SiriusXM Podcast Network, Spotify, and iHeartPodcasts 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 third quarter of 2025.
SiriusXM takes over the top spot, moving Spotify to #2, followed by iHeartPodcasts at #3. For Q3 2025, The New York Times and Audioboom switched rank from their positions in Q2, with The New York Times now at #5 and Audioboom at #6. 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 audiences use to access podcasts. The Top 10 Networks are listed below:
In the third quarter of 2025, Edison Research fielded surveys every day with a total sample size of 5,000 weekly podcast consumers ages 13 and older.
How is listening recorded?
Respondents are asked on an unaided basis to list all the shows they listened to or watched in the week before being contacted and then consumption 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 consumers obtained from The Infinite Dial 2025, also from Edison Research.
