Four Other Right-Wing Podcasts Post
Double-Digit Sub Increases
“The Megyn Kelly Show” posted record-breaking gains in Q1 2025 year-over-year (YOY) subscribers, according to TheRighting’s latest exclusive analysis. The daily show featuring the ex-Fox News anchor now ranks as the right-wing podcast with the third highest-number of subscribers on the Castbox platform, according to TheRighting’s research. Among “The Megyn Kelly Show’s” Q1 YOY achievements:
–Compared to Q1 2024, the podcast posted Q1 2025 YOY subscriber growth of 176%, the most-ever since TheRighting began tracking right-wing podcasts in 2021.
–“The Megyn Kelly Show” had 134,590 Castbox subscribers at the end of 2025’s first quarter, an increase of 85,800 compared to the same period in 2024. It ranked as the program’s biggest quarterly surge ever.
–In Q1 2024, the Kelly’s podcast ranked 11th in TheRighting’s top 20. The show climbed eight spots in a year, surpassing many popular shows including “The Glenn Beck Program,” “Louder with Crowder” and “The Matt Walsh Show.”
“Since endorsing Donald Trump the night before the November 2024 election, the popularity of Megyn Kelly’s podcast has soared exponentially and it shows in hockey stick growth on the Castbox platform,” said Howard Polskin, President, TheRighting. “There’s clearly a growing audience for her MAGA-friendly point-of-view and she has ridden the Trump wave perfectly since his January 20 inauguration. It’s no wonder that she is extending her brand and creating an entire podcast network with like-minded voices.”
Four other right-wing podcasts also experienced significant YOY percentage growth in Q1: “The Ben Shapiro Show,” “The Charlie Kirk Show,” “Morning Wire” and “Bannon’s War Room,” which cracked TheRighting’s top 20 chart for the first time ever.
Top Q1 Right-Wing Podcasts by YOY % Growth
(percentage growth of new subscribers on the Castbox platform,Q1 2025 v Q1 2024)
–“The Megyn Kelly Show,” 176%
–“The Charlie Kirk Show,” 63%
–“The Ben Shapiro Show,” 28%
–“Bannon’s War Room,” 16%
–“Morning Wire,” 10%
Top Q1 Right-Wing Podcasts by Subscriber Growth
(total number of new subscribers added on the Castbox platform, Q1 2025 v Q1 2024):
–“The Ben Shapiro Show,” 163,992 subscribers
–“The Megyn Kelly Show,” 85,800
–“The Charlie Kirk Show,” 23,713
Methodology
This report is based on data that is updated daily from the podcast app Castbox, which is the sixth most popular app on the podcast-hosting platform Buzzsprout. Castbox represents 1.8% 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 January 1, 2023.
