But subscriber increases plunge dramatically for Candace Owens program in the last three months
“The Megyn Kelly Show” and “Candace” tied as the third quarter’s fastest-growing right-wing podcasts, according to TheRighting’s exclusive analysis of Castbox data. Both programs experienced 33% year-over-year (YOY) subscriber growth.
“The Megyn Kelly Show” had 234,639 Castbox subscribers at the conclusion of the third quarter, which ranked second only to Ben Shapiro’s massive 998,845 Castbox subscribers. A year ago, Kelly had 176,811 subscribers. “Candace,” the daily podcast from the right-wing conspiracy theorist Candace Owens, finished the third quarter with 75,913 subscribers, compared to 56,924 subscribers on September 30, 2025. Her show landed in the top ten right-wing podcasts for the first time since TheRighting has kept records.
However, the remarkable run of four consecutive quarters of dramatic YOY subscriber growth may be ending, per TheRighting’s research. “Candace” added only 239 subscribers from June 30, 2026, to September 30, 2026, which was statistically zero growth.
“Based on the trend lines that I’m seeing, it’s highly likely subscriber growth will fall below 10% in the fourth quarter,” predicts Howard Polskin, President, TheRighting. “That suggests there may be a ceiling to what right-wing audiences will tolerate when it comes to extremist points of view. If so, the go-go days of growth for the ‘Candace’ podcast may be over.”
Top Q3 Right-Wing Podcasts by YOY % Growth
(percentage growth of new subscribers on the Castbox platform, Q3 2026 v Q3 2025)
–“Candace,” 33%
–“The Megyn Kelly Show,” 33%
–“The Matt Walsh Show,” 13%
Top Q3 Right-Wing Podcasts by Subscriber Growth
(total number of new subscribers added on the Castbox platform, Q3 2026 v Q3 2025):
–“The Ben Shapiro Show,” 166,908 new subscribers
–“The Megyn Kelly Show,” 57,828 new subscribers
–“Candace,” 18,489 new subscribers
Methodology
This report is based on data that is updated daily from the podcast app Castbox, which is the fourth most popular app on the podcast-hosting platform Buzzsprout. Castbox represents 1.9% of all podcasts that Buzzsprout serves. No other leading podcast app besides Castbox makes its data publicly available. TheRighting’s top 20 chart only lists programs that have had new podcasts available on the Castbox platform since June, 2026.
