The Dan Bongino Show saw another strong month during the January podcast rankings from Triton Digital, as did Shawn Ryan.
During the first month of 2025, The Dan Bongino Show only trailed NPR News Now and Up First from NPR in the Top Podcasts By Weekly Average Downloads category. It marks the fourth consecutive month those three podcasts remained in the top positions unchanged.
Meanwhile, The Shawn Ryan Show saw an increase of three positions up to fifth place. The Cumulus Podcast Network show jumped CBS News’ 48 Hours (6th), NPR’s Fresh Air (7th), and Salem Media Group’s The Charlie Kirk Show (8th) to climb into the top five.
Elsewhere in the news and talk genres, The NPR Politics Podcast earned 10th place. The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show moved up one position to 14th, with Consider This From NPR moving up one spot to 17th. Armstrong & Getty On Demand increased its ranking by five places, finishing January as the 18th top podcast by weekly average downloads.
In the Top Sales Networks By Weekly Average Downloads category, iHeart Audience Network reigned supreme once more, with more than 64 million average weekly downloads. It was followed by NPR in second with more than 25 million weekly downloads.
Audacy Podcast Network (3rd), Audioboom (4th), and Cumulus Podcast Network (5th) rounded out the top five places.
Radio companies like Salem Media Group finished seventh with its podcast division, while Beasley Media Group (13th) and Urban One (15th) also saw finishes inside the top 20.
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