The official Australian Podcast Ranker has been released by Commercial Radio and Audio (CRA) and Triton Digital. Below are the top five charts for December. The complete charts can be viewed here.
Following the addition of Guardian Media Group last month, CRA is pleased to announce December welcomed the inclusion of the BBC into the Australian Podcast Ranker. They join an impressive roster of publishers, including the ABC, Mamamia and others.
Furthermore, year-on-year (YOY) downloads for CY2024 have increased by 4% compared to CY2023, highlighting sustained growth in the podcasting sector, supported by the evolving roster of participating publishers.
| Australian Podcast Ranker top five podcasts December 2024 | |||
| Podcast | Producer | Monthly Listeners | |
| 1 | ABC News Top Stories | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 691,318 |
| 2 | Casefile True Crime | Audioboom | 559,884 |
| 3 | Mamamia Out Loud | Mamamia | 537,179 |
| 4 | Shameless | Shameless Media | 496,386 |
| 5 | Hamish & Andy | LiSTNR (SCA) | 473,900 |
| Australian Podcast Ranker top five genres December 2024 | ||
| Genre | Monthly Listeners | |
| 1 | Society & Culture | 4,413,845 |
| 2 | News | 3,844,414 |
| 3 | True Crime | 3,594,496 |
| 4 | Comedy | 2,720,492 |
| 5 | Sports | 2,058,450 |
| Australian Podcast Ranker top five podcast publishers December 2024 | ||
| Publisher | Monthly Listeners | |
| 1 | ARN/iHeart | 3,844,703 |
| 2 | LiSTNR (SCA) | 2,480,572 |
| 3 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 2,359,382 |
| 4 | SiriusXM Podcast Network | 2,018,705 |
| 5 | Audioboom | 1,692,232 |
| Top five sales representatives by monthly listeners December 2024 | |||
| Sales representatives | Publishers represented | Listeners | |
| 1 | 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 / Johns Media/BBC | 6,460,601 |
| 2 | LiSTNR (SCA) | LiSTNR (SCA) / Schwartz Media / SiriusXM Podcast Network / audiochuck / Wondery / DM Podcasts / NBCUniversal News Group | 6,367,224 |
| 3 | NOVA Entertainment | NOVA Entertainment / News Corp Australia /Podshape | 2,215,250 |
| 4 | News Corp Australia | News Corp Australia | 1,554,916 |
| 5 | Mamamia | Mamamia | 1,259,169 |