LiSTNR’s The Mel Robbins Podcast has topped the March 2025 Triton Top 200 Australian Podcast Ranker, reaching a record 1.87 million Australian listeners. It’s the third consecutive month the podcast has topped the chart.
March’s results saw LiSTNR secure a dominant presence in the space, boasting more podcasts in the top 10 than any other network: Hamish & Andy, It’s A Lot with Abbie Chatfield, and The Imperfects.
Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) executive head of LiSTNR audience and growth Grant Tothill said the “result underscores LiSTNR’s continued leadership in the commercial podcast marketplace”.
Tothill said the result was “driven by its strategic investment into known audiences and advanced AdTech solutions, which currently account for 60% of all podcast advertising campaigns.”
Other notable achievements included audience boosts to a number of top podcasts, including Hamish & Andy, which sits at #3 on the ranker, growing 186% to 752,700 monthly listeners, and It’s A Lot with Abbie Chatfield, which now sits at #6 (down one spot from February) which grew 17.5% to 583,493 monthly listeners.
iHeart also enjoyed a strong performance in the ranker achieving its 59th consecutive #1 position as the nation’s top podcast publisher. The combined efforts of their offerings saw the publisher reach a record 7.8 million listeners (+9%) and 24.7 million downloads (+10%).
Overall, the publisher recored 47 titles in the Top 200.
With the absence of the former #1 true crime podcast, Casefile, following the company’s exclusive hosting, distribution, and ad sales agreement with Acast, who don’t participate in the ranker, a new true crime favourite has burst into the scene.
Stalked, the gripping true crime series from BBC Studios, leapt 67 places to #8 overall, claiming the title of Australia’’s #1 true crime podcast.
BBC Studios’ SVP, BBC Audio, digital news and streaming, Louise La Grange, said the team were “delighted to see BBC Studios’ produced podcast Stalked connect so deeply with Australian audiences”.
While ARN’s head of digital audio, Corey Layton, added: “With more Australians listening than ever before, iHeart’s record results reflect the power of combining world-class storytelling with unrivalled scale.”