Podcast Industry Rankings November 2025: The Shows, Publishers, and Advertisers Driving Audio’s Next Wave
Industry Rankings November 2025:
The November 2025 rankings showcase the continued growth and momentum of the podcast and audio advertising industry. This month’s data, captured between November 1 and November 30, 2025, reveals a thriving and evolving landscape that’s driving measurable impact for creators, publishers, and brands alike.
Podcast Show Highlights:
- Stability at the top: Audio reach remained consistent, with the same ten shows returning to the chart. The top three also held their positions: The Daily (NYT) (11.4M), Crime Junkie (10.2M), and The Joe Rogan Experience (7.0M).
- New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce and The Daily: Ears Edition dropped out of the top 10 in downloads & views per episode this month, making room for Khloe in Wonder Land and Murder, Mystery & Makeup, which entered the rankings at #9 and #10, respectively.
- Strong upward movement from The Joe Rogan Experience, securing top positions in each chart: #1 in downloads & views per episode (3.9M), #2 in downloads & views per month (57.8M) and #3 in audio reach (7.0M).
- The MeidasTouch Podcast is still #1 in monthly downloads & views, despite the gains from The Joe Rogan Experience and Candace shows.
Publisher Highlights:
- Shifts in audio reach rankings: NPR, Libsyn Ads, Audioboom shift up one position as Wondery drops from #5 to #8.
- After a slight dip last month, Acast rebounded and is now #3 in audio reach, having gained 24% in audio reach to 32.0M.
- Spotify and Audioboom get ahead of MeidasTouch this month, pushing MeidasTouch from #1 to now #3 in monthly downloads & views.
- Newcomer Jamx enters the list at #9, pushing Audacy out of the top 10 publishers in audio reach.
Advertiser Highlights:
- AT\&T and Capital One joins the top 10 advertisers by estimated spend as #9 and #10, respectively.
- Seven out of the top 10 advertisers increased spend with only Shopify, Toyota and Progressive Insurance showing a decrease in estimated ad spend.
- America’s Beverage Companies falls off the chart completely after investing heavily just the month before (#2 in October Ranker)
You can check the full lists here for top podcasts, top publishers and top advertisers.
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