Podtrac Releases September Ranker Of Top 10 Podcast Publishers

September

PODTRAC has released its SEPTEMBER 2018 ranking of the Top 10 podcast publishers.

In the latest rankings based on U.S. unique monthly audience, NPR returned to the top slot, swapping places with iHEARTRADIO; six of the top 10 publishers saw increases in their unique monthly audiences on a month-to-month basis. After one month in the tenth slot, TED dropped out of the top 10, replaced by KAST MEDIA. The average US unique monthly audience for the Top 10 publishers rose 1% month-to-month and 64% year-to-year.

The publisher rankings, which, once 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: 2) (67 active shows)
2. iHEARTRADIO (1) (268 active shows)
3. RADIOTOPIA/PRX (3) (83 active shows)
4. THE NEW YORK TIMES (4) (10 active shows)
5. WONDERY (5) (83 active shows)
6. BARSTOOL SPORTS (6) (34 active shows)
7. ESPN (7) (69 active shows)
8. WNYC STUDIOS (8) (53 active shows)
9. THIS AMERICAN LIFE/SERIAL (9) (2 active shows)
10. KAST MEDIA (--) (54 active shows)

And ranked by global downloads and streams:

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

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