The Top Podcasts of 2017

Curious about which podcasts had the most listeners per episode in 2017?

Two end-of-year podcast rankings from Podtrac have the answers.

The Top 10 New Podcasts of 2017 is a ranking of podcasts which published their first episode in 2017.  Our ranking is based on average unique US downloads per episode across all sources and listening devices.

The Top 20 Podcasts of 2017 ranking is based on average unique US downloads per episode across all sources and listening devices for podcast episodes published in 2017.

 

 

 

September 2017 - Top Podcast Publishers

The full ranking of the Top 10 Podcast Publishers is now available for download at Podtrac.com.

Highlights of the September Ranking include:

  • The September ranking shows no movement in the Top 10 Publishers from the August ranking.
  • Total Global Unique Streams and Downloads for the group of Top 10 publishers remained flat for September compared to August.
  • Total Global Downloads and Streams for the Top 10 Publishers for September increased by 76% year-over-year from September of 2016 with NPR, How Stuff Works and American Public Media showing individual gains of 57%, 32% and 28% respectively.

August 2017 - Top Podcast Publishers

The full ranking of the Top 10 Podcast Publishers is now available for download at Podtrac.com.

Highlights of the August Ranking include:

  • Seven publishers showed gains in U.S. Unique Audience in August over July, with ESPN, PRX and New York Times showing double digit increases.
  • Total Global Unique Streams and Downloads for the group of Top 10 publishers increased 12% for August over July.
  • Total Global Downloads and Streams for the Top 10 Publishers for August increased by 83% year-over-year from August of 2016.

July 2017 - Top Podcast Publishers

The full July Ranking of the Top 10 Podcast Publishers is now available for download at Podtrac.com. 

Highlights of the July Ranking include:

  • Most (seven out of ten) publishers' audience numbers were relatively flat for July over June.  Those publishers who did increase audience (Wondery, NYT, Radiotopia/PRX) also added shows.
  • Total Global Unique Streams and Downloads for the group of Top 10 publishers increased 4% for July over June.
  • Total Global Downloads and Streams for the Top 10 Publishers for July increased by 60% year-over-year from July of 2016.

Notes:

Radiotopia shows have been combined with PRX shows and are listed as one publisher: PRX.

CBS dropped from the July rankings due to changes in their content management system requiring adjustments to Podtrac measurement implementation.