ABC Audio has capped off a standout year in digital listening, with ABC Sport’s coverage of The Ashes driving record audiences on ABC listen and contributing to strong growth across live streams and podcasts in 2025.
In 2025, the average number of weekly digital audio users increased by 17 per cent compared to the previous year, driven by major national moments including The Ashes, the Federal Election, News and emergency broadcasting, the Mushroom Case Daily podcast, and increased usage of the ABC listen app.
ABC listen grew across every key measure in 2025.
- Weekly active users increased by 14 per cent across the year, with an average of 554,000 active users each week.
- Ashes coverage proved a major drawcard, with ABC listen usage rising 16 per cent during the series. The ABC Sport stream set a new streaming record, reaching 10.4 million streaming minutes on day three of the Sydney Test.
Today, the December 2025 Triton Australian Podcast Ranker confirmed a strong finish to the year for ABC podcasts, with overall audiences up eight per cent compared to the same time last year.
The ABC had 54 podcasts in the Triton Podcast Top 300 – the most of any publisher – including two in the Top 10: ABC News Top Stories at No.3 and Conversations at No.6.
The ABC Cricket Podcast entered the Top 50 at No.50, jumping 36 places from the previous month, while ABC Sport Daily also ranked in the Top 60.
ABC Head of Audio on Demand, Jessica Radburn, said: “This marks a record year for ABC listen and digital audio, capped by a strong December. Australians embraced the ABC for trusted breaking news, emergency broadcasting, live sport and binge-worthy podcasts, with Ashes coverage proving a major drawcard and delivering a soundtrack to summer for audiences nationwide.”