LOS ANGELES, CA — September 10, 2026 — The MeidasTouch Network announced today that The MeidasTouch Podcast has been ranked the #1 podcast in the industry by monthly downloads and views, according to Podscribe’s August 2026 Industry Ranker.
Podscribe estimates that The MeidasTouch Podcast generated approximately 95.4 million downloads and views per month, placing it first among all shows included in the ranking. The total represents a 9% increase and puts MeidasTouch ahead of some of the biggest names in podcasting, including The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett, The Joe Rogan Experience, The Daily, and Crime Junkie.
“This milestone belongs to the Meidas Mighty,” said the Meiselas brothers, co-founders of MeidasTouch. “We built MeidasTouch from the ground up as a fiercely independent network, without billionaire owners or corporate gatekeepers. To now see The MeidasTouch Podcast ranked #1 in the industry is a testament to the extraordinary community that shows up every single day to support independent media.”
Podscribe describes its Industry Ranker as a comprehensive ranking of top podcast shows, publishers, and advertisers, incorporating podcast and YouTube metrics. Its monthly rankings analyze audio reach, downloads and views across platforms, with the August 2026 snapshot reflecting performance from August 1 through August 31.
The August ranking estimates The MeidasTouch Podcast at 95.4 million monthly downloads and views, compared with approximately 63.9 million for The Diary of a CEO, 48.5 million for The Joe Rogan Experience, and 34.8 million for The Daily.
The achievement marks another major milestone in MeidasTouch Network’s rapid growth into one of the largest independent media operations in the country. Founded by brothers Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas, MeidasTouch has built its audience around pro-democracy news, political analysis, legal coverage, interviews, and original reporting across YouTube, podcasts, social media, Substack, and MeidasTouch News.
“We have always believed there was an enormous audience hungry for unapologetic, fact-based independent news,” the Meiselas brothers added. “The old guard told us this model couldn’t work. Our audience proved otherwise. We’re just getting started.”
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