Crowder and Bongino enter Podscribe’s top 10 on Rumble views
Louder with Crowder and The Dan Bongino Show broke into the top 10 of Podscribe’s monthly plays chart in October, at No. 8 and No. 9, and most of their plays came from the video site Rumble. The MeidasTouch Podcast stayed No. 1 for plays and Crime Junkie stayed No. 1 for audio audience, although Podscribe’s estimates for both fell by about a third from September.
Podscribe, an ad measurement company, published its October 2026 rankings on Wednesday, November 4. Two of its charts matter most to listeners. Monthly plays adds up a show’s estimated downloads and video views across podcast apps, YouTube, Spotify video and Rumble. Audio reach counts how many people downloaded at least one episode in the month, and leaves YouTube out.
All of these numbers are estimates, and nothing changes in your feed. They show where each show’s audience is: in podcast apps, on YouTube or on Rumble.
The 10 most-played shows in October
| No. | Show | Publisher listed by Podscribe | Plays | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The MeidasTouch Podcast | MeidasTouch | 61.2 million | Down from 90.9 million in September. About 85% of plays are YouTube views. |
| 2 | The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett | Flight Story | 48.1 million | About four in five plays are YouTube views. |
| 3 | The Daily | The New York Times | 39.1 million | Almost all audio downloads. No. 1 in our Top 100. |
| 4 | The Joe Rogan Experience | Spotify | 34.6 million | Split almost evenly between audio, YouTube and Spotify video. No. 3 in our Top 100. |
| 5 | NPR News Now | NPR | 31.6 million | All audio. Up from No. 8 in September. |
| 6 | Crime Junkie | Red Seat Ventures | 24.7 million | Down from 34.9 million in September. |
| 7 | The Shawn Ryan Show | Daylight Media | 23.1 million | More plays on YouTube and Spotify video than in audio. |
| 8 | Louder with Crowder | Libsyn Ads | 20.6 million | New in the top 10. About 18.4 million of the plays were on Rumble. |
| 9 | The Dan Bongino Show | Cumulus Media | 20.0 million | New in the top 10. About 15.2 million of the plays were on Rumble. |
| 10 | Up First | NPR | 19.9 million | All audio. New in the top 10. |
Three shows made way for Crowder, Bongino and Up First. IHIP News was No. 6 in September, Candace was No. 9 and The Why Files was No. 10. All three get most of their plays from YouTube.
Crowder and Bongino are Rumble shows first
Podscribe says the majority of consumption for both shows comes from Rumble. Its figures put that at roughly 89% of October plays for Louder with Crowder and 76% for The Dan Bongino Show. Measured by audio alone they are much smaller: about 0.5 million monthly listeners for Crowder and 1.2 million for Bongino, against 16.4 million for Crime Junkie.
That gap shows up in our own chart too. The Dan Bongino Show is No. 65 in our Top 100 today and Louder with Crowder is outside it. We think the lesson is a simple one: which show counts as the biggest podcast now depends on which screens you count.
The 10 shows with the biggest audio audience
| No. | Show | Publisher listed by Podscribe | Monthly listeners | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crime Junkie | Red Seat Ventures | 16.4 million | Down from 25.3 million in September, and still nearly double The Daily. |
| 2 | The Daily | The New York Times | 8.7 million | Up from 7.9 million. |
| 3 | Pod Save America | Crooked Media | 5.0 million | Up one place. No. 2 in our Top 100. |
| 4 | NPR News Now | NPR | 4.8 million | Up three places. |
| 5 | The Joe Rogan Experience | Spotify | 4.7 million | Up one place. No. 3 in our Top 100. |
| 6 | Up First | NPR | 4.7 million | No. 3 in September. |
| 7 | The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett | Flight Story | 4.6 million | No. 5 in September. |
| 8 | Stuff You Should Know | iHeartMedia | 3.0 million | Up one place. No. 13 in our Top 100. |
| 9 | Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin | Money News Network | 2.8 million | No. 8 in September. |
| 10 | Morning Report | None listed | 2.8 million | New in the top 10 after a 424% jump in Podscribe’s estimate. Podscribe names no publisher. |
This American Life dropped out of the audio top 10, where it was No. 10 in September. It moved the other way on Podscribe’s third chart, plays per episode, entering the top 10 at No. 8.
Rogan steadies after a weak September
Podscribe’s September report said The Joe Rogan Experience had declined on every metric. October was better. His audio audience grew from 4.1 million to 4.7 million and his monthly plays rose from 32.4 million to 34.6 million. October also brought his new multi-year deal with Spotify.
iHeart’s plays jump 63% as Spotify stays on top
Among the networks, according to Podscribe’s summary:
- Spotify led both publisher charts, with 69.1 million in audio reach and 304.4 million monthly plays.
- SXM Media rose 17% to 45.7 million in audio reach, good for second place.
- iHeartMedia’s monthly plays jumped 63% to 177.4 million, lifting it from No. 9 to No. 6. Podscribe does not explain the jump.
One more number for anyone who felt they heard the same ad all month. Quince was the biggest podcast advertiser in October, with an estimated $6.7 million in spending, up 23%.
Podscribe measures downloads and views, so its list looks different from the survey-based Edison top 50 for the third quarter, which had Rogan first, Crime Junkie second and The Daily third. The full October tables, with ad loads and top advertisers for each show, are on Podscribe’s rankings page.
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