Hamish & Andy has topped the April Australian Podcast Ranker, with 832,058 monthly listeners, according to Commercial Radio & Audio and Triton Digital.
The April results show Mamamia Out Loud in second place with 722,478 monthly listeners, followed by Sky News Australia Update with 514,202.
What were the top podcasts in April?
The Australian Podcast Ranker’s top five podcasts for April 2026 were:
- Hamish & Andy, LiSTNR (SCA): 832,058 monthly listeners
- Mamamia Out Loud, Mamamia: 722,478
- Sky News Australia Update, News Corp Australia: 514,202
- The Daily, New York Times: 453,972
- ABC News Top Stories, Australian Broadcasting Corporation: 419,530
The accompanying April rankings spreadsheet listed Conversations at sixth in the total top 300, followed by Life Uncut, SEN Breakfast, Dan Does Footy and The Front.
News leads podcast genres
News was the largest genre in April, with 4,936,275 monthly listeners. Society & Culture followed with 3,660,232, ahead of Sports with 3,229,246.
The top five genres were rounded out by Comedy, on 2,445,777 monthly listeners, and True Crime, on 2,258,626.
CRA highlights advertiser confidence
Lizzie Young, CEO of CRA, said: “As the medium grows and advertiser interest deepens, the need for verified, independent data increases. The Ranker exists to meet that need – a single, credible source of truth for a thriving industry. For advertisers navigating an evolving landscape, that transparency is what turns interest into investment.”
Lizzie Young.
The release also pointed to male podcast listeners aged 25–54 as a key audience for brands planning ahead of Father’s Day. It said this group was tuning in to Sports at 57 per cent, Technology at 52 per cent and Leisure at 47 per cent.
CRA said 82 per cent of this audience was employed full-time, while 60 per cent owned a car.
Mamamia podcast head exits amid redundancies
The April result comes as Mamamia has undergone a round of redundancies, with Claire Murphy, head of podcasts and senior producer, among those to exit the business.
Murphy told AdNews she believed around 10 staff had been made redundant, though she did not have an exact figure. She said her role had not been cut because of Mamamia’s ongoing AI investment, but believed her responsibilities had been absorbed into other positions as part of a broader downsizing.
“The reasons I was given for my redundancy did not reflect that it was a reaction to AI being able to do what I do. Because it can’t,” Murphy said.
About the Australian Podcast Ranker
The Australian Podcast Ranker is a monthly snapshot of the top 300 podcasts listened to by Australians, as well as the top 300 Australian podcasts.
It is commissioned by CRA and published by Triton Digital. CRA said the results comply with IAB Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines.
Genre audience data cited in the release came from Triton Digital Demos+ Australian Survey Data from Q1 2024 to Q4 2025. Percentages represent the composition of each genre’s monthly podcast audience aged 18 and over.
Top image: Claire Murphy