September Podcast Ranker reveals top Australian shows and listener trends
Personal de RedTech 21 de octubre de 2025
Commercial Radio & Audio, in partnership with Triton Digital, has released the September results for the Australian Podcast Ranker, the country’s only official third-party verified podcast measurement system. The Ranker is governed by a cross-industry steering committee and supported by commercial, independent and non-commercial publishers.
CRA CEO Lizzie Young said the Podcast Ranker delivers “what every advertiser needs: Certainty — verified data showing exactly who’s listening, what they care about and how to reach them when they’re most receptive.”
Listener trends
Post–grand final season — the period following Australia’s major football championships for the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) — new audience data highlights differences in podcast listening between the two fan bases.
According to Triton Digital's Demos+ survey data, AFL fans lead in Sports podcast consumption at 49,60 %, followed by History at 32 % and Society & Culture at 30,30 %. NRL fans show a different mix, with Sports at 37,70 %, then Music at 27,40 % and Technology at 25,30 %.
AFL fans complete their top five categories with News and Technology (both 30,20 %), while NRL fans round out theirs with Business and Comedy (both 23,30 %). CRA says these differences offer brands useful insight for tailoring tone, creative and placement strategies around key sporting moments.
Top genres – September 2025
- News – 5 130 227,00 monthly listeners
- Society & Culture – 4 523 938,00
- Sports – 3 847 098,00
- True Crime – 2 879 395,00
- Comedy – 2 767 174,00
Top podcasts – September 2025
- “Hamish & Andy” – LiSTNR (SCA), 813 500,00 monthly listeners
- “ABC News Top Stories” – Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 767 032,00
- “Mamamia Out Loud” – Mamamia, 563 785,00
- “Shameless” – Shameless Media, 537 803,00
- “Sky News Australia Update” – News Corp Australia, 484 254,00
You can find the full September results and methodology details here.
