iHeart Leads Triton's September U.S. Podcast Rankings
| RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 11:14am CT |
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 Triton Digital |
Triton Digital has released its September 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker, with iHeart Audience Network maintaining its lead among podcast sales networks while posting an increase in average weekly downloads.
According to the report, iHeart Audience Network ranked first with 67.3 million average weekly downloads, up from 65.9 million in August. Audioboom remained second with 15.5 million, an increase from 14.9 million the previous month, while Cumulus Podcast Network held third place with 2.9 million average weekly downloads.
The rankings cover the reporting period of August 31 through September 27, and are based on data collected through Triton's Podcast Metrics measurement service.
Among individual podcasts, "Stuff You Should Know" from iHeart Audience Network retained the top position based on downloads. "Pod Save America," represented by Audioboom, remained second, followed by iHeart's "My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark" in third place.
The September rankings also included several new entries, among them "The Right Time with Bomani Jones" from iHeart Audience Network.
Triton's Top Sales Network Report ranks participating networks by average weekly downloads in accordance with version 2.2 of the Interactive Advertising Bureau's Podcast Technical Measurement Guidelines.
