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 49.6%, followed by History at 32% and Society & Culture at 30.3%. NRL fans show a different mix, with Sports at 37.7%, then Music at 27.4% and Technology at 25.3%.
AFL fans complete their top five categories with News and Technology (both 30.2%), while NRL fans round out theirs with Business and Comedy (both 23.3%). 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 monthly listeners
- Society & Culture – 4,523,938
- Sports – 3,847,098
- True Crime – 2,879,395
- Comedy – 2,767,174
Top podcasts – September 2025
- “Hamish & Andy” – LiSTNR (SCA), 813,500 monthly listeners
- “ABC News Top Stories” – Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 767,032
- “Mamamia Out Loud” – Mamamia, 563,785
- “Shameless” – Shameless Media, 537,803
- “Sky News Australia Update” – News Corp Australia, 484,254
You can find the full September results and methodology details here.
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