Commercial Radio & Audio (CRA), in partnership with Triton Digital, has released the July results for the Australian Podcast Ranker. The Ranker is the country’s only official, third-party verified podcast measurement system, governed by a cross-industry Steering Committee and backed by strong collaboration across commercial, independent, and non-commercial publishers. It sets the benchmark for podcast data in Australia.
Lizzie Young, CEO of CRA said: “When a majority (55%) of Australians are consuming podcasts every month, consistent and verified measurement is essential.¹ The Ranker gives publishers, agencies and brands the trusted, independent data that turns a growing medium into a confident investment.”
Who’s Listening, What’s Trending?
Black Friday is Australia’s biggest retail fortnight, and podcast listeners are the audience brands need to reach before it begins. More than half of podcast listeners bought something online in the last month. 61% of Society & Culture listeners purchased clothing or fashion items. For home and hardware brands, 40% of True Crime listeners and 37% of News listeners visited a hardware store last month. Looking ahead, 31% of Health & Fitness listeners, 29% of Comedy listeners and 30% of True Crime listeners are planning a furniture purchase in the next 12 months. These audiences aren’t waiting for Black Friday to start thinking about spending. They’re already listening and planning their next purchase. The only question is whether your brand is in their ears before the deals drop.2
| Australian Podcast Ranker top five genres July 2026 | ||
| Genre | Monthly Listeners | |
| 1 | News | 4,514,628 |
| 2 | Society & Culture | 3,827,849 |
| 3 | Sports | 3,463,908 |
| 4 | True Crime | 2,551,911 |
| 5 | Comedy | 2,513,162 |
| Australian Podcast Ranker top five podcasts July 2026 | |||
| Podcast | Producer | Monthly Listeners | |
| 1 | Mamamia Out Loud | Mamamia | 950,673 |
| 2 | Hamish & Andy | LiSTNR (SCA) | 878,712 |
| 3 | ABC News Top Stories | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 468,815 |
| 4 | News24 Update | News Corp Australia | 458,272 |
| 5 | Conversations | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 391,694 |
Sources: 1. The Infinite Dial 2026, Edison Research. Data referring to Australians aged 10+ unless otherwise stated. 2. Triton Digital Demos+ Australian Survey Data (Q3’24 – Q2’26). All percentages represent composition of each genre’s monthly P18+ podcast audience.
About the Australian Podcast Ranker: The Australian Podcast Ranker is a monthly snapshot of the top 300 podcasts listened to by Australians, and the top 300 Australian podcasts. The Australian Podcast Ranker is an industry initiative commissioned by CRA and published by Triton Digital. Results comply with IAB Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines.