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Week of June 1–7, 2026 · UTC
Weekly archive

Most-detected podcast advertisers this week: Jun 1–7, 2026

Indeed led the week with 43 detected ad reads across 19 podcasts. Overall, AdReads detected 1,906 ad reads across 168 podcasts and 647 sponsors during the completed UTC week.

Ad reads
1,906
+292% vs. prior week
Sponsors
647
+173% vs. prior week
Podcasts
168
+130% vs. prior week
Timed ad minutes
1,470
+314% vs. prior week
100% duration coverage

Podcast leaders

The shows carrying the most advertising, by volume, total time, and share of episode runtime.

Most ad reads

Read count
  1. 1The Rest Is History63 reads
  2. 2The Vergecast62 reads
  3. 3Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar60 reads
  4. 4NPR News Now59 reads
  5. 5Techmeme Ride Home51 reads

Most ad time

Total timed inventory
  1. 1The Vergecast47m 13s
  2. 2Adam Carolla Show43m 51s
  3. 3The Rest Is History43m 10s
  4. 4Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar39m 23s
  5. 5Stuff You Should Know35m 40s

Highest ad load

Share of episode runtime
  1. 1TechCrunch Daily Crunch5 measured episodes28.4%
  2. 2Techmeme Ride Home4 measured episodes12.1%
  3. 3The AI Breakdown: Daily Artificial Intelligence News and Discussions5 measured episodes11.1%
  4. 4The Daily Stoic5 measured episodes10.8%
  5. 5AI Chat: ChatGPT, AI News, Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI, Machine Learning3 measured episodes9.6%

Lowest measured ad load

Share of episode runtime
  1. 1The Neuron: AI Explained3 measured episodes1.1%
  2. 2CreepCast5 measured episodes1.3%
  3. 3Unchained5 measured episodes1.4%
  4. 4LINUX Unplugged4 measured episodes1.4%
  5. 5Transmission5 measured episodes1.4%

The busiest advertisers, the brands buying longer reads, and first-time appearances.

Top sponsors

Most reads
  1. 1Indeed19 podcasts43
  2. 2Progressive12 podcasts37
  3. 3Shopify22 podcasts34
  4. 4Mint Mobile15 podcasts33
  5. 5Red Bull8 podcasts26

Longest reads

Average · min. 2 reads
  1. 1Claude2 timed1m 51s
  2. 2Hoxhunt2 timed1m 38s
  3. 3AlphaSense6 timed1m 35s
  4. 4Bitget2 timed1m 31s
  5. 5Function4 timed1m 29s

New this week

First detected appearance
  1. 1Ring2 podcasts24
  2. 2CarMax3 podcasts11
  3. 3Wise3 podcasts11
  4. 4Modo Energy1 podcast9
  5. 5American Home Shield2 podcasts8

Category and objective mix

Where ads ran, which advertisers were active, and what the ads aimed to achieve.

Podcast categories

Share of weekly reads
  1. 1News442 · 23%
  2. 2Business354 · 19%
  3. 3Technology311 · 16%
  4. 4Society & Culture191 · 10%
  5. 5Comedy135 · 7%

Sponsor categories

Share of weekly reads
  1. 1SaaS200 · 10%
  2. 2E-commerce174 · 9%
  3. 3Fintech171 · 9%
  4. 4Health & Wellness159 · 8%
  5. 5Consumer Goods127 · 7%

Ad objectives

Share of classified reads
  • Direct response1,216 · 64%
  • Brand awareness662 · 35%
  • Tune-in28 · 1%

1,906 of 1,906 reads classified (100% coverage). All reads included in shares.

Weekly standouts

One unusually long read, plus the promo codes heard most often.

Longest individual read
2m 25s
Hoxhunt
on Security Now (Audio)
Open ad read

Top promo codes

1 qualifying codes
  1. 1NPRKachava15% off their first order1 reads1 show

Methodology and freshness

This report summarizes 1,906 public podcast ad reads detected by AdReads during June 1–7, 2026, a Monday-through-Sunday UTC window. Rankings reflect activity detected in the AdReads dataset—not estimated advertiser spend or total market share. Timing was available for 1,906 reads (100%); the latest included detection was Jun 7, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC. Ad objective shares are calculated across the 1,906 reads with a classified objective. Among podcasts with qualifying reads detected this week, ad load is unique occupied public-ad time divided by total runtime across each show's latest five measured episodes published before the report cutoff. Overlapping reads count once; leaderboards require at least three episodes with valid runtime and timing data.