22-05-2025
Triton Digital Releases the April 2025 U.S. Podcast Ranker
This month we're pleased to welcome the BBC to our U.S. Podcast Ranker.
iHeart Audience Network earned the #1 spot again on the Top Sales Networks Report for the month of April, with 74.1M Average Weekly Downloads and 19.9M Average Weekly Users. NPR came in again at #2 with 28.0M Average Weekly Downloads and 7.2M Average Weekly Users, followed by Audacy Podcast Network again at #3 with 15.2M Average Weekly Downloads and 5.6M Average Weekly Users.
For this reporting period, the top three podcasts based on downloads included NPR News Now (NPR) again at #1, Up First (NPR) again at #2, and Stuff You Should Know (iHeart Audience Network) climbing to #3.
For listeners, the top three podcasts included NPR News Now (NPR) again at #1, Up First (NPR) again at #2, and Shawn Ryan Show (Cumulus Podcast Network) climbing to #3.
There were several debuts for the month of April including Global News Podcast (BBC), Aware and Aggravated (Audioboom), Bone Valley (iHeart Audience Network), Trained to Kill: The Dog Trainer, the Heiress and the Bodyguard (Audacy Podcast Network), and more for both downloads and listeners.
Newshour (BBC), ok storytime (iHeart Audience Network), Otherworld (Audacy Podcast Network), and more debuted for downloads.
Welcome to Night Vale (Soundrise/PRX), Bulwark Takes (Audioboom), and more debuted for listeners.
The Top Sales Network Reports are ranked by Average Weekly Downloads and Average Weekly Users in accordance with v2.2 of the IAB Podcast Technical Measurement Guidelines. Participating Sales Networks include content owners/creators and sales representation organizations. Certified by the IAB Tech Lab, Triton's Podcast Metrics eliminates inconsistent measurement practices and self-reported data, providing content creators, marketers, media buyers, and the audio industry at large with validated and transparent podcast audience data.
Any sales network or publisher with an audience in the United States is eligible to participate in the U.S. Podcast Report. To learn more, contact: solutions@
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