Podtrac Publishes November 2025 Podcast Rankings

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, December 8, 2025 | 10:25am CT

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Podtrac has released its Top US and Global Publishers & Networks and Top US Podcast rankings for November 2025, highlighting steady audience gains for several leading podcast companies. The new data shows that three U.S. publishers measured in the rankings grew their Unique Monthly Audience compared to October, while three also posted increases in U.S. streams and downloads.

iHeart Audience Network again led all U.S. publishers, reaching 63.9 million unique listeners and generating more than 336 million U.S. downloads for the month. iHeartPodcasts held the No. 2 position with just over 30 million listeners, followed by Acast, Libsyn, and NPR Sales Network in the top five. The Walt Disney Company remained in sixth place, while Fox Audio Network, Barstool Sports, Paramount, PRX, and Dallas-based The DailyWire continued to anchor the mid-tier positions. ReVolver Podcasts rounded out the chart at No. 17.

On the individual podcast side, NPR continued its dominance, with NPR News Now remaining the No. 1 show in the country. The Daily from The New York Times held steady in second place, and NPR's Up First continued at No. 3. Several programs made notable gains in November. The Shawn Ryan Show rose to fourth, reflecting its continued audience surge. Stuff You Should Know improved its standing, climbing to eighth, while NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! made one of the month's biggest jumps, moving to No. 14. The NPR Politics Podcast also advanced, rising to No. 20. Meanwhile, The Charlie Kirk Show experienced the largest decline of the month, slipping to No. 19 after a significant drop in audience rank.