Rascasse search-demand estimates · United States · updated Oct 18, 2026 · not Nielsen AQH or cume
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SEARCH-DEMAND AUDIENCE, U.S.
Rascasse ranks hosts by estimated unique people who actively engage with them, drawn from search signals. It is not average quarter-hour. It is not cume. It is the only public national list that puts the big talk names in one table.
| Rank | Host | Est. audience | Lane | Also on cable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Hannity | 4,000,000 | Right | Yes · Fox |
| 2 | Larry Elder | 4,000,000 | Right | — |
| 3 | Laura Ingraham | 2,300,000 | Right | Yes · Fox |
| 4 | Rush Limbaugh | 2,300,000 | Neither | Off the air |
| 5 | Angela Yee | 810,000 | Neither | — |
| 6 | Dennis Prager | 683,000 | Right | — |
| 8 | Michael Savage | 463,000 | Right | — |
| 9 | Tom Joyner | 430,000 | Neither | — |
| 13 | Buck Sexton | 171,000 | Right | — |
Rascasse, “30 Most Popular Radio Hosts in United States 2026,” last updated Oct 18, 2026. Audience is estimated unique people in the U.S. who actively engage with the host, from search-demand signals. Rank gaps are hosts left off this slice. Rush Limbaugh remains on the list because search demand does not stop when the show does.
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SAME NAME, TWO METERS
Hannity and Ingraham sit on both. The radio number is a search-demand estimate. The cable number is Nielsen average audience for the month. They do not add.
| Host | Radio estimate | Cable, September | Meter note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Hannity | ~4,000,000 | 2,055,000 | Search demand vs Nielsen prime average |
| Laura Ingraham | ~2,300,000 | 1,919,000 | Search demand vs Nielsen prime average |
Cable figures from TVNewser, September 2026, Nielsen Big Data + Panel. Radio figures from Rascasse, Oct 18. A full Nielsen Audio book with AQH and cume for syndicated talk is not published for free. Until one is, this page stays on the search-demand list and says so.
WHAT THIS PAGE WILL NOT DO
It will not invent an AQH share. It will not turn a search signal into a quarter-hour. Local station books that the trade press prints stay local. When a national Nielsen audio dump is public, it goes here under its own stamp.
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