National Public Radio came second with 25.18 million. The two publishers consistently battle for the top spot and generally have more listeners each than NBC, ESPN, and Barstool Sports combined.
In October 2020, iHeart Radio had 27.81 million audience members in the United States. A ranking of the unique monthly audience of the most popular podcast publishers showed that Leading podcast publishers in the United States in October 2020, by unique monthly audience (in millions)
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Podtrac. (2020). Leading podcast publishers in the United States in October 2020, by unique monthly audience (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 06, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/613698/us-most-popular-podcast-publishers/
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