Apple Podcast Rankings - Canada - General

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Canada

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Canada. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 20 Oct 2026

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10/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 509

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:53:25

Top 5 authors

1. CBC (11 shows)

2. ABC News (3 shows)

3. Sony Music Entertainment (2 shows)

4. The New York Times (2 shows)

5. NBC News (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (25 shows)

2. Simplecast (25 shows)

3. Triton Digital (11 shows)

4. Omny Studio (7 shows)

5. Acast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Daily	The New York Times	News	66	Simplecast	48
2	The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett	DOAC	Business	899	Unknown	64
3	Dateline NBC	NBC News	True Crime	873	Simplecast	53
4	The Most Wanted Olympian from Uncover	CBC	True Crime	326	Triton Digital	58
5	Good Hang with Amy Poehler	The Ringer	Comedy	87	Megaphone	52
6	The Joe Rogan Experience	Joe Rogan	Comedy	2000	Megaphone	43
7	32 Thoughts: The Podcast	Sportsnet	Sports	600	Simplecast	38
8	The Mel Robbins Podcast	Mel Robbins	Education	448	Simplecast	73
9	In The Dark	The New Yorker	True Crime	29	Megaphone	69
10	Crime Junkie	Audiochuck	True Crime	534	Simplecast	63
11	Front Burner	CBC	News	2000	Triton Digital	43
12	SmartLess	Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett	Comedy	381	Simplecast	69
13	Spittin Chiclets	Barstool Sports	Sports	685	Unknown	53
14	20/20	ABC News	True Crime	60	Megaphone	38
15	The Rest Is History	Goalhanger	History	734	Megaphone	63
16	Betrayal Season 6	iHeartPodcasts \| Glass Podcasts	True Crime	184	Omny Studio	63
17	World Report	CBC	News	544	Triton Digital	43
18	The Most Wanted Olympian from Suspicion	Toronto Star	True Crime	52	Libsyn	58
19	48 Hours	48 Hours	True Crime	1138	WideOrbit	53
20	The Binge Crimes: What Happened to the Harrisons?	Sony Music Entertainment	True Crime	160	Megaphone	48
21	Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard	Armchair Umbrella	Comedy	1115	ART19	63
22	On Purpose with Jay Shetty	Perfect Strangers	Health & Fitness	891	Megaphone	32
23	Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend	Team Coco & Earwolf	Comedy	741	Simplecast	68
24	This American Life	This American Life	Society & Culture	15	Simplecast	38
25	Pardon My Take	Barstool Sports	Sports	926	Unknown	53
26	Stuff You Should Know	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	2035	Omny Studio	43
27	Huberman Lab	Scicomm Media	Health & Fitness	451	Megaphone	69
28	The Bill Simmons Podcast	The Ringer	Sports	1645	Megaphone	32
29	Giggly Squad	Hannah Berner & Paige DeSorbo	Comedy	358	Simplecast	63
30	Morbid	Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart	True Crime	898	Simplecast	68
31	World War II with Tom Hanks	The HISTORY Channel \| Back Pocket Studios \| Audacy	History	23	WideOrbit	68
32	The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge	Manscorp Media Services	News	1541	Simplecast	42
33	Global News Podcast	BBC World Service	News	285	BBC	22
34	My Mom’s Murder	AYR Media	True Crime	6	ART19	53
35	Pod Save America	Pod Save America	News	1200	Audioboom	53
36	Happy Hour with Ina Garten	Vox Media	Society & Culture	7	Megaphone	58
37	Not Just A Terrible Story	Terrible Story Productions	True Crime	10	Captivate	72
38	The Shawn Ryan Show	Shawn Ryan	Society & Culture	410	Megaphone	53
39	The MeidasTouch Podcast	MeidasTouch Network	News	4554	WideOrbit	48
40	MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories	Ballen Studios	True Crime	563	Simplecast	57
41	The Oprah Podcast	Harpo	Society & Culture	114	ART19	68
42	The Dropout	ABC News	True Crime	32	Libsyn	43
43	The Ezra Klein Show	New York Times Opinion	Society & Culture	5	Simplecast	69
44	Acquired	Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal	Technology	218	Transistor	68
45	On with Kara Swisher	Vox Media	Society & Culture	440	Megaphone	63
46	Canadian True Crime	Kristi Lee	True Crime	242	Acast	74
47	Mike Ward Sous Écoute	Mike Ward	Comedy	656	Unknown	33
48	Ideas	CBC	Society & Culture	239	Triton Digital	53
49	Short History Of...	NOISER	History	288	Megaphone	73
50	My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	True Crime	1234	Omny Studio	38
51	Smosh Reads Reddit Stories	Smosh	Comedy	179	WideOrbit	37
52	Modern Wisdom	Chris Williamson	Society & Culture	1161	Megaphone	58
53	Reaching Out	Futuro Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
54	History's Greatest Mysteries	The HISTORY Channel \| Rewind Studios	History	11	ART19	63
55	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
56	OverDrive	TSN 1050 Radio	Sports	100	Omny Studio	43
57	Casefile True Crime	Casefile Presents	True Crime	426	Acast	43
58	Sea of Lies	CBC	True Crime	9	Triton Digital	53
59	METRO with Sarah Koenig	Serial Productions & The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	58
60	Pivot	New York Magazine	News	820	Megaphone	63
61	Love Trapped	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	True Crime	32	Omny Studio	63
62	Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep	Wellness Loud	Health & Fitness	525	Megaphone	68
63	This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von	Theo Von	Comedy	588	Megaphone	42
64	Halford & Brough	The Nation Network	Sports	53	Acast	69
65	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	26	American Public Media	62
66	The Decibel	The Globe and Mail	News	1390	Simplecast	53
67	Sleepy History	Slumber Studios	History	131	Megaphone	63
68	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
69	The Basement Yard	Santagato Studios	Comedy	583	Megaphone	38
70	All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg	All-In Podcast, LLC	Technology	439	Libsyn	42
71	A Bit of Optimism	Simon Sinek	Business	245	Unknown	69
72	Bad Friends	7EQUIS & Wave	Comedy	349	Megaphone	59
73	Dateline Originals	NBC News	True Crime	180	Simplecast	68
74	Up First from NPR	NPR	News	500	Simplecast	53
75	Call Her Daddy	Alex Cooper	Comedy	621	Simplecast	48
76	The Woman in the Woods	48 Hours	True Crime	7	WideOrbit	48
77	Snapped: Women Who Murder	Oxygen	True Crime	372	ART19	58
78	The Binge Cases: Doctor Billions	Sony Music Entertainment	True Crime	209	Megaphone	48
79	The Headlines	The New York Times	News	561	Simplecast	63
80	The Toast	Dear Media	Comedy	1365	Megaphone	48
81	Burden of Guilt	iHeartPodcasts \| Glass Podcasts	True Crime	45	Omny Studio	83
82	In Our Time	BBC Radio 4	History	1114	BBC	43
83	Two Hot Takes	Morgan Absher	Comedy	297	Megaphone	79
84	The Current	CBC	News	815	Triton Digital	43
85	Your World Tonight	CBC	News	546	Triton Digital	48
86	In Her Defence: Breach of Trust	The Globe and Mail	True Crime	26	Simplecast	73
87	Understood: The Big Bet	CBC	Technology	49	Triton Digital	63
88	The Debaters	CBC	Comedy	34	Triton Digital	58
89	The Tim Dillon Show	The Tim Dillon Show	Comedy	375	Audioboom	42
90	Rotten Mango	Stephanie Soo	True Crime	568	Simplecast	63
91	What Happened to the McStays?	ABC News	True Crime	8	Megaphone	48
92	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	675	Simplecast	63
93	La revue de presse de Paul Arcand	Cogeco Media	News	114	Omny Studio	68
94	Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly	Apostrophe Podcast Network	Society & Culture	439	Acast	68
95	The Ancients	History Hit	History	668	Acast	69
96	Machine Gods	NPR	Technology	2	Simplecast	53
97	What Now? with Trevor Noah	Trevor Noah	Society & Culture	158	Simplecast	73
98	Prof G Markets	Vox Media Podcast Network	Business	435	Megaphone	48
99	Two Blocks from the White House	CBC	News	43	Triton Digital	42
100	The X Button Video Game Podcast	X Button	Leisure	1	Spotify for Podcasters	41

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

The podcast landscape in Canada is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in Canada.
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