The top three Australian podcasts for February 2023 are the Kyle & Jackie O Show (ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network Australia) at first place, Ceasefile True Crime (Audioboom) at second place, and Mamamia Out Loud (Mamamia) at third place, according to audio technology and services provider Triton Digital’s Australian Podcast Ranker.
The Ranker provides insight into the Top 150 Podcasts as well as the Top 150 Australian-Made Podcasts, the Top Publishers in Australia, and the Top Sales Representatives in Australia from 1 February through 28 February 2023, as measured by Triton’s Podcast Metrics measurement service. The month of February had 80.5M downloads.
The Top Podcast Ranker and Top 150 Australian-Made Ranker are ranked by monthly listeners, following the latest IAB Podcast Technical Measurement Guidelines.
For this reporting period, the top three publishers were ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network Australia again at #1, LiSTNR (SCA) climbing to #2, and SiriusXM Podcast Network at #3.
The Kyle & Jackie O Show experienced a spike in listener and download volume in February, due to additional consumption of episodes focused on the Married At First Sight TV show that is currently on-air in Australia.
This month also saw several debuts from Shameless (Shameless Media), Squiz Today (Squiz Media), Aunty Donna Podcast (LiSTNR (SCA)), Stolen Hearts (Wondery), and more.
For the Top 150 Australian-Made Ranker, new podcasts included HER with Sophie Cachia (Mamamia), The Sting (Podshape), SBS On The Money (Special Broadcasting Service), Footy Talk – Rugby League Podcast (LiSTNR (SCA)), and more.
Participating publishers in the Australian Ranker include Adore Beauty, Audioboom, ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network Australia, DM Podcasts, Equity Mates Media, Inconoclast, LiSTNR (SCA), Mamamia, Motorsport Podcast Network, News Corp Australia, Nine, NOVA Entertainment, Podshape, Schwartz Media, SiriusXM Podcast Network, Special Broadcasting Service, Sports Entertainment Network (SEN), Studio71, Squiz Media, Shameless Media, West Australian Newspapers, and Wondery.
Triton Digital’s Podcast Metrics measurement service is certified by the IAB Tech Lab as complying with Version 2.1 of the IAB Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines. It provides accurate and insightful data around how, when, and where podcast content is being consumed across multiple hosting platforms, with the ability to view metrics by date range, location, device, podcast name, episode, title, and more.
Paulo Rizal is a content producer for Comms Room. He writes content around popular media, journalism, social media, and more.
