Triton Digital Issues its May Podcast Rankings

Triton Digital

Triton Digital has released its U.S. Podcast Ranker for May 2026, with the iHeart Audience Network maintaining its position as the nation's top podcast sales network.

Covering the reporting period from May 4-31, the monthly report showed the iHeart Audience Network leading all participating sales networks with 66.7 million average weekly downloads. Audioboom ranked second with 15.4 million average weekly downloads, while the Cumulus Podcast Network placed third with 3.1 million.

Among individual podcasts, "Stuff You Should Know" from the iHeart Audience Network moved into the No. 1 position based on downloads. Audioboom's "Pod Save America" ranked second, followed by iHeart Audience Network's "My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark" at No. 3.

The May rankings also featured several new entries, including "Hey Jonas!" from the iHeart Audience Network and "Monsters Among Us" from Audioboom.

Triton's Top Sales Network Report is ranked by average weekly downloads and follows version 2.2 of the Interactive Advertising Bureau's Podcast Technical Measurement Guidelines. The report includes participating sales networks representing podcast creators, content owners and advertising sales organizations.

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