Podtrac Releases August Podcast Industry Audience Rankings

Rankings

PODTRAC's AUGUST 2017 ranking of podcast publishers shows seven out of the top 10 networks posting gains over JULY's numbers, with three -- ESPN, RADIOTOPIA/PRX, and THE NEW YORK TIMES -- showing double-digit increases. WBUR/BOSTON fell out of the top 10, replaced by another network with BOSTON roots, BARSTOOL SPORTS.

Total Global Unique Streams and Downloads for the top 10 were up 12% from JULY to AUGUST, and up 83% from AUGUST 2016.

The rankings, which, again, only include shows opting in for PODTRAC's Podcast Measurement System for the full month (and missing some of the largest shows and publishers) and ranked by unique U.S. monthly audience:

1. NPR (last month: 1)
2. WNYC STUDIOS (2)
3. RADIOTOPIA/PRX (4)
4. THIS AMERICAN LIFE/SERIAL (3)
5. HOWSTUFFWORKS (5)
6. ESPN (6)
7. THE NEW YORK TIMES (7)
8. WONDERY (8)
9. BARSTOOL SPORTS (--)
10. AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA (9)

See the numbers here.

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