The Daily

The Daily dominates the #1 spot by delivering America’s most essential morning briefing each weekday, leveraging the full investigative weight of The New York Times. Its single-story format consistently attracts over 2 million daily downloads, outperforming #2 Dateline NBC by a factor of 1.5 in listenership. This top ranking underscores its unrivaled role as a reliable news analysis tool for busy professionals, with a 93% listener retention rate—the highest for any daily news podcast in the U.S. market.