Last week we published our Top 10 Podcast Publishers ranking for January without Global Unique Download numbers and asked for your feedback. In response to that feedback, we’re publishing a revised version of the ranking with the Global Unique Download numbers added back.
January 2019- Top Podcast Publishers & Top Podcasts
The Top 10 Podcast Publishers ranking and the Top 20 Podcasts ranking for January 2019 are now available at Podtrac.com.
Highlights of the January Publisher ranking include:
Five of the Top 10 publishers showed increases in their US Unique Monthly Audience with the biggest increases coming from The Daily Wire (19%) and iHeart (15%).
Average US Unique Monthly Audience across the Top 10 publishers of 7.7 million is flat from December and up 29% from January of 2018.
Total Global Downloads for the Top 10 Publishers increased by 15 % in January from December bouncing back from the year-end seasonal slump.
Total Global Downloads for the Top 10 Publishers is up 57% from January 2018.
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Top 20 Podcasts: December 2018
Podtrac's ranking of the Top 20 Podcasts based on U.S. Unique Monthly Audience for December 2018 is now available at Podtrac.com.
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December 2018- Top Podcast Publishers
The Top 10 Podcast Publishers ranking for December 2018 is now available at Podtrac.com.
Highlights of the December Publisher ranking include:
Just two of the Top 10 Publishers showed gains in their Unique US Monthly Audience in December over November: Barstool Sports (32%),and NPR (3%).
Total Global Downloads for the Top 10 Publishers overall decreased by 10 % in December from November following the trend from last month.
Total Global Downloads for the Top 10 Publishers is up 56% from December 2017.
Top 20 Podcasts: November 2018
Podtrac's ranking of the Top 20 Podcasts based on U.S. Unique Monthly Audience for November 2018 is now available at Podtrac.com.
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November 2018- Top Podcast Publishers
The Top 10 Podcast Publishers ranking for November 2018 is now available at Podtrac.com.
Highlights of the November Publisher ranking include:
Three of of the Top 10 Publishers showed gains in their Unique US Monthly Audience in November over October: Barstool Sports (11%), PRX (2%) and Wondery (1%).
Total Global Downloads for the Top 10 Publishers overall decreased by 10 % in November over October - the first month-over-month decrease we’ve seen since July 2018.
Total Global Downloads for the Top 10 Publishers is up 46% year-over-year.
We’ve added a designation for publishers who have voluntarily undergone an intensive review of their implementation of the Podtrac Measurement System. Learn more at Podtrac.com.
The Top Podcasts of 2018
Curious about which new podcasts in 2018 were the most popular?
We ranked podcasts which published their first episode in 2018 on average unique US downloads per episode across all sources and listening devices to find the answer.
Visit Podtrac.com to to see the Top 10 New Podcasts of 2018 ranking.
Top 20 Podcasts: October 2018
Podtrac's ranking of the Top 20 Podcasts based on U.S. Unique Monthly Audience for October 2018 is now available at Podtrac.com.
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October 2018- Top Podcast Publishers
The Top 10 Podcast Publishers ranking for October 2018 is now available at Podtrac.com.
Highlights of the October Publisher ranking include:
iHeartRadio and HowStuffWorks have combined to put iHeartRadio in the #2 position.
All Top 10 Publishers increased Unique Monthly Audience in October over September.
Total Global Downloads were up 26% in October from September.
Total Global Downloads for the Top 10 Publishers is up 73% year-over-year.