AUCKLAND, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Triton Digital^®, the global technology and services leader to the digital audio, podcast, and broadcast radio industries, announced today the release of the May 2023 New Zealand Podcast Ranker. The Ranker provides insight into the Top 100 Podcasts as well as the Top Networks in New Zealand from 1 May through 31 May 2023, as measured by Triton’s Podcast Metrics measurement service. The month of May had 9.8M downloads.

The Top 100 Podcast Ranker and Top Network Ranker are ranked by monthly listeners, in accordance with the latest IAB Podcast Technical Measurement Guidelines.

For this reporting period, the top three podcasts include Casefile True Crime (Audioboom) again at #1, The Mike Hosking Breakfast (NZME/iHeartRadio/ARN) climbing to #2, and ZM’s Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley (NZME/iHeartRadio/ARN) at #3.

The month of May had four new podcasts debuting in the ranker, including Duncan Garner: Editor-in-Chief (rova (MediaWorks)).

“We are really excited to be included in the New Zealand Podcast Ranker and we're bloody stoked to be recognized. I entered this opportunity having never done podcasting and merely wanted to do our best, and if we could shake a few trees on the way through then, that would be a bonus,” said Duncan Garner Host, Editor In Chief. “The feedback has been so supportive and clearly some of the radio audience has followed us onto this new platform.”

Other new podcasts debuting on the ranker this month included The Psychology of your 20s (NZME/iHeartRadio/ARN), The Trainee Sexologist (rova (MediaWorks)), and UK True Crime Podcast (Audioboom).

Participating networks include Audioboom, Brodie Kane Media, Headgum, LiSTNR (SCA), NOVA Entertainment, NZME/iHeartRadio/ARN, rova (MediaWorks), Sports Entertainment Network (SEN), SiriusXM Podcast Network, and Studio71.

To participate in the ranker, view the full results of the ranker, and sign up to receive future rankers via email, please visit: https://tritonrankers.com/.

Triton Digital’s Podcast Metrics measurement service is certified by the IAB Tech Lab as complying with Version 2.1 of the IAB Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines. It provides accurate and insightful data around how, when, and where podcast content is being consumed across multiple hosting platforms, with the ability to view metrics by date range, location, device, podcast name, episode, title, and more.

About Triton Digital

Triton Digital® is the global technology and services leader to the digital audio, podcast, and broadcast radio industries. Operating in more than 80 countries, Triton provides innovative technology that enables broadcasters, podcasters, and online music services to build their audience, maximize revenue, and streamline their day-to-day operations. In addition, Triton powers the global online audio industry with Webcast Metrics®, the leading streaming audio measurement service and Podcast Metrics, one of the first IAB certified podcast measurement services in the industry. With unparalleled integrity, excellence, teamwork, and accountability, Triton remains committed to connecting audio, audience, and advertisers to continuously fuel the growth of the global audio industry. For more information, visit www.TritonDigital.com.

Contacts

For More Information, Press Only:

Moxie PR for Triton Digital

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For NZ:

Richie Culph

Chair, Podcast Ranker Committee, RBA

+6421970173

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