top podcasts by category
The only audience-based ranking for identifying, quantifying and monitoring podcasts by category
Understanding which podcasts are the most popular by content category across all Podtrac measured shows has been a challenge …until now. Podtrac’s Podcast Audience Category Rankings is the only ranking of its kind that not only shows you which shows are the most popular in each category -- but how many people those shows reach each month. Our rankings use and provide actual measurement data for the most popular podcasts measured by Podtrac by category -- so you can use them with confidence to make decisions to drive your business.
When you subscribe to our monthly Podcast Category Rankings, you’ll receive:
IAB V2 Certified data on up to the Top 30 Podcasts as measured by Podtrac in each Apple Podcasts category
Data for these 19 Categories: Arts, Business, Comedy, Education, Fiction(top 25 shows), Government(top 10 shows), Health, History, Kids & Family, Leisure, Music, News, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Sports, Technology, True Crime, TV & Film
All data emailed to you monthly in Excel format
Immediate access to the most recent Podcast Category Rankings
Each ranking provides the following data items for each Podtrac measured show:
US Category Rank
Show Name
Publisher Name
US Unique Monthly Audience (UMA)
Monthly Global Downloads
Month-over-month change in US UMA
Year-over-year change in US UMA
The names of the Top 10 shows in each category not measured by Podtrac
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Data you can use to run your business
For new advertisers evaluating podcasting, Podtrac’s Category Rankings provides a valuable data resource to quickly understand what the top podcasts are, and how big they actually are, across 19 topic categories.
For brands and agencies already advertising in podcasts, the rankings provide a powerful resource for staying up to date with monthly audience data and growth trends for existing shows and for discovering and quantifying new top shows.
For podcast publishers, the new rankings offer reliable, current data to benchmark their own performance with insights on how shows in various categories are growing. Plus, increased visibility and consideration of their shows among advertisers.
Answers to key questions you’ll find nowhere else
What are the top podcasts by unique monthly audience that are contextually relevant to my brand?
What are Podtrac’s IAB V2 certified monthly audience and download counts for the top podcasts that Podtrac measures in each category?
How much did each top podcast grow vs the previous month and this month last year?
Which podcasts grew the most across all categories last month?
Which categories have the largest and smallest audience sizes for top shows?
Which publishers produce the shows I’m interested in?
How do the top podcasts by category change each month?