The latest official Australian Podcast Ranker has been released by Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA) and Triton Digital. Below are the top five charts for May. The complete charts can be viewed here.
In May 2025, average weekly listenership hit 7 million, matching the record-breaking peak set in March 2025. This strong performance from our participating publishers reflects continued interest in on-demand audio from Australian listeners.
| Australian Podcast Ranker top five podcasts May 2025 | |||
| Podcast | Producer | Monthly Listeners | |
| 1 | The Mel Robbins Podcast | SiriusXM Podcast Network | 1,034,681 |
| 2 | Hamish & Andy | LiSTNR (SCA) | 902,293 |
| 3 | ABC News Top Stories | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 851,102 |
| 4 | Mamamia Out Loud | Mamamia | 625,692 |
| 5 | Shameless Mushroom Case Daily | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 625,029 |
| Australian Podcast Ranker top five genres May 2025 | ||
| Genre | Monthly Listeners | |
| 1 | Society & Culture | 5,519,093 |
| 2 | News | 5,391,007 |
| 3 | True Crime | 4,725,502 |
| 4 | Sports | 4,314,486 |
| 5 | Comedy | 3,818,812 |
| Australian Podcast Ranker top five podcast publishers May 2025 | ||
| Publisher | Monthly Listeners | |
| 1 | ARN/iHeart | 4,435,726 |
| 2 | LiSTNR (SCA) | 3,728,429 |
| 3 | SiriusXM Podcast Network | 3,448,849 |
| 4 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 3,199,639 |
| 5 | News Corp Australia | 2,388,491 |
| Top five sales representatives by monthly listeners May 2025 | |||
| Sales representatives | Publishers represented | Monthly Listeners | |
| 1 | LiSTNR (SCA) | LiSTNR (SCA) / SiriusXM Podcast Network / audiochuck / Wondery / DM Podcasts / NBCUniversal News Group | 8,658,091 |
| 2 | ARN / iHeart | ARN / iHeartMedia / Audioboom / AdLarge Media / Sport Social Podcast Network / The Athletic / The Investors Podcast Network / All Ears English / Sony Music / Clubby Sports / NZME / TED / BBC | 7,551,499 |
| 3 | NOVA Entertainment | NOVA Entertainment / News Corp Australia / Podshape/ Schwartz Media / Johns Media | 3,814,565 |
| 4 | News Corp Australia | News Corp Australia | 2,388,491 |
| 5 | Nine | Nine Radio / Nine Publishing | 1,672,729 |
About the Australian Podcast Ranker
The Australian Podcast Ranker is a monthly snapshot of the top 200 podcasts listened to by Australians, the top 200 Australian podcasts, the 20 biggest publishers and the 20 most successful podcast sales representatives.
The Australian Podcast Ranker is an industry initiative commissioned by CRA and published by Triton Digital. Results comply with IAB Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines.