Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Buddhism

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in USA

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in USA. 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 17 Sep 2026

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09/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 190

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:42:25

Top 5 authors

1. Ajahn Anan Akiñcano (8 shows)

2. via dharmaseed.org (7 shows)

3. Amaravati Buddhist Monastery (5 shows)

4. Be Here Now Network (4 shows)

5. Susan Piver (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Unknown (35 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

4. Libsyn (12 shows)

5. Podbean (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Tara Brach	Tara Brach	Religion & Spirituality	1628	Libsyn	38
2	The Way Out Is In	Plum Village	Religion & Spirituality	119	Castos	74
3	Secular Buddhism	Noah Rasheta	Religion & Spirituality	228	Acast	59
4	Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield	Be Here Now Network	Religion & Spirituality	331	ART19	32
5	Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein	Be Here Now Network	Religion & Spirituality	267	ART19	32
6	Tricycle Talks	Tricycle: The Buddhist Review	Religion & Spirituality	214	Megaphone	43
7	The Daily Dharma	Daily Dharma Podcast	Religion & Spirituality	286	Buzzsprout	52
8	Learn Buddhism with Alan Peto	Alan Peto	Religion & Spirituality	97	Spotify for Podcasters	48
9	The Modern Buddhism Podcast	The Modern Buddhism Podcast	Religion & Spirituality	43	Spotify for Podcasters	37
10	Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg	Be Here Now Network	Religion & Spirituality	297	ART19	48
11	Buddhism for Beginners	Kunzang Palyul Choling - Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo	Religion & Spirituality	56	Buzzsprout	43
12	Thich Nhat Hanh Dharma Talks	Kenley Neufeld	Religion & Spirituality	298	Blubrry Podcasting	48
13	Practical Wisdom with Dr. Rick Hanson	Rick Hanson	Religion & Spirituality	67	Buzzsprout	42
14	The Zen Studies Podcast	Domyo Burk	Religion & Spirituality	351	Libsyn	52
15	How to Train a Happy Mind	Scott Snibbe	Religion & Spirituality	345	Buzzsprout	58
16	AudioDharma	www.audiodharma.org	Religion & Spirituality	141	Feedburner	38
17	Upaya Zen Center's Dharma Podcast	Joan Halifax \| Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot	Religion & Spirituality	51	Libsyn	38
18	Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction	dharmaseed.org	Religion & Spirituality	144	Unknown	32
19	Recovery Dharma Audiobook	Recovery Dharma Online	Religion & Spirituality	8	Podbean	42
20	The Wisdom Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	The Wisdom Podcast	Religion & Spirituality	197	Libsyn	43
21	Dharmapunx NYC	josh korda	Religion & Spirituality	500	Podbean	38
22	The Zen Mountain Monastery Podcast \| Zen Mountain Monastery	Zen Mountain Monastery	Religion & Spirituality	100	Castos	43
23	AudioDharma: Gil Fronsdal's most recent dharma talks	www.audiodharma.org	Religion & Spirituality	100	Feedburner	42
24	Dhammatalks.org Evening Talks	Thanissaro Bhikkhu	Religion & Spirituality	57	Unknown	32
25	Buddhism Beyond Belief with Susan Piver	Susan Piver	Religion & Spirituality	73	Buzzsprout	78
26	Clear Mountain Monastery Project	Clear Mountain Monastery	Religion & Spirituality	100	Podbean	37
27	Buddhism Beyond Belief with Susan Piver Details temporarily unavailable	Susan Piver	Religion & Spirituality	66	Buzzsprout	78
28	The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast	Darren Littlejohn	Religion & Spirituality	112	Libsyn	38
29	Zen Mind	Zenki Christian Dillo	Religion & Spirituality	163	Buzzsprout	32
30	Everyday Zen Podcast	Everyday Zen Foundation	Religion & Spirituality	299	Unknown	38
31	Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction	dharmaseed.org	Religion & Spirituality	145	Unknown	32
32	Jonathan Foust	Jonathan Foust	Religion & Spirituality	50	Libsyn	43
33	San Francisco Zen Center Dharma Talks	San Francisco Zen Center	Religion & Spirituality	92	Unknown	38
34	Bob Thurman Podcast: Buddhas Have More Fun!	Robert A.F. Thurman	Religion & Spirituality	381	Blubrry Podcasting	48
35	What's This Tao All About?	Tod Perry	Religion & Spirituality	109	Unknown	38
36	Dhammatalks.org Short Morning Talks	Thanissaro Bhikkhu	Religion & Spirituality	55	Unknown	38
37	Refuge Recovery	Refuge Recovery World Services	Religion & Spirituality	100	Squarespace	73
38	Ajahn Sona	Ajahn Sona	Religion & Spirituality	205	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
39	Edge of Mind Podcast	Edge of Mind	Religion & Spirituality	80	Transistor	63
40	Listen	Plum Village	Religion & Spirituality	79	Unknown	43
41	Recovery Dharma Book 2.0 + Stories (by RD.rocks + RD Bipoc) ❖ 2nd Edition Audiobook	A. Thomas Tran (any pronouns)	Religion & Spirituality	31	Spotify for Podcasters	58
42	Simplicity Zen Podcast	Simplicity Zen	Religion & Spirituality	106	Buzzsprout	47
43	Ajahn Sumedho Podcast by Amaravati	Amaravati Buddhist Monastery	Religion & Spirituality	888	Unknown	38
44	Amaravati Podcast \| Latest Dhamma Talks	Amaravati Buddhist Monastery	Religion & Spirituality	312	Unknown	38
45	Buddhist Chanting	Ajahn Anan Akiñcano	Religion & Spirituality	37	Unknown	49
46	Buddhist Meditations and Sleep Stories - Sleep Lotus \| Buddism Teachings Podcast for Relaxation	Oniro Pod	Religion & Spirituality	3	Spreaker	38
47	Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction	via dharmaseed.org	Religion & Spirituality	144	Unknown	38
48	Kevin Griffin: Dharma and Recovery Details temporarily unavailable	Kevin Griffin	Religion & Spirituality	68	Unknown	49
49	Hardcore Zen	hardcorezen	Religion & Spirituality	100	Podbean	48
50	Wild Heart Meditation Center	Andrew Chapman, Mikey Noechel	Religion & Spirituality	427	Simplecast	58
51	The Unbounded Mind	Ajahn Anan Akiñcano	Religion & Spirituality	23	Unknown	49
52	Buddhist Society of Western Australia	Buddhist Society of Western Australia	Religion & Spirituality	300	Podbean	42
53	Buddhist Geeks	Vince Fakhoury Horn	Religion & Spirituality	492	Substack	53
54	Buddhist Wisdom, Modern Life	Claire Villarreal, PhD	Religion & Spirituality	127	Spotify for Podcasters	28
55	Bright On Buddhism	Nicholas Bright Haight	Religion & Spirituality	275	Spotify for Podcasters	48
56	Creativity, Spirituality & Making a Buck with David Nichtern	Be Here Now Network	Religion & Spirituality	90	ART19	38
57	The Road Home with Ethan Nichtern	Ethan Nichtern	Religion & Spirituality	183	Libsyn	42
58	A Buddhist View	Ringu Tulku Rinpoche & Ela Crain	Religion & Spirituality	13	Libsyn	58
59	Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge: dharma talks and meditation instruction	via dharmaseed.org	Religion & Spirituality	144	Unknown	43
60	Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The Buddha	David Roylance	Religion & Spirituality	1063	Spotify for Podcasters	32
61	How To Meditate: A Beginner's Guide to Peace	Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu	Religion & Spirituality	6	Unknown	58
62	冥想正念指南	1只普通的小狗	Religion & Spirituality	8	Ximalaya	43
63	Ajahn Anan Podcast	Ajahn Anan Akiñcano	Religion & Spirituality	1000	Unknown	38
64	in the Cloud	Mountain Cloud Zen Center	Religion & Spirituality	497	Libsyn	49
65	Recovery Dharma Meditations ❖ Ang Thomas Tran (any pronouns)	Ang Thomas Tran (any pronouns)	Religion & Spirituality	7	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
66	Common Ground Meditation Center: dharma talks and meditation instruction	via dharmaseed.org	Religion & Spirituality	144	Unknown	32
67	The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah - Audiobook	Amaravati Buddhist Monastery	Religion & Spirituality	58	Unknown	43
68	Don’t Take your Life Personally by Ajahn Sumedho - audiobook	Amaravati Buddhist Monastery	Religion & Spirituality	27	Unknown	43
69	Bright Way Zen	Rev. Domyo Burk	Religion & Spirituality	80	Libsyn	38
70	Berkeley Zen Center Dharma Talks	Berkeley Zen Center Dharma Talks	Religion & Spirituality	99	Unknown	43
71	Living Dharma Podcast	Tergar Institute	Religion & Spirituality	10	Buzzsprout	62
72	The Way of Chan with Guo Gu	Tallahassee Chan Center	Religion & Spirituality	38	Spotify for Podcasters	32
73	Undefended Dharma with Mary Stancavage	Mary Stancavage	Religion & Spirituality	393	Buzzsprout	42
74	Dharma Talks at Columbus KTC	Columbus KTC	Religion & Spirituality	477	Unknown	43
75	The 12 Steps and Buddhism - from Judith Ragir and others	Judith Ragir	Religion & Spirituality	229	Unknown	43
76	Pragmatic Buddhism	Pragmatic Buddhism	Religion & Spirituality	52	Spotify for Podcasters	48
77	Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery: dharma talks and meditation instruction	via dharmaseed.org	Religion & Spirituality	142	Unknown	38
78	Quantum Awareness: What Is Consciousness, Really?	Quantum Preceptor	Religion & Spirituality	21	Spotify for Podcasters	42
79	Phật Pháp Căn Bản	Làng Mai	Religion & Spirituality	24	Spotify for Podcasters	48
80	The Imperfect Buddha Podcast	The Imperfect Buddha Podcast	Religion & Spirituality	128	Simplecast	52
81	Seeking Buddho	Ajahn Anan Akiñcano	Religion & Spirituality	5	Unknown	49
82	Gaia House: dharma talks and meditation instruction	via dharmaseed.org	Religion & Spirituality	144	Unknown	32
83	Secular Buddhism for Skeptical Atheists	Mike & Dougie	Religion & Spirituality	12	Buzzsprout	52
84	Dharma Roads	John Danvers	Religion & Spirituality	45	Buzzsprout	38
85	Dhammawitz	dhammawitz.com	Religion & Spirituality	241	Spotify for Podcasters	33
86	Mindfulness Dhamma to End Suffering	dhamma.com	Religion & Spirituality	384	Libsyn	38
87	108 Talks by Ajahn Sumedho	Amaravati Buddhist Monastery	Religion & Spirituality	108	Unknown	N/A
88	The Secular Buddhist	Ted Meissner	Religion & Spirituality	337	Libsyn	49
89	Australia	Ajahn Anan Akiñcano	Religion & Spirituality	23	Unknown	43
90	Stages of the Path to Awakening Podcast Archives - Thubten Chodron	Thubten Chodron	Religion & Spirituality	11	Unknown	27
91	如其本然	Ida意达	Religion & Spirituality	27	Ximalaya	59
92	Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge: dharma talks and meditation instruction	via dharmaseed.org	Religion & Spirituality	144	Unknown	43
93	New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism	Julia Sagbien	Religion & Spirituality	10	Buzzsprout	37
94	Dhamma Discourse	Ajahn Jayasaro	Religion & Spirituality	68	Unknown	43
95	True North Insight: dharma talks and meditation instruction	via dharmaseed.org	Religion & Spirituality	142	Unknown	38
96	Sumedharama Buddhist Monastery Podcast	Sumedharama Sangha	Religion & Spirituality	121	Spotify for Podcasters	22
97	Acariyadhamma	Ajahn Anan Akiñcano	Religion & Spirituality	19	Unknown	49
98	Sotapattimagga - The Path of the Sotapanna	Ajahn Anan Akiñcano	Religion & Spirituality	5	Unknown	43
99	The Dhamma of Ven Ajahn Anan Akincaño	Ajahn Anan Akiñcano	Religion & Spirituality	19	Unknown	43
100	Zen Community of Oregon Dharma Talks	Zen Community of Oregon	Religion & Spirituality	830	Transistor	53

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