Podtrac’s October podcast rankings kept the top five shows in the same order. Meanwhile, Pod Save America climbed to sixth, while The Dan Bongino Show remained 14th.
What We Know: Crime Junkie, The Daily, NPR News Now, Up First from NPR, and Dateline NBC retained their respective positions from September. However, the first movement inside the top 10 saw Pod Save America jump two spots to sixth. The show moved ahead of both Fox News Hourly Update and Pardon My Take. Meanwhile, The Ben Shapiro Show held steady in ninth place.
What The Numbers Show: The Ezra Klein Show recorded the biggest climb among the top 20 podcasts, gaining four positions to reach 13th. Additionally, The Dan Bongino Show maintained its 14th-place ranking. Today, Explained also moved up one position to 17th, while Morning Wire slipped one spot to 20th. Overall, the October rankings featured relatively little movement among the leading podcasts.
What Remains Unclear: Podtrac’s rankings don’t establish how much individual shows gained or lost in audience size during October. Additionally, the data doesn’t explain what drove the changes among the podcasts that moved within the top 20.
What It Means: The latest rankings show continued consistency among several of the most popular podcasts. However, Pod Save America and The Ezra Klein Show made notable gains. Meanwhile, The Ben Shapiro Show and The Dan Bongino Show maintained their positions, keeping their respective programs among the top 15.
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