📈 The Infinite Dial from Edison Research at SSRS has been tracking consumer behavior in digital media since 1998.
Our insight this week highlights the percentage of monthly online audio listeners who are also weekly consumers, and how that has changed over time.
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🎤 The Podcast Show 2026 is less than two weeks away!
Join Gabriel Soto for a session on never-before-seen trends among UK podcast consumers, including a discussion with Ollie Chadwick, Regional Director at AdsWizz, on turning these insights into action.
📅 May 20 | 9:30 AM
📍 London, England
Visit @podcastshowldn to learn more.
🎧 How much time do Americans spend with audio each day?
Since we began measuring daily time spent with audio in 2014, Share of Ear data shows that listening time has held steady at around 4 hours — though there are significant differences across age groups.
Get the full breakdown in our latest edition of Weekly Insights ➡️ link in bio
🎙️ Hosts and commentators have taken to podcasts and social media to dissect the recent back-and-forth between two of the most talked-about female hosts in the podcast industry, Alex Cooper of Call Her Daddy and Alix Earle of Hot Mess.
One piece of information that hasn’t been discussed — and can only be found in Edison Podcast Metrics — is how much audience these rivals share.
🔗 Learn more in our latest edition of Weekly Insights — link in bio
🎤 Join Gabriel Soto, Senior Research Director at Edison Research at SSRS, at The Podcast Show 2026, where he will reveal never-before-seen trends among UK podcast consumers.
Learn how UK audiences feel about AI in podcasting, who’s engaging with video podcasts, and how trends compare with U.S. audiences.
The session also features a discussion with Ollie Chadwick, Regional Director at AdsWizz, on turning these insights into action.
📅 May 20 | 9:30 AM
📍 London, England
Learn more ➡️ @podcastshowldn
🎧 Kids aren’t just streaming their favorite shows and scrolling on social media — they are also listening to and watching podcasts.
🏆 For the first time ever, we’re releasing the 2025 Top Ten Kids Podcasts for people 12 and under.
Read our latest edition of Weekly Insights for the full story ➡️ link in bio
📊In podcasting, some of the most engaged audiences aren’t in the top 50—they’re in niche communities that show up, stay, and connect.
🎙️Melissa Kiesche joined @siriusxmmedia 's "The Trendcast" to unpack what that means for advertisers.
Listen to "The Scale Myth"
on apple podcasts now.
Edison Research at SSRS announces the Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S. from Edison Podcast Metrics based on reach for the first quarter of 2026 among weekly podcast consumers ages 13+.
The Joe Rogan Experience, Crime Junkie, and The Daily top the list, as they did in Q4 2025. The top six shows remain in the same rank order as Q4.
After winning the inaugural Golden Globe for Best Podcast in January 2026, Good Hang with Amy Poehler soars from 38th to 13th in one quarter, marking the second consecutive quarter the show has reached a record high. Other Golden Globe Best Podcast finalists that moved up the ranker: The Mel Robbins Podcast (+3), Up First (+1), and Armchair Expert (+12).
The Giggly Squad breaks into the top 50 for the first time. It won Best Podcast of the Year at the iHeart Podcast Awards in March 2026.
• The Herd with Colin Cowherd hits a record high. Cowherd received criticism after launching an AI version of himself. The Dan Bongino Show reenters the top 50. Bongino returned to podcasting in February after a stint as FBI deputy director.
Bubbling under: Rappers Joe and Jada reach 57th after climbing the ranks consistently since debuting in May 2025.
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🎤 Join Laura Ivey at NAB Show in Las Vegas for “Improving the Listener Experience.”
This session explores how audience data and real-world insights can drive smarter content and stronger listener connections.
📅 April 20 at 2:45 PM
🚗 While Americans have more audio options in the car than ever, recently released Q1 2026 Share of Ear data show one platform remains the clear leader: AM/FM Radio.
Read our latest edition of Weekly Insights for a closer look at in-car audio time ➡️ link in bio
🏆For our latest Weekly Insights, we turn to Edison Podcast Metrics data to identify the Sports podcasts that had the largest 13+ U.S. weekly audiences in 2025.
Did your favorite podcast come out on top?
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