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 21 Aug 2025

08/21/2025

Average data

Episodes: 357
Frequency: every 52 days
Duration: 00:54:48

Top 5 authors

1. Audible (5 shows)
2. The New York Times (4 shows)
3. Pushkin Industries (3 shows)
4. PodcastOne (3 shows)
5. Vox Media Podcast Network (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (29 shows)
2. Simplecast (20 shows)
3. ART19 (14 shows)
4. Omny Studio (10 shows)
5. Acast (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture398Megaphone
53
2Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture396Megaphone
48
3Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
4Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
5Podcast Traditional TalkTraditional TalkTraditional PodcastSociety & Culture5Spotify for Podcasters
38
6Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
7Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
8Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture512Simplecast
38
9Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture299Simplecast
63
10Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture79Simplecast
47
11Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1146Megaphone
58
12Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime115Spreaker
84
13Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture63ART19
63
14Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1203Libsyn
63
15Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1179Omny Studio
59
16Podcast The LodgeThe LodgeRNZSociety & Culture10Acast
83
17Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture1005Simplecast
38
18Podcast Migrant OdysseyMigrant Odysseystephen bardenSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
19Podcast What the F*#! Do We Do Now?!What the F*#! Do We Do Now?!Sumi and Ryan Society & Culture12Captivate
48
20Podcast BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileyBFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileySydney Leroux, Ali RileySociety & Culture28Megaphone
58
21Podcast Reclaiming with Monica LewinskyReclaiming with Monica LewinskyPrufrock LLCSociety & Culture79Megaphone
63
22Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
23Podcast Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationTrust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture268Omny Studio
63
24Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2167Acast
43
25Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture302Megaphone
42
26Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture638Megaphone
48
27Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime489Megaphone
63
28Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime377Audioboom
62
29Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture102ART19
68
30Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture156Megaphone
53
31Podcast SurroundedSurroundedJubilee MediaSociety & Culture28Megaphone
53
32Podcast Honestly with Bari WeissHonestly with Bari WeissThe Free PressSociety & Culture360Megaphone
59
33Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture526ART19
68
34Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1721Libsyn
53
35Podcast What's the Reality?What's the Reality?And Love MediaSociety & Culture83Simplecast
73
36Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture503Libsyn
52
37Podcast Liberty LostLiberty LostAudibleSociety & Culture10ART19
63
38Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
39Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture431Megaphone
32
40Podcast Outcast PodcastOutcast PodcastPodcast PlaygroundSociety & Culture180Unknown
48
41Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
42Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture289ART19
83
43Podcast Reddit’s Most Shocking Stories: Jaw-Dropping Tales from RedditReddit’s Most Shocking Stories: Jaw-Dropping Tales from RedditReddit’s Most Shocking Stories: Jaw-Dropping Tales from RedditSociety & Culture578Megaphone
43
44Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture274Omny Studio
83
45Podcast Revisionist History: The Staten Island ProblemRevisionist History: The Staten Island ProblemPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture212Omny Studio
63
46Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture93Acast
79
47Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture670Megaphone
42
48Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
49Podcast Just A MomentJust A MomentBrant MenswarSociety & Culture43ART19
69
50Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture208Simplecast
32
51Podcast 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 & Culture126Simplecast
68
52Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture13Transistor
73
53Podcast The Lila Rose ShowThe Lila Rose ShowLila RoseSociety & Culture409Spotify for Podcasters
28
54Podcast Cannonball with Wesley MorrisCannonball with Wesley MorrisThe New York TimesSociety & Culture47Simplecast
58
55Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture122Megaphone
38
56Podcast Let's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariLet's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariDear MediaSociety & Culture150ART19
52
57Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture189Simplecast
62
58Podcast Man of the Year - Champions of FriendshipMan of the Year - Champions of FriendshipMatt Ritter and Aaron KaroSociety & Culture200Simplecast
52
59Podcast Kat on the LooseKat on the LooseKat ZammutoSociety & Culture287RedCircle
89
60Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
61Podcast Unlocking Us with Brené BrownUnlocking Us with Brené BrownVox Media Podcast NetworkSociety & Culture134Megaphone
53
62Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture5Simplecast
48
63Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture152Simplecast
73
64Podcast Khloé in Wonder LandKhloé in Wonder LandKhloé KardashianSociety & Culture54ART19
63
65Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture144ART19
73
66Podcast NO SUCH THINGNO SUCH THINGMannyNoahDevanSociety & Culture68Acast
79
67Podcast People I (Mostly) AdmirePeople I (Mostly) AdmireFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture244Simplecast
63
68Podcast Flesh and CodeFlesh and CodeAudibleSociety & Culture11ART19
63
69Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture126Omny Studio
63
70Podcast Unlocked with Savannah ChrisleyUnlocked with Savannah ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture192Nox Solutions
59
71Podcast Call Your Sister with Joy & JingerCall Your Sister with Joy & JingerJinger Vuolo, Joy ForsythSociety & Culture112Megaphone
38
72Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
73Podcast Lost BoysLost BoysAnthony Scaramucci and Scott Galloway Society & Culture12Megaphone
84
74Podcast Jillian on LoveJillian on LoveJillian Turecki | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture214Megaphone
83
75Podcast The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyThe Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyMatt & Abby | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture191Megaphone
37
76Missing podcast logo
Conversations with Coleman
Details temporarily unavailable
This Is 42Society & Culture260Simplecast
58
77Podcast Thanks For AskingThanks For AskingFeelings & Co.Society & Culture234Megaphone
38
78Podcast Sounds Like A CultSounds Like A CultStudio71Society & Culture234Megaphone
74
79Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture140PRX
59
80Podcast The Dating DetectivesThe Dating DetectivesDear MediaSociety & Culture176ART19
48
81Podcast Wartime StoriesWartime Storiesunknown_authorSociety & Culture118Megaphone
52
82Podcast This is LoveThis is LoveVox Media Podcast NetworkSociety & Culture154Megaphone
53
83Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
84Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture258WideOrbit
48
85Podcast The Wirecutter ShowThe Wirecutter ShowThe New York TimesSociety & Culture157Simplecast
69
86Podcast Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterMacrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterBarstool SportsSociety & Culture540Unknown
38
87Podcast The Gray Area with Sean IllingThe Gray Area with Sean IllingVoxSociety & Culture798Megaphone
58
88Podcast On Being with Krista TippettOn Being with Krista TippettOn Being StudiosSociety & Culture986Simplecast
73
89Podcast Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly RipaLet's Talk Off Camera with Kelly RipaKelly RipaSociety & Culture183Simplecast
58
90Podcast The Art of ManlinessThe Art of ManlinessThe Art of ManlinessSociety & Culture1180ART19
48
91Podcast Dear Hank & JohnDear Hank & JohnComplexlySociety & Culture462ART19
73
92Podcast Keep it Positive, SweetieKeep it Positive, SweetieThe Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture144Omny Studio
42
93Podcast Death, Sex & MoneyDeath, Sex & MoneySlate PodcastsSociety & Culture565Acast
49
94Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
95Podcast S-TownS-TownSerial ProductionsSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
96Podcast Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyCoffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture503ART19
53
97Podcast Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian MichaelsKeeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian MichaelsJillian MichaelsSociety & Culture963Unknown
43
98Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
99Podcast SabotageSabotageGood Luck MediaSociety & Culture11Megaphone
79
100Podcast U Up?U Up?Betches MediaSociety & Culture803Megaphone
64

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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