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 25 Apr 2026

Country

Main category

Sub category

Date

04/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 331

Frequency: every 38 days

Duration: 00:55:06

Top 5 authors

1. Audible (4 shows)

2. PodcastOne (4 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

4. NPR (3 shows)

5. The New York Times (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)

2. Simplecast (19 shows)

3. ART19 (14 shows)

4. Omny Studio (13 shows)

5. Acast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Shawn Ryan Show	Shawn Ryan	Society & Culture	404	Megaphone	53
2	The Determined Society with Shawn French \| Adversity & Mindset	Determined Society Podcast \| Overcoming Adversity & Mindset	Society & Culture	302	Simplecast	63
3	Stuff You Should Know	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	2035	Omny Studio	43
4	The Ezra Klein Show	New York Times Opinion	Society & Culture	5	Simplecast	69
5	This American Life	This American Life	Society & Culture	15	Simplecast	38
6	The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant	Vox Media Podcast Network	Society & Culture	116	Megaphone	48
7	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	67	Spreaker	84
8	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
9	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	940	Simplecast	38
10	Behind the Bastards	Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	1188	Omny Studio	59
11	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	21	Omny Studio	73
12	Radio Rental	Tenderfoot TV & Audacy	Society & Culture	133	WideOrbit	48
13	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
14	All There Is with Anderson Cooper	CNN Podcasts	Society & Culture	66	Megaphone	42
15	On with Kara Swisher	Vox Media	Society & Culture	433	Megaphone	63
16	The Viall Files	Nick Viall	Society & Culture	1214	Libsyn	63
17	I've Had It	Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan	Society & Culture	402	Megaphone	48
18	Stay Tranquilo	Stay Tranquilo Network	Society & Culture	172	Simplecast	48
19	The Oprah Podcast	Harpo	Society & Culture	109	ART19	68
20	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	307	Megaphone	42
21	Modern Wisdom	Chris Williamson	Society & Culture	1154	Megaphone	58
22	Revisionist History	Pushkin Industries	Society & Culture	216	Omny Studio	69
23	ReThinking	TED	Society & Culture	224	Acast	59
24	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	121	Acast	73
25	Khloé in Wonder Land	Khloé Kardashian	Society & Culture	55	ART19	63
26	Heavyweight	Pushkin Industries	Society & Culture	129	Omny Studio	53
27	Chicks in the Office	Barstool Sports	Society & Culture	910	Unknown	53
28	Timcast IRL	Timcast Media	Society & Culture	1735	Libsyn	53
29	We Can Do Hard Things	Treat Media and Glennon Doyle	Society & Culture	644	Megaphone	48
30	What Now? with Trevor Noah	Trevor Noah	Society & Culture	155	Simplecast	73
31	Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie Chrisley	PodcastOne	Society & Culture	506	ART19	53
32	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	63
33	The Town with Matthew Belloni	The Ringer	Society & Culture	679	Megaphone	42
34	Let's Be Honest with Kristin Cavallari	Dear Media	Society & Culture	153	ART19	52
35	Diabolical Lies	Katie Gatti Tassin & Caro Claire Burke	Society & Culture	63	Substack	43
36	Dream Life Club	Sumi Krishnan	Society & Culture	45	Captivate	58
37	Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel	Esther Perel Global Media	Society & Culture	155	Megaphone	53
38	If Books Could Kill	Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri	Society & Culture	79	Buzzsprout	38
39	So Supernatural	Audiochuck \| Crime House	Society & Culture	211	Simplecast	32
40	The Initiation	Sebastian Dienst	Society & Culture	0	Podbean	22
41	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
42	The Nerve with Maureen Callahan	MK Media	Society & Culture	198	Simplecast	62
43	The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe	The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe	Society & Culture	506	Libsyn	52
44	Soul Boom	Rainn Wilson	Society & Culture	97	Megaphone	69
45	Hysteria	Hysteria	Society & Culture	446	Audioboom	38
46	Wait a Second... Feed not publicly shared by the creator	The Ringer	Society & Culture	34	N/A	N/A
47	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	353	ART19	68
48	The Best People with Nicolle Wallace	MS NOW, Nicolle Wallace	Society & Culture	83	Simplecast	47
49	Chrisley Confessions 2.0	PodcastOne	Society & Culture	66	ART19	63
50	Second Thought	The Free Press	Society & Culture	9	Megaphone	53
51	CreepCast	Wendigoon & MeatCanyon	Society & Culture	124	Megaphone	38
52	What I survived	Jack Laurence	Society & Culture	66	Acast	83
53	The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos	Pushkin Industries	Society & Culture	277	Omny Studio	83
54	TED Talks Daily	TED	Society & Culture	2825	Acast	43
55	Modern Love	The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	63
56	Not Dead Yet	Ricochet	Society & Culture	17	Spreaker	69
57	The Interview	The New York Times	Society & Culture	5	Simplecast	48
58	Love This Way!	Shaleea Venney	Society & Culture	152	Buzzsprout	58
59	Stuff They Don't Want You To Know	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	2028	Omny Studio	53
60	Against The Odds	Audible	Society & Culture	292	ART19	83
61	Wild Card with Rachel Martin	NPR	Society & Culture	134	Simplecast	58
62	It's Been a Minute	NPR	Society & Culture	1109	Simplecast	69
63	Wayfinder: Life-Changing Travel	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	24	Omny Studio	58
64	Just Us Girls	Katie, Paige, and Sam	Society & Culture	27	Spotify for Podcasters	58
65	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
66	Bloodline Banter	2M Media Group	Society & Culture	37	Podbean	62
67	Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT Commenter	Barstool Sports	Society & Culture	546	Unknown	38
68	Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky	Prufrock LLC	Society & Culture	79	Megaphone	63
69	Getting Free	International Beit Din	Society & Culture	7	Podbean	63
70	Big Lives	Pushkin Industries and BBC Studios	Society & Culture	9	Omny Studio	79
71	Barely Famous	PodcastOne	Society & Culture	258	ART19	53
72	Scamfluencers	Audible	Society & Culture	146	ART19	73
73	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	142	Megaphone	68
74	Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways	NerdWallet Travel	Society & Culture	88	Megaphone	63
75	Cleared Hot - Powered By BRCC	Andy Stumpf	Society & Culture	806	Libsyn	32
76	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	436	Megaphone	32
77	Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	268	Omny Studio	63
78	U Up?	Betches Media	Society & Culture	809	Megaphone	64
79	STASSI with Tay	PodcastOne	Society & Culture	469	ART19	38
80	Mind Games	Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	53
81	Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay	The Ringer	Society & Culture	600	Megaphone	42
82	The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & Abby	Matt & Abby \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	194	Megaphone	37
83	The Person Who Believed In Me with David Begnaud	Do Good Crew	Society & Culture	33	Unknown	79
84	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
85	Drug Story	Thomas Goetz	Society & Culture	15	Substack	89
86	Dear Hank & John	Complexly	Society & Culture	465	ART19	73
87	Clock It with Symone & Eugene	MSNBC	News	25	Simplecast	53
88	Glass Half Full with Craig Melvin	TODAY	Society & Culture	36	Simplecast	52
89	Next Question with Katie Couric	Katie Couric Media	Society & Culture	432	Acast	53
90	Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa	Kelly Ripa	Society & Culture	188	Simplecast	58
91	Critics at Large \| The New Yorker	The New Yorker	Society & Culture	147	Megaphone	63
92	Code Switch	NPR	Society & Culture	653	Simplecast	53
93	Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (sometimes)	Team Coco & Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson	Society & Culture	129	Simplecast	68
94	Brooke and Connor Make A Podcast	TMG Studios	Society & Culture	239	ART19	41
95	The Art of Adventure	Arthur Beale	Society & Culture	22	RSS.com	72
96	The Wirecutter Show	The New York Times	Society & Culture	164	Simplecast	69
97	The Lila Rose Show	Lila Rose	Society & Culture	414	Spotify for Podcasters	28
98	Everything Happens with Kate Bowler	Everything Happens Studios	Society & Culture	299	Omny Studio	79
99	Monsters Among Us	Derek Hayes \| Audioboom Studios	Society & Culture	621	Audioboom	73
100	Call Your Sister with Joy & Jinger	Jinger Vuolo, Joy Forsyth	Society & Culture	115	Megaphone	38

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.

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 USA.
Explore more data on podcast rankings by diving into other categories and countries, and stay ahead in the ever-changing podcast scene.

Previous charts Next charts

About Methodology Contact Support me Privacy Policy Legal Notice