Triton Digital release the March 2025 U.S. Podcast ranker
Triton Digital®, the global technology and services provider to the digital audio, podcast, and broadcast radio industries, announced today the release of its March 2025 reporting period (March 3, 2025 – March 30, 2025), U.S. Podcast Ranker, as measured by Triton’s Podcast Metrics measurement service.
iHeart Audience Network earned the #1 spot again on the Top Sales Networks Report for the month of March, with 71.2M Average Weekly Downloads and 20.2M Average Weekly Users. NPR came in again at #2 with 27.8M Average Weekly Downloads and 7.2M Average Weekly Users, followed by Audacy Podcast Network again at #3 with 16.2M Average Weekly Downloads and 6.1M Average Weekly Users.
For this reporting period, the top three podcasts based on downloads included NPR News Now (NPR) again at #1, Up First (NPR) again at #2, and VINCE (Cumulus Podcast Network) at #3.
For listeners, the top three podcasts included NPR News Now (NPR) again at #1, Up First (NPR) again at #2, and VINCE (Cumulus Podcast Network) at #3.
There were several debuts for the month of March including Trump's Terms (NPR), This is Gavin Newsom (iHeart Audience Network), Fantasy Baseball Today (Audacy Podcast Network) and more for both downloads and listeners.
Blink | Jake Haendel's Story (Audioboom), Mark Simone (iHeart Audience Network), Sold a Story (American Public Media Group), Audio Prayers (Relevant Radio) and more debuted for downloads.
On Fire with Jeff Probst: The Official Survivor Podcast (Audacy Podcast Network), The Nateland Podcast (Audioboom), New Rory & MAL (iHeart Audience Network), Happier with Gretchen Rubin (Lemonada Media) and more debuted for listeners.
The Top Sales Network Reports are ranked by Average Weekly Downloads and Average Weekly Users in accordance with v2.2 of the IAB Podcast Technical Measurement Guidelines. Participating Sales Networks include content owners/creators and sales representation organizations. Certified by the IAB Tech Lab, Triton’s Podcast Metrics eliminates inconsistent measurement practices and self-reported data, providing content creators, marketers, media buyers, and the audio industry at large with validated and transparent podcast audience data.
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