Most-detected podcast advertisers this week: Jun 29–Jul 5, 2026
The Home Depot led the week with 51 detected ad reads across 17 podcasts. Overall, AdReads detected 1,760 ad reads across 203 podcasts and 575 sponsors during the completed UTC week.
Podcast leaders
The shows carrying the most advertising, by volume, total time, and share of episode runtime.
Most ad reads
Read count
Most ad time
Total timed inventory
Highest ad load
Share of episode runtime
Sponsor activity
The busiest advertisers, the brands buying longer reads, and first-time appearances.
Top sponsors
Most reads
Longest reads
Average · min. 2 reads
New this week
First detected appearanceCategory and objective mix
Where ads ran, which advertisers were active, and what the ads aimed to achieve.
Podcast categories
Share of weekly reads- 1News413 · 23%
- 2Business368 · 21%
- 3Comedy217 · 12%
- 4Technology165 · 9%
- 5Sports160 · 9%
Sponsor categories
Share of weekly reads- 1Media & Entertainment169 · 10%
- 2Financial Services157 · 9%
- 3Fintech156 · 9%
- 4SaaS121 · 7%
- 5Consumer Goods119 · 7%
Ad objectives
Share of classified reads- Direct response1,087 · 62%
- Brand awareness621 · 35%
- Tune-in51 · 3%
1,759 of 1,760 reads classified (100% coverage). 1 unclassified read excluded from shares.
Weekly standouts
One unusually long read, plus the promo codes heard most often.
“The best summer pieces are the ones you end up wearing on repeat. Comfortable, versatile, and somehow right for almost every occasion. That's why I love Quince. They make elevated essentials using premium materials like European linen, org…”
Top promo codes
40 qualifying codes- 1MODERNWISDOMAthletic Brewing Company*Athletic Brewing offers 15% off first online order with code modernwisdom*6 reads1 show
- 2CROOKEDblinds.com*Blinds.com offers $50 off $500+ with code CROOKED for listeners*2 reads1 show
- 3TIMEight Sleep*Eight Sleep Pod tracks and improves sleep; get $350 off with code TIM*2 reads1 show
- 4KILLQuincefree shipping on your orders and 365 day returns2 reads1 show
- 5REALMShopify$1 per month trial2 reads1 show
Methodology and freshness
This report summarizes 1,760 public podcast ad reads detected by AdReads during June 29–July 5, 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 1,760 reads (100%); the latest included detection was Jul 5, 2026, 11:20 PM UTC. Ad objective shares are calculated across the 1,759 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.