NPR Tops Triton Digital's Podcast Report for December 2020

RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Triton Digital

Triton Digital has released the latest U.S Podcast Report for December, 2020 reporting period. NPR remained in the #1 spot with 37.5 million Average Weekly Downloads (AWD) and 10.4 million Average Weekly Users (AWU), followed by Stitcher with 23.6 million AWD and 6.5 million AWU, Wondery with 18.4 million AWD and 4.8 million AWU and Entercom's Podcast Network, including Cadence13 and Pineapple Street Studios with 17.9 million AWD and 4.9 million AWU.

In the Top 100 Podcasts by Downloads report, a number of new entities made their debut during the reporting period, including "Something Was Wrong" (Audioboom), "On Purpose with Jay Shetty" (Stitcher) and "Red Collar" (AdLarge/cabana). Additionally, in the Top 100 Podcasts by Users report, a number of new entities made their debut including "Inside the Hive with Nick Bilton" (Entercom/Cadence13/Pineapple Street Studios), "Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast" (Stitcher) and "Blue Rush: A NY Giants Football Podcast from NY Post Sports" (AdLarge/cabana).

Leading podcasts by Average Weekly Downloads include "Crime Junkie" (audiochuck), "Up First" (NPR), "The Ben Shapiro Show" (Cumulus Media/Westwood One), and "My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff" and "Georgia Hardstark" (Stitcher), with "NPR News Now" remaining in the #1 spot as the most downloaded podcast in the U.S.

Leading podcasts by Average Weekly Users include "Up First" (NPR), "Crime Junkie" (audiochuck), "My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff" and "Georgia Hardstark" (Stitcher), and "The Ben Shapiro Show" (Cumulus Media/Westwood One), with "NPR News Now" remaining in the #1 spot this reporting period.

To view the full results of the U.S. Podcast Report, click here.