May 2026- Top Podcasts, Publishers and Networks

The Top US and Global Multi-Channel Podcast Publishers & Networks and Top US Podcast rankings for May 2026 are now available at www.Podtrac.com.

Highlights of the Top US Publishers & Networks Ranking

  • Three of the US ranking participants were up on US Downloads in May over April.

  • Sixteen of the US rankings participants UMA were up in May over April.



Highlights of the Top Global Multi-Channel Publishers & Networks Ranking

  • Podtrac’s Global Ranking has been renamed and expanded as Podtrac’s Global Multi-Channel Publishers & Networks Ranking to reflect podcasting’s expanding presence across audio, video, and podcast-related video clips on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

  • Additional publishers and networks are added to the ranking. Data for some participating publishers is pending.

  • For the first time, the ranking includes podcast-related video clips at the publisher and network level.

  • Rankings are determined by downloads and views of full podcast episodes. Podcast-related video clip views are provided as a contextual metric to illustrate podcast audience engagement across short-form video platforms, and they do not determine rank order.  Download and view counts are not a measure of play duration.




Top US Publishers & Networks Ranking




Top Global Multi-Channel Publishers & Networks Ranking




Top US Podcasts Ranking