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 06 Oct 2025

10/06/2025

Average data

Episodes: 360
Frequency: every 42 days
Duration: 00:55:10

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)
2. Simplecast (17 shows)
3. ART19 (14 shows)
4. Omny Studio (13 shows)
5. Acast (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture400Megaphone
48
2Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
3Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture403Megaphone
53
4Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
5Podcast 1440 Explores1440 Explores1440 MediaSociety & Culture16Acast
64
6Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture302Simplecast
63
7Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
8Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime67Spreaker
84
9Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture15Simplecast
38
10Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
11Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture939Simplecast
38
12Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture128Omny Studio
63
13Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1185Omny Studio
59
14Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
15Podcast Just A MomentJust A MomentBrant MenswarSociety & Culture43ART19
69
16Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture82Simplecast
47
17Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
18Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
19Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1152Megaphone
58
20Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1731Libsyn
53
21Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1211Libsyn
63
22Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture154Simplecast
73
23Podcast On with Kara SwisherOn with Kara SwisherVox MediaSociety & Culture432Megaphone
63
24Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture210Simplecast
32
25Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture306Megaphone
42
26Podcast Alive with Steve BurnsAlive with Steve BurnsLemonada MediaSociety & Culture16Omny Studio
79
27Podcast On Being with Krista TippettOn Being with Krista TippettOn Being StudiosSociety & Culture986Simplecast
73
28Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture642Megaphone
48
29Podcast Migrant OdysseyMigrant Odysseystephen bardenSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
30Podcast Talk Easy with Sam FragosoTalk Easy with Sam FragosoHigher GroundSociety & Culture563ART19
48
31Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime379Audioboom
62
32Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime407Megaphone
63
33Podcast Since You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen RubinSince You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen RubinLemonada MediaSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
83
34Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture505Libsyn
52
35Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2821Acast
43
36Podcast Outcast PodcastOutcast PodcastPodcast PlaygroundSociety & Culture180Unknown
48
37Missing podcast logo
Conversations with Coleman
Details temporarily unavailable
This Is 42Society & Culture260Simplecast
58
38Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture277Omny Studio
83
39Podcast BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileyBFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileySydney Leroux, Ali RileySociety & Culture28Megaphone
58
40Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture352ART19
68
41Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture12Acast
63
42Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture4Simplecast
48
43Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture195Simplecast
62
44Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
45Podcast Scheananigans with Scheana ShayScheananigans with Scheana ShayDear MediaSociety & Culture435ART19
63
46Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture107ART19
68
47Podcast This F***ing Guy!This F***ing Guy!Ren Martinez and Ginger GolubSociety & Culture111Spotify for Podcasters
33
48Podcast HysteriaHysteriaHysteriaSociety & Culture445Audioboom
38
49Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
50Podcast Next Question with Katie CouricNext Question with Katie CouricKatie Couric MediaSociety & Culture430Acast
53
51Podcast Honestly with Bari WeissHonestly with Bari WeissThe Free PressSociety & Culture360Megaphone
59
52Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
53Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture65ART19
63
54Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture291ART19
83
55Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
56Podcast 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
57Podcast Immigrant's RoadImmigrant's RoadGary Seidler and Sharon KwonSociety & Culture6Libsyn
53
58Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
59Podcast ReThinkingReThinkingTEDSociety & Culture224Acast
59
60Podcast Jim Harold's CampfireJim Harold's CampfireJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
58
61Podcast 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
62Podcast Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayHigher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayThe Ringer Society & Culture598Megaphone
42
63Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture124Megaphone
38
64Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
65Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
66Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture145ART19
73
67Podcast The Resolution RoomThe Resolution RoomLowe Insights ConsultingSociety & Culture39Buzzsprout
84
68Podcast No Stupid QuestionsNo Stupid QuestionsFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture340Simplecast
63
69Podcast Cannonball with Wesley MorrisCannonball with Wesley MorrisThe New York TimesSociety & Culture64Simplecast
58
70Podcast Lost in LarrimahLost in LarrimahThe AustralianSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
54
71Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture95Acast
79
72Podcast Kat on the LooseKat on the LooseKat ZammutoSociety & Culture287RedCircle
89
73Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture677Megaphone
42
74Podcast A Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinA Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinMatt BernsteinSociety & Culture83Megaphone
42
75Podcast The InitiationThe InitiationSebastian DienstSociety & Culture0Podbean
22
76Podcast Brooke and Connor Make A PodcastBrooke and Connor Make A PodcastTMG StudiosSociety & Culture238ART19
41
77Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
78Podcast Don't Think with Carla BezansonDon't Think with Carla BezansonDear MediaSociety & Culture53ART19
42
79Podcast Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyCoffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture505ART19
53
80Podcast Dear Hank & JohnDear Hank & JohnComplexlySociety & Culture464ART19
73
81Podcast U Up?U Up?Betches MediaSociety & Culture807Megaphone
64
82Podcast BlowbackBlowbackBlowbackSociety & Culture80RedCircle
53
83Podcast Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationTrust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture268Omny Studio
63
84Podcast Rattled & ShookRattled & ShookTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture163Megaphone
63
85Podcast The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyThe Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyMatt & Abby | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture193Megaphone
37
86Podcast I’m Fun Now with Sazan HendrixI’m Fun Now with Sazan HendrixDear MediaSociety & Culture2ART19
68
87Podcast Diabolical LiesDiabolical LiesKatie Gatti Tassin & Caro Claire BurkeSociety & Culture100Substack
43
88Podcast Offline with Jon FavreauOffline with Jon FavreauCrooked MediaSociety & Culture255Audioboom
53
89Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture435Megaphone
32
90Podcast Travel with Rick StevesTravel with Rick StevesRick StevesSociety & Culture1082Unknown
38
91Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
92Podcast The Officer Tatum ShowThe Officer Tatum ShowBrandon TatumSociety & Culture100Podbean
48
93Podcast Run, Bambi, RunRun, Bambi, RunApple TV+ / Campside MediaSociety & Culture11ART19
69
94Podcast Morrow Marriage | Disrupting DivorceMorrow Marriage | Disrupting DivorceCass & Kathryn MorrowSociety & Culture487Buzzsprout
68
95Podcast Literally! With Rob LoweLiterally! With Rob LoweStitcher & Team Coco, Rob LoweSociety & Culture369Simplecast
58
96Podcast Wild Card with Rachel MartinWild Card with Rachel MartinNPRSociety & Culture133Simplecast
58
97Podcast Monsters Among UsMonsters Among UsDerek Hayes | Audioboom StudiosSociety & Culture619Audioboom
73
98Podcast Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterMacrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterBarstool SportsSociety & Culture544Unknown
38
99Podcast The Lila Rose ShowThe Lila Rose ShowLila RoseSociety & Culture413Spotify for Podcasters
28
100Podcast For The Love With Jen Hatmaker PodcastFor The Love With Jen Hatmaker PodcastJen HatmakerSociety & Culture627WideOrbit
42

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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