Streaming Audio & Podcasts benchmarks

Spotify, iHeart, podcast networks, satellite. High completion rates (95%+). Host-read ads outperform programmatic ~2.5x on lift.

Where Streaming Audio & Podcasts fits in your media plan

Spotify, iHeart, podcast networks, satellite. High completion rates (95%+). Host-read ads outperform programmatic ~2.5x on lift. See the full 2026 benchmarks report for cross-platform CPM, CTR, CVR comparisons, and the Audio channel page for category-level operating playbook.

Calculator for this platform: Try the CPM calculator and the CPA calculator to model how this channel fits your unit economics.

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RGM tracks 20+ ad platforms across 6 channels. For the full benchmark dataset including historical trends 2020–2026, see the 2026 Benchmarks Report.

How to read these benchmarks

Read Streaming Audio & Podcasts against your own account, not as a target to copy. a result inside the range usually means the constraint is elsewhere - offer, landing experience, or measurement - while a result well outside it points straight at targeting, creative, or bid strategy. Compare like with like - same funnel stage, same objective, same season - because a top-of-funnel number judged against a bottom-of-funnel benchmark will always mislead.

How to use this page. Find the funnel stage you are buying, read the range, and calculate the gap to your live numbers. Model the revenue impact of closing that gap with the break-even ROAS and CAC payback calculators, then pressure-test the plan against the full 2026 benchmarks compendium.

Sourcing. Ranges are RGM's 2026 synthesis of platform-reported figures and aggregated account data, expressed as medians and typical spreads rather than single points. They move with season, auction pressure, and creative quality, so re-check them each quarter.