Podtrac has released its October podcast rankings, and shows from familiar names like NPR, The New York Times, and Fox News are at the top.
NPR News Now and Up First From NPR took home the top spot and third position, respectively, in the Top Podcasts by U.S. Unique Monthly Audience rankings. Those two shows sandwiched The Daily from The New York Times.
In fourth position was Fox News Hourly Update. That show was followed by Dateline NBC. The top five positions in the October rankings were unchanged from the previous month.
The first changes in the rankings came as The Shawn Ryan Show (6th) and Pardon My Take (7th) each increased their positions by one place compared to the previous month. The Ben Shapiro Show rose two places to eighth, with On Purpose with Jay Shetty jumping four spots to finish the month ninth.
In the first full month following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, his podcast fell five positions to finish just outside the top 10 in 11th.
Elsewhere in the top 20, The Ezra Klein Show, also from The New York Times, finished in 15th, moving up one position from September. Additionally, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s podcast rose one spot to 19th overall.
iHeartAudience Network and iHeartPodcasts were the top two publishers according to the Podtrac Top U.S. Podcast Publishers & Networks rankings.
They were followed by Acast (3rd), NPR (4th), Libsyn (5th) in the top five. Meanwhile, Disney (6th), Vox Media (7th), Fox Audio Network (8th), PodcastOne (9th), and Paramount (10th) rounded out the top 10 positions.
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