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Monday, May 4, 2020

14 New Entities Debut in Latest U-S Podcast Report


Triton Digital, the global technology and services provider to the digital audio and podcast industry, announced today the release of the latest U.S. Podcast Report for the March 16 through April 12, 2020 reporting period, as measured by Triton’s Podcast Metrics measurement service.

The Top Podcasts are ranked by both Average Weekly Downloads and Average Weekly Users for the March 16 through April 12, 2020 reporting period, in accordance with the latest IAB Podcast Technical Measurement Guidelines.

Fourteen new entities debuted in the U.S. Podcast Report in this reporting period, including Unlocking Us with Brené Brown (RADIO.COM/Cadence13), The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (Cumulus/Westwood One), and The Fox News Rundown (FOX News Podcasts).


Leading podcasts by Average Weekly Downloads include Up First, The Ben Shapiro Show, My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, and Planet Money, with NPR News Now remaining in the #1 spot as the most downloaded podcast in the United States. For the same reporting period, leading podcasts by Average Weekly Users include Up First, My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, The Ben Shapiro Show, Planet Money, and Fresh Air, with NPR News Now in the #1 spot as the most downloaded podcast in the United States from March 16th through April 12th.

Also within the March 16 through April 12th reporting period, COVID-19 focused episodes climbed the Average Weekly Downloads chart with NPR’s Corona Virus Daily ranking in the top 30, and Planet Money ranking #3 due to its pandemic-related episodes such as Where Do We Get $2,000,000,000,000?. Additionally, the new True Crime podcast, Joe Exotic: Tiger King, based off of the hit Netflix docuseries ranks in the top 50.

The Top Networks are also ranked by Average Weekly Downloads and Average Weekly Users for the reporting period of March 16 through April 12th (Monday to Sunday). NPR remained in the #1 spot with 42,473,000 Average Weekly Downloads and 11,662,000 Average Weekly Users, followed by RADIO.COM/Cadence 13 and Stitcher. The Top 10 Networks represent 486M downloads in total.

To view the full results of the U.S. Podcast Report, Click Here.

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