Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Society & Culture

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 05 Oct 2025

10/05/2025

Average data

Episodes: 365
Frequency: every 42 days
Duration: 00:55:23

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
2. Audible (3 shows)
3. Dear Media (3 shows)
4. The New York Times (3 shows)
5. NPR (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)
2. Simplecast (16 shows)
3. Omny Studio (15 shows)
4. ART19 (14 shows)
5. Acast (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture403Megaphone
53
2Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
3Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture400Megaphone
48
4Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
5Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture302Simplecast
63
6Podcast Curse of: Americaā€™s Next Top ModelCurse of: Americaā€™s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
7Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
8Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture15Simplecast
38
9Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture128Omny Studio
63
10Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture939Simplecast
38
11Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1185Omny Studio
59
12Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
13Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1731Libsyn
53
14Podcast Just A MomentJust A MomentBrant MenswarSociety & Culture43ART19
69
15Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
16Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1211Libsyn
63
17Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
18Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime67Spreaker
84
19Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1152Megaphone
58
20Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture154Simplecast
73
21Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture82Simplecast
47
22Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture210Simplecast
32
23Podcast On with Kara SwisherOn with Kara SwisherVox MediaSociety & Culture432Megaphone
63
24Podcast Alive with Steve BurnsAlive with Steve BurnsLemonada MediaSociety & Culture16Omny Studio
79
25Podcast 1440 Explores1440 Explores1440 MediaSociety & Culture16Acast
64
26Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture306Megaphone
42
27Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime379Audioboom
62
28Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture642Megaphone
48
29Podcast On Being with Krista TippettOn Being with Krista TippettOn Being StudiosSociety & Culture986Simplecast
73
30Podcast Since You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen RubinSince You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen RubinLemonada MediaSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
83
31Podcast Migrant OdysseyMigrant Odysseystephen bardenSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
32Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture505Libsyn
52
33Podcast Outcast PodcastOutcast PodcastPodcast PlaygroundSociety & Culture180Unknown
48
34Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime407Megaphone
63
35Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture277Omny Studio
83
36Podcast Scheananigans with Scheana ShayScheananigans with Scheana ShayDear MediaSociety & Culture435ART19
63
37Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2821Acast
43
38Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture352ART19
68
39Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture195Simplecast
62
40Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture65ART19
63
41Podcast Next Question with Katie CouricNext Question with Katie CouricKatie Couric MediaSociety & Culture430Acast
53
42Podcast BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileyBFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileySydney Leroux, Ali RileySociety & Culture28Megaphone
58
43Podcast Talk Easy with Sam FragosoTalk Easy with Sam FragosoHigher GroundSociety & Culture563ART19
48
44Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
45Podcast Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayHigher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayThe Ringer Society & Culture598Megaphone
42
46Podcast ReThinkingReThinkingTEDSociety & Culture224Acast
59
47Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture12Acast
63
48Podcast ON CRISPR: The Story of Jennifer Doudna with Walter Isaacson ON CRISPR: The Story of Jennifer Doudna with Walter Isaacson iHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture17Omny Studio
53
49Podcast HysteriaHysteriaHysteriaSociety & Culture445Audioboom
38
50Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture107ART19
68
51Podcast Honestly with Bari WeissHonestly with Bari WeissThe Free PressSociety & Culture360Megaphone
59
52Podcast Jim Harold's CampfireJim Harold's CampfireJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
58
53Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
54Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture291ART19
83
55Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
56Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture4Simplecast
48
57Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture677Megaphone
42
58Podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)Team Coco & Ted Danson, Woody HarrelsonSociety & Culture128Simplecast
68
59Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
60Podcast Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyCoffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture505ART19
53
61Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
62Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
63Podcast Iā€™m Fun Now with Sazan HendrixIā€™m Fun Now with Sazan HendrixDear MediaSociety & Culture2ART19
68
64Podcast Cannonball with Wesley MorrisCannonball with Wesley MorrisThe New York TimesSociety & Culture64Simplecast
58
65Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
66Podcast This F***ing Guy!This F***ing Guy!Ren Martinez and Ginger GolubSociety & Culture111Spotify for Podcasters
33
67Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture124Megaphone
38
68Podcast Kat on the LooseKat on the LooseKat ZammutoSociety & Culture287RedCircle
89
69Missing podcast logo
Conversations with Coleman
Details temporarily unavailable
This Is 42Society & Culture260Simplecast
58
70Podcast Don't Think with Carla BezansonDon't Think with Carla BezansonDear MediaSociety & Culture53ART19
42
71Podcast Brooke and Connor Make A PodcastBrooke and Connor Make A PodcastTMG StudiosSociety & Culture238ART19
41
72Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture95Acast
79
73Podcast A Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinA Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinMatt BernsteinSociety & Culture83Megaphone
42
74Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture145ART19
73
75Podcast Offline with Jon FavreauOffline with Jon FavreauCrooked MediaSociety & Culture255Audioboom
53
76Podcast U Up?U Up?Betches MediaSociety & Culture807Megaphone
64
77Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
78Podcast Lost in LarrimahLost in LarrimahThe AustralianSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
54
79Podcast Wild Card with Rachel MartinWild Card with Rachel MartinNPRSociety & Culture133Simplecast
58
80Podcast Rattled & ShookRattled & ShookTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture163Megaphone
63
81Podcast Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterMacrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterBarstool SportsSociety & Culture544Unknown
38
82Podcast The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyThe Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyMatt & Abby | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture193Megaphone
37
83Podcast Dear Hank & JohnDear Hank & JohnComplexlySociety & Culture464ART19
73
84Podcast The Resolution RoomThe Resolution RoomLowe Insights ConsultingSociety & Culture39Buzzsprout
84
85Podcast Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationTrust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture268Omny Studio
63
86Podcast In Bed With The RightIn Bed With The RightAdrian Daub and Moira DoneganSociety & Culture122RSS.com
62
87Podcast It's Been a MinuteIt's Been a MinuteNPRSociety & Culture1107Simplecast
69
88Podcast The Lila Rose ShowThe Lila Rose ShowLila RoseSociety & Culture413Spotify for Podcasters
28
89Podcast For The Love With Jen Hatmaker PodcastFor The Love With Jen Hatmaker PodcastJen HatmakerSociety & Culture627WideOrbit
42
90Podcast Run, Bambi, RunRun, Bambi, RunApple TV+ / Campside MediaSociety & Culture11ART19
69
91Podcast BlowbackBlowbackBlowbackSociety & Culture80RedCircle
53
92Podcast Monsters Among UsMonsters Among UsDerek Hayes | Audioboom StudiosSociety & Culture619Audioboom
73
93Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture435Megaphone
32
94Podcast Morrow Marriage | Disrupting DivorceMorrow Marriage | Disrupting DivorceCass & Kathryn MorrowSociety & Culture487Buzzsprout
68
95Podcast The Officer Tatum ShowThe Officer Tatum ShowBrandon TatumSociety & Culture100Podbean
48
96Podcast Creepy ShitCreepy ShitCreepy ShitSociety & Culture73Audioboom
58
97Podcast Diabolical LiesDiabolical LiesKatie Gatti Tassin & Caro Claire BurkeSociety & Culture100Substack
43
98Podcast Travel with Rick StevesTravel with Rick StevesRick StevesSociety & Culture1082Unknown
38
99Podcast Dirty Rush: The Truth about Sorority LifeDirty Rush: The Truth about Sorority LifeiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
53
100Podcast Outlaws with TS MadisonOutlaws with TS MadisoniHeartPodcastSociety & Culture22Omny Studio
89

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

The podcast landscape in USA 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.

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