The Megyn Kelly Show and The Charlie Kirk Show are both big players in the conservative podcast space. New data from TheRighting shows they are the fastest-growing, too.
According to data from TheRighting, Megyn Kelly saw her subscriber base grow by 176% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same window in 2024.
Additionally, Charlie Kirk saw a 68% year-over-year increase in subscribers for his show with Salem Radio Network.
Only three other podcasts — The Ben Shapiro Show (28%), Steve Bannon’s War Room (16%), and Morning Wire (10%) — saw double-digit increases compared to last year’s first quarter.
“Since endorsing Donald Trump the night before the November 2024 election, the popularity of Megyn Kelly’s podcast has soared exponentially and it shows in hockey stick growth on the Castbox platform,” TheRighting President Howard Polskin said.
“There’s clearly a growing audience for her MAGA-friendly point of view, and she has ridden the Trump wave perfectly since his January 20 inauguration,” Polskin continued. “It’s no wonder that she is extending her brand and creating an entire podcast network with like-minded voices.”
The show from Ben Shapiro has the most subscribers, while Jordan Peterson, Megyn Kelly, Bill O’Reilly, and Steven Crowder round out the top five positions on the chart.
The data from TheRighting comes from podcast app Castbox, which features only a small sliver of podcast listening in the United States.
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