Podcast Ranker August 2024: Nine’s The Ultimate Sacrifice storms up the chart

Nine’s podcast The Ultimate Sacrifice has made its mark on the August 2024 Podcast Ranker chart. The series has jumped 52 places to sit in the top 20 at #14.

In The Ultimate Sacrifice, radio recordings take listeners inside police front lines.

The highest debut on the chart for the month was Hysterical from Wondery, in at #73.

LiSTNR reported titles grew that their audience in August included Happy Hour with Lucy & Nikki, which moved up seven places, Darling, Shine! with a 16% increase of listeners, The Briefing which grew by 25,390 listeners, The Howie Games, Smartless and Triple M Footy AFL.

In addition, the award-winning audio docuseries Secrets We Keep returned to the Top 200 ranker with its third season; Secrets We Keep: Baghdad Nights.

“With more than seven million monthly listeners^ and our advanced AdTech Hub, LiSTNR provides an unparalleled audience profile and reach that is capable of delivering highly measurable advertising opportunities. This is the key to our sales revenue growth and why LiSTNR is considered the world’s best practice in terms of audience monetisation,” executive head of LiSTNR Podcasts, Grant Tothill, said.

“With a focus on premium, owned and operated original titles, and global partnerships, along with our specialised podcast sales team, LiSTNR is positioned to continually drive and educate a highly dynamic podcast market,” added Tothill.

iHeart Podcasts reported that in August’s top 10, Audioboom’s Casefile reaffirmed its status as the #1 true crime podcast and secured the #3 position overall, showcasing a 4% increase in listeners month-on-month. The Imperfects climbed one spot to #6 overall, while The Kyle and Jackie O Show came in at #7 overall, recording an impressive 18% increase in listeners month-on-month.

Life Uncut, hosted by Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne, jumped three spots this month, coming in at #9 overall, cementing its place as the #1 relationship podcast.

Other notable iHeart performances in August included Stuff You Should Know, which improved three positions to land at #17 overall and the #1 Knowledge podcast, She’s On The Money, ranking #37 overall and maintaining its title as the #1 finance podcast, and Clubby Sports’ Dyl & Friends, which ranked at #41 overall and continues to be a must-listen podcast as Australia heads into the AFL finals season.

ARN’s head of digital audio, Corey Layton, said: “As Australia’s #1 podcast publisher, the engagement of our slate is undeniable with three out of four monthly Australian podcast listeners, listening to an iHeart podcast. Alongside our partners, we continue to provide advertisers access to an extraordinary slate of shows, upheld with four of the nation’s top ten podcasts.”

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