Competitor reportRolling 30 days through Aug 2, 2026 · UTC

Progressive vs State Farm podcast advertising

A neutral comparison of where and how AdReads detected these advertisers across podcast episodes published from Jul 4, 2026 through Aug 2, 2026.

Market
Personal insurance
Insurance
Progressive317 reads · 102 showsState Farm74 reads · 30 showsPublic threshold: 20 reads or 5 shows per side

What the data says

From Jul 4, 2026 through Aug 2, 2026, AdReads detected 317 reads for Progressive across 102 shows, compared with 74 reads for State Farm across 30 shows. Progressive led on detected reads; Progressive led on distinct shows. The median observed ad length was 30 seconds for Progressive and 37 seconds for State Farm. These observations describe detected activity, not spend, reach, market share, or performance.

At a glance

Detected activity, not estimated spend, impressions, reach, or performance.

Detected reads
Progressive
317
State Farm
74
Distinct shows
Progressive
102
State Farm
30
Typical ad length
Progressive
30s
State Farm
37s
Median · averages 36s / 41s · timed coverage 100% / 100%
Host-read share
Progressive
41%
State Farm
55%
Shown when classification coverage clears the report threshold

Where they advertise

Shared and exclusive podcast footprints, followed by primary categories counted once per distinct show.

0
Shared shows
102
Progressive-only shows
30
State Farm-only shows

Most active shows

Shared shows first, then each advertiser's largest exclusive placements.

History Extra podcast
Progressive only · History
Progressive: 17State Farm: 0
Dave & Chuck the Freak: Full Show
Progressive only · Comedy
Progressive: 14State Farm: 0
IHIP News
Progressive only · News
Progressive: 12State Farm: 0
The Breakfast Club
State Farm only · Comedy
Progressive: 0State Farm: 13
Morbid
State Farm only · Comedy
Progressive: 0State Farm: 7
Rotten Mango
State Farm only · Comedy
Progressive: 0State Farm: 6

Podcast category mix

Share of distinct shows, so frequent episodes from one podcast do not dominate.

Progressive
Comedy19% · 19 shows
History13% · 13 shows
Arts7% · 7 shows
Business7% · 7 shows
Education7% · 7 shows
State Farm
Comedy27% · 8 shows
TV & Film13% · 4 shows
Business10% · 3 shows
Music10% · 3 shows
Health & Fitness7% · 2 shows

How the ads run

Placement may be inferred from episode timing when the source record is unclassified. Unknown observations remain in coverage disclosures.

Placement

Progressive100% coverage
Pre-roll50% · 160
Mid-roll35% · 110
Post-roll15% · 47
State Farm100% coverage
Pre-roll32% · 24
Mid-roll54% · 40
Post-roll14% · 10

Read type

Progressive100% coverage
Host-read41% · 129
Announcer-read59% · 188
State Farm99% coverage
Host-read55% · 41
Announcer-read43% · 32
Unknown1% · 1

Primary objective

Progressive99% coverage
Direct response73% · 229
Brand awareness27% · 86
State Farm100% coverage
Direct response34% · 25
Brand awareness66% · 49

Offer strategy

Detected offer language, promo codes, and landing URLs. These are observable execution signals, not proof of campaign performance.

Method and rivalry evidence

The report uses quality-qualified public reads attached to active sponsors, grouped through reviewed sponsor-slug families. Episodes are included by publication date in the latest complete rolling 30-day UTC window.

A distribution appears only with at least 20 classified observations and 80% coverage. Objective shares exclude unknown values; all other coverage is shown alongside the chart.

Why this pair

Both compete for personal auto-insurance customers; Progressive explicitly reports switching comparisons with State Farm.

Progressive auto insurance comparison
Rivalry sources establish market overlap; they do not validate either company's promotional claims.