Top Podcast Publishers, Top Sales Networks and Top Podcasts rankings for June are now available at www.Podtrac.com.

Highlights of the JUne 2023 rankings include :

  • US UMA increased for 8 of the Top 20 publishers in June 2023 over May 2023.

  • The average US Unique Monthly Audience for the Top 20 publishers was down 3% month-over-month and up 3% over June 2022.

  • Total Global Downloads for the Top 20 publishers was flat month-over-month and down 3% year-over-year.

  • The combined Audience for the Top Sales Networks was up 5% month-over-month.

May 2023- Top Podcasts, Publishers and Sales Networks

The Top Podcast Publishers, Top Sales Networks and Top Podcasts rankings for May are now available at www.Podtrac.com.

Highlights of the May 2023 rankings include :

  • US UMA increased for 14 of the Top 20 publishers in May 2023 over April 2023.

  • The average US Unique Monthly Audience for the Top 20 publishers was up 1% month-over-month and up 11% over May 2022.

  • Total Global Downloads for the Top 20 publishers was up 3% month-over-month and flat year-over-year.

  • The combined Audience for the Top Sales Networks was up 2% month-over-month.