iHeartMedia Leads Podtrac July Publisher Rankings

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | 11:17am CT

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iHeartMedia continued to dominate Podtrac's U.S. podcast publisher rankings in July 2026, while "Crime Junkie" remained the nation's top podcast based on U.S. unique monthly audience.

The iHeart Audience Network ranked No. 1 among U.S. podcast publishers and networks with 55.7 million unique monthly audience members and 270.6 million U.S. streams and downloads across 26,463 active shows. iHeartPodcasts followed at No. 2 with 29.8 million unique listeners and 150.9 million streams and downloads across 939 shows.

NPR Sales Network ranked third with 16.8 million unique monthly audience members and 93.7 million streams and downloads, followed by Libsyn at No. 4 with 12.8 million and Vox Media at No. 5 with 6.5 million.

PodcastOne, The Walt Disney Company, Fox Audio Network, DailyWire and Barstool Sports rounded out the top 10.

Podtrac reported that seven participants in its U.S. publisher rankings increased their U.S. downloads in July compared with June, while seven also posted month-to-month gains in U.S. unique monthly audience.

On the individual podcast chart, AudioChuck's "Crime Junkie" held the No. 1 position, followed by The New York Times' "The Daily" at No. 2. "NPR News Now" was third, "Up First from NPR" fourth and "Dateline NBC" fifth.

"Fox News Hourly Update" held sixth, while Barstool Sports' "Pardon My Take" climbed one position to No. 7. "Pod Save America" slipped one spot to eighth, followed by "The Ben Shapiro Show" and "Stuff You Should Know."

Among the month's bigger movers, The New York Times' "The Ezra Klein Show" jumped six positions to No. 17, while "The Tim Dillon Show" climbed five spots to No. 19. Cumulus Podcast Network's "The Shawn Ryan Show" advanced three positions to No. 12.