Who owns iHeartPodcast Network?
iHeartPodcast Network is owned by iHeartMedia (the United States, NASDAQ: IHRT).[1]
Evidence: iHeartMedia, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-02, SEC EDGAR, 2 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- iHeartMedia, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, San Antonio, Texas
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2018
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Radio & audio › Podcast networks
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: IHRT
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About iHeartPodcast Network
The iHeartPodcast Network is among the largest podcast publishers in America by audience, built partly by buying Stuff Media in 2018. Radio companies moved into podcasting to sell the same advertisers a second, younger audience. Its shows include Stuff You Should Know, which predates the network and has been running since 2008, one of the longest-lived podcasts still in production.
Ownership timeline of iHeartPodcast Network
- Current owner iHeartMedia [1] verified
Where iHeartPodcast Network sits in iHeartMedia
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full iHeartMedia ownership tree →
See the full iHeartMedia brand portfolio (2) →
Other brands owned by iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- iHeartRadio (2008)
Other brands in podcast networks, and who owns them
The 11 brands in podcast networks on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is Acast, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Acast | Acast | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Lazy Audio | Tencent Music | 🇨🇳 China |
| CuriousCast | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Cumulus Podcast Network | Cumulus Media | 🇺🇸 United States |
| PodcastOne | LiveOne | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Podme | Schibsted Media | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| LiSTNR | Southern Cross Media Group | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Wake Word Studios | Acast | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
About the owner: iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia is a publicly listed company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, United States, founded in 1972. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: IHRT.
iHeartMedia was called Clear Channel until 2014 and owns more radio stations than any other American company, having bought hundreds after ownership caps were relaxed in 1996. It went through bankruptcy in 2018 under debt from a leveraged buyout a decade earlier.
🇺🇸 iHeartPodcast Network and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; iHeartPodcast Network is not one of them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of iHeartPodcast Network?
The parent company of iHeartPodcast Network is iHeartMedia, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is iHeartPodcast Network American?
Yes. iHeartPodcast Network originated in the United States in 2018 and its owner, iHeartMedia, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is iHeartPodcast Network still owned by iHeartMedia?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, iHeartPodcast Network is still owned by iHeartMedia. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] iHeartMedia, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-02 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 2 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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