October 2025 Top Podcast Publishers
Summary
SXM Media rises to the top in audio reach with 34.4M reach, up 17% from last month.
iHeartMedia gained ground in both lists, climbing to #2 in audio reach and #5 in monthly downloads.
Audioboom jumped from #7 to #4 in audio reach, while dropping one place in monthly downloads and views (from #2 to #3).
Red Seat Ventures, publisher with mostly news, political/opinion, true crime, and personality/host-driven content, made a major debut in the top 10, entering the top 10 publishers for monthly downloads and views at #6.
Wondery had mixed performance: holding #3 in audio reach, but dropping out of the top 10 in monthly downloads.
GeorgeTom, the publisher behind Candace, makes its debut at #9 in monthly downloads and views.
Top Publishers by Audio Reach
Ranked by the estimated total audience size across all shows from a publisher.
Last Updated: October 1, 2025
Top Publishers by Downloads & Views per Month
Ranked by the total RSS downloads and video views across YouTube, Rumble, and Spotify Video in the last 30 days.
Last Updated: October 1, 2025
*Data captured from September 1st - October 1st, 2025.
About Podscribe’s Ranker
The Podscribe Ranker is the industry's most comprehensive podcast ranker, offering a complete view of show, publisher and advertiser performance. Unlike traditional rankers, we go beyond RSS data—tracking podcast downloads, YouTube views, Spotify Video, and more—to reflect how audiences consume podcasts today.
We also include every known show and publisher in the rankings, to always ensure a complete industry view.
Rather than a static snapshot, Podscribe provides live growth trends, helping buyers and publishers spot rising shows early. With cross-platform tracking and direct data from major shows, it delivers the most accurate rankings available, even for podcasts without a prefix.
*Wondery data is computed solely from public data such as Apple & Spotify ratings, not direct download data.
