ARN, SCA and SEN reflect on Podcast Ranker results

ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network Australia is congratulating its team, after a dominant showing in the latest Podcast Ranker results, delivering five of the top 10 podcasts and recording a combined total of 5.6 million listeners.

iHeartPodcast Network Australia had over 25 million downloads last month (up 6.5%) – more than 4 million downloads ahead of its closest competitor.

The network’s top titles range across a variety of genres and include Casefile from Audioboom (#1 True Crime and #2 overall); The Kyle & Jackie O Show (#1 Catch Up and #3 overall); Life Uncut with Brittany Hockley & Laura Byrne (#1 Entertainment, #5 overall); Stuff You Should Know (#1 Knowledge, #7 overall and the most downloaded podcast again for the month); and The Imperfects (#1 Health & Fitness, #9 overall).

ARN’s Head of Digital Audio Corey Layton says “To hold half of the Top 10 most popular podcasts, and lead in the genres that count, is a huge achievement and reflects our commitment to create quality connections with our listeners and brands alike.”

“These fantastic results show that audiences are hungry for premium, diverse content, and we will continue to expand our offering with even more exciting podcasts being added over the coming months.”

Over at SCA, the Hamish & Andy podcast on LiSTNR maintains its reign as Australia’s most popular podcast for the sixth consecutive month, with 997,000 monthly listeners.

LiSTNR also has the most podcasts in the Top 20, and four top podcasts in their genres, including Hamish & Andy as the no.1 comedy podcast.

LiSTNR, in partnership with Schwartz Media, has the no.1 news podcast, 7am, which is Australian listeners’ fourth most popular podcast.

KICPOD with Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw had the highest-ranking debut on the Podcast Ranker at number 42.

LiSTNR also has the most podcasts ranked in the Top 50 Podcasts including The Briefing, The Howie Games, Just the Gist, The Scorecard with Liam Flanagan, Hamish & Andy’s Remembering Project and Triple M Rocks Footy NRL.

SCA’s Executive Head of Podcasting Grant Tothill says “August’s Podcast Ranker is a great result for LiSTNR podcasts and the LiSTNR podcast network. It’s great to see our co-created original podcasts along with our radio podcasts continuing to grow audiences, especially Marty Sheargold moving into the Top 20 and KICPOD with its fantastic debut. Credit goes to everyone who works tirelessly every day.”

“With the addition of several new podcasts in the last month, audiences have more reasons to spend time with LiSTNR and advertisers to reach new audiences.”

August proved another successful month for Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) and its focus on digital content, with 12 SEN-produced podcasts featuring in the top 150 most downloaded throughout Australia.

Both SEN Breakfast and Whateley featured in the top 10 most downloaded podcasts. Coming in at 6th and 7th respectively, both achieved more than one million downloads each.