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Podcasts hosted by Dan Bongino, Charlie Kirk, and Clay Travis and Buck Sexton saw big jumps in the Triton Digital podcast rankings during October.
The Dan Bongino Show rose three places to finish the month as the third-highest podcast by weekly average downloads. The show was only bested by NPR News Now and Up First from NPR.
The Charlie Kirk Show jumped seven spots to finish the month in eighth place. Meanwhile, The NPR Politics Podcast was up to 12th, The Shawn Ryan Show moved up nine places to 13th, and The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show moved forward 10 spots, earning the 16th place on the list.
Other news or news/talk podcasts also saw massive spikes during the final month leading up to the 2024 election. Consider This from NPR was 22nd, The Mark Levin Podcast rose 24 spots to finish 24th, while Armstrong & Getty was up 15 places to 25th.
Similarly, Breaking Points with Krystan and Saagar was up 39 places to finish 37th overall. The Sean Hannity Show was 43rd, while The Bongino Report Early Edition with Evita, hosted by Evita Duffy-Alfonso, rose 18 spots to earn the 48th place on the list.
In the Top Sales Networks by Weekly Average Users, iHeart Audience Network took home first place, followed by Wondery, NPR, Audioboom, and Audacy Podcast Network in the top five.
