Three NPR podcasts ranked among the ten largest shows by audio reach in June 2026, as “Up First” moved up one spot to third place with approximately 5.2 million listeners and “NPR News Now” climbed two places to fourth with approximately 4.5 million, according to the Podscribe Ranker. “This American Life” also returned to the top 10, entering at tenth with roughly three million listeners, up 13%.
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“Crime Junkie,” distributed by Red Seat Ventures, held the top position in audio reach for a second consecutive month at approximately 21.6 million listeners, up 4%. “The Daily” from The New York Times remained second at roughly 7.8 million. “The Joe Rogan Experience” held fifth place for the second straight month despite a 12% decline in audio reach, to approximately 4.4 million listeners.
The steepest audio reach decline among the top 10 belonged to “The Mel Robbins Podcast,” which fell 39% to approximately 3.4 million listeners and dropped to eighth place, reversing the prior month’s climb into the top three. The show had advanced three spots to third in May with a 38% gain to approximately 5.7 million listeners.
Downloads and Views per Episode
“Rotten Mango,” an SXM Media true crime podcast, moved up three places to third in downloads and views per episode, posting a 36% increase to approximately 3.5 million. “The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett” led the category for a second consecutive month at approximately 4.3 million per episode. The show’s audio reach, tracked separately and excluding YouTube viewers, fell 13% to approximately 2.9 million. “Crime Junkie” ranked second in per-episode performance at approximately 3.7 million, up 10%.
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“This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von” entered the per-episode ranking for the first time, at No. 10, with approximately 2 million downloads and views, up 16%. “La Cotorrisa” logged the largest percentage gain among the top 10, with audio reach up 388% to approximately 1.6 million and per-episode downloads and views up 33% to approximately 2.1 million, placing it eighth.
Monthly Volume and Ad Metrics
“The MeidasTouch Podcast,” “The Diary of a CEO,” and “The Joe Rogan Experience” repeated their first, second, and third-place finishes in total monthly downloads and views, at approximately 103.2 million, 59.2 million, and 48.8 million, respectively. “The Daily” and “Crime Junkie” swapped positions in the ranking, with “The Daily” finishing ahead at approximately 35.5 million total downloads and views to “Crime Junkie’s” 35.4 million.
Ad loads across the audio reach the top 10 ranged from 4% for “This American Life” to 17% for “Stuff You Should Know.” Direct response ad rates, which measure the share of advertising tied to trackable outcomes, reached 97% for “Pod Save America” and 91% for “Crime Junkie,” compared with 73% for “On Purpose with Jay Shetty.”
June 2026 data covers the period from June 1 through June 30.
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Three NPR podcasts ranked among the ten largest shows by audio reach in June 2026, as “Up First” moved up one spot to third place with approximately 5.2 million listeners and “NPR News Now” climbed two places to fourth with approximately 4.5 million, according to the Podscribe Ranker. “This American Life” also returned to the top 10, entering at tenth with roughly three million listeners, up 13%.
Source: Podscribe
“Crime Junkie,” distributed by Red Seat Ventures, held the top position in audio reach for a second consecutive month at approximately 21.6 million listeners, up 4%. “The Daily” from The New York Times remained second at roughly 7.8 million. “The Joe Rogan Experience” held fifth place for the second straight month despite a 12% decline in audio reach, to approximately 4.4 million listeners.
The steepest audio reach decline among the top 10 belonged to “The Mel Robbins Podcast,” which fell 39% to approximately 3.4 million listeners and dropped to eighth place, reversing the prior month’s climb into the top three. The show had advanced three spots to third in May with a 38% gain to approximately 5.7 million listeners.
Downloads and Views per Episode
“Rotten Mango,” an SXM Media true crime podcast, moved up three places to third in downloads and views per episode, posting a 36% increase to approximately 3.5 million. “The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett” led the category for a second consecutive month at approximately 4.3 million per episode. The show’s audio reach, tracked separately and excluding YouTube viewers, fell 13% to approximately 2.9 million. “Crime Junkie” ranked second in per-episode performance at approximately 3.7 million, up 10%.
Source: Podscribe
“This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von” entered the per-episode ranking for the first time, at No. 10, with approximately 2 million downloads and views, up 16%. “La Cotorrisa” logged the largest percentage gain among the top 10, with audio reach up 388% to approximately 1.6 million and per-episode downloads and views up 33% to approximately 2.1 million, placing it eighth.
Monthly Volume and Ad Metrics
“The MeidasTouch Podcast,” “The Diary of a CEO,” and “The Joe Rogan Experience” repeated their first, second, and third-place finishes in total monthly downloads and views, at approximately 103.2 million, 59.2 million, and 48.8 million, respectively. “The Daily” and “Crime Junkie” swapped positions in the ranking, with “The Daily” finishing ahead at approximately 35.5 million total downloads and views to “Crime Junkie’s” 35.4 million.
Ad loads across the audio reach the top 10 ranged from 4% for “This American Life” to 17% for “Stuff You Should Know.” Direct response ad rates, which measure the share of advertising tied to trackable outcomes, reached 97% for “Pod Save America” and 91% for “Crime Junkie,” compared with 73% for “On Purpose with Jay Shetty.”
June 2026 data covers the period from June 1 through June 30.
The full ranking is available here.
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