Spotify, SiriusXM Podcast Network, iHeartPodcasts Continue to lead U.S. Podcast Networks for Weekly Reach
Edison Research announces the Top 10 Podcast Networks in the U.S. based on average weekly network reach for the first quarter of 2025. The Top Podcast Networks are ranked by the reach of the network that represents the advertising for the show, not the platform or app that the listener uses to access the podcast.
Spotify, SiriusXM Podcast Network, and iHeartPodcasts continue to hold the top three spots as they have since third quarter of 2024. For Q1 2025, NPR rises two spots to #6, and Audacy climbs two spots to #7.
In the first quarter of 2025, Edison Research fielded surveys every day with a total sample size of 5,068 weekly podcast listeners ages 13 and older.
How is listening recorded?
Respondents are asked on an unaided basis to list all the shows they listened to in the week before being contacted, and then listening is rolled up to the network level based on those responses.
How are rankings compiled?
Rankings are compiled by measuring the total unduplicated reach of all the shows represented by a given network.
How is the data weighted?
Data is weighted to the universe of weekly podcast listeners obtained from The Infinite Dial 2025, also from Edison Research.
