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 26 Oct 2025

10/26/2025

Average data

Episodes: 376
Frequency: every 38 days
Duration: 00:57:42

Top 5 authors

1. Audible (3 shows)
2. PodcastOne (3 shows)
3. Pushkin Industries (3 shows)
4. Dear Media (3 shows)
5. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (28 shows)
2. Simplecast (18 shows)
3. ART19 (15 shows)
4. Omny Studio (13 shows)
5. Libsyn (4 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
2Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
3Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture404Megaphone
53
4Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture402Megaphone
48
5Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture940Simplecast
38
6Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime408Megaphone
63
7Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
8Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
9Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture302Simplecast
63
10Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture15Simplecast
38
11Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime67Spreaker
84
12Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
13Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1188Omny Studio
59
14Podcast Smart Travel: Upgrade Your GetawaysSmart Travel: Upgrade Your GetawaysNerdWallet TravelSociety & Culture88Megaphone
63
15Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1214Libsyn
63
16Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1735Libsyn
53
17Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture211Simplecast
32
18Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture129Omny Studio
53
19Podcast On with Kara SwisherOn with Kara SwisherVox MediaSociety & Culture433Megaphone
63
20Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture146ART19
73
21Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture644Megaphone
48
22Podcast People I (Mostly) AdmirePeople I (Mostly) AdmireFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture244Simplecast
63
23Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture155Simplecast
73
24Podcast Just A MomentJust A MomentBrant MenswarSociety & Culture43ART19
69
25Podcast Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyCoffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture506ART19
53
26Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1154Megaphone
58
27Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime380Audioboom
62
28Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture307Megaphone
42
29Podcast Fela Kuti: Fear No ManFela Kuti: Fear No ManHigher GroundSociety & Culture14ART19
69
30Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
31Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture50Megaphone
48
32Podcast The Free Press InvestigatesThe Free Press InvestigatesThe Free PressSociety & Culture17Megaphone
58
33Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture83Simplecast
47
34Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture198Simplecast
62
35Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2825Acast
43
36Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
37Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
38Podcast Alive with Steve BurnsAlive with Steve BurnsLemonada MediaSociety & Culture16Omny Studio
79
39Podcast 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 & Culture129Simplecast
68
40Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
41Podcast All There Is with Anderson CooperAll There Is with Anderson CooperCNN PodcastsSociety & Culture66Megaphone
42
42Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture506Libsyn
52
43Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture262WideOrbit
48
44Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
45Podcast Classical Music Happy HourClassical Music Happy HourWNYC, WQXRMusic28Simplecast
63
46Podcast Left To Their Own DevicesLeft To Their Own DevicesToronto StarSociety & Culture13Libsyn
68
47Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
48Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
49Podcast Against the Rules: The Big Short CompanionAgainst the Rules: The Big Short CompanionPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture107Omny Studio
69
50Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture5Simplecast
48
51Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture679Megaphone
42
52Podcast Offline with Jon FavreauOffline with Jon FavreauCrooked MediaSociety & Culture256Audioboom
53
53Podcast U Up?U Up?Betches MediaSociety & Culture809Megaphone
64
54Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
55Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture292ART19
83
56Podcast Don't Listen To Us with Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn GrodyDon't Listen To Us with Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn GrodyLemonada MediaSociety & Culture22Omny Studio
53
57Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture124Megaphone
38
58Podcast Jim Harold's CampfireJim Harold's CampfireJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
58
59Podcast Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayHigher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel LindsayThe Ringer Society & Culture600Megaphone
42
60Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture66ART19
63
61Podcast Khloé in Wonder LandKhloé in Wonder LandKhloé KardashianSociety & Culture55ART19
63
62Podcast Migrant OdysseyMigrant Odysseystephen bardenSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
63Podcast Brooke and Connor Make A PodcastBrooke and Connor Make A PodcastTMG StudiosSociety & Culture239ART19
41
64Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
65Podcast Planet TyrusPlanet TyrusOutkickSociety & Culture58Megaphone
59
66Podcast Honestly with Bari WeissHonestly with Bari WeissThe Free PressSociety & Culture360Megaphone
59
67Podcast Outcast PodcastOutcast PodcastPodcast PlaygroundSociety & Culture180Unknown
48
68Podcast Let's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariLet's Be Honest with Kristin CavallariDear MediaSociety & Culture153ART19
52
69Podcast Happy Healthy CaregiverHappy Healthy CaregiverElizabeth Miller Featured on The Whole Care NetworkSociety & Culture244Podcast.co
79
70Podcast Macrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterMacrodosing: Arian Foster and PFT CommenterBarstool SportsSociety & Culture546Unknown
38
71Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
72Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture109ART19
68
73Podcast Good GuysGood GuysDear MediaSociety & Culture356Megaphone
58
74Podcast The Katie Miller PodcastThe Katie Miller PodcastKatie MillerSociety & Culture53Spotify for Podcasters
37
75Podcast HysteriaHysteriaHysteriaSociety & Culture446Audioboom
38
76Podcast BFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileyBFFR with Sydney Leroux & Ali RileySydney Leroux, Ali RileySociety & Culture28Megaphone
58
77Podcast Monsters Among UsMonsters Among UsDerek Hayes | Audioboom StudiosSociety & Culture621Audioboom
73
78Podcast Code SwitchCode SwitchNPRSociety & Culture653Simplecast
53
79Podcast Dear Hank & JohnDear Hank & JohnComplexlySociety & Culture465ART19
73
80Podcast The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara FosterThe World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara FosterWishbone Production, Erin & Sara FosterSociety & Culture257Simplecast
52
81Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture24American Public Media
62
82Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture277Omny Studio
83
83Missing podcast logo
Conversations with Coleman
Details temporarily unavailable
This Is 42Society & Culture260Simplecast
58
84Podcast Literally! With Rob LoweLiterally! With Rob LoweStitcher & Team Coco, Rob LoweSociety & Culture369Simplecast
58
85Podcast Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole ByerWhy Won't You Date Me? with Nicole ByerHeadgum & Nicole ByerSociety & Culture469ART19
68
86Podcast The Lila Rose ShowThe Lila Rose ShowLila RoseSociety & Culture414Spotify for Podcasters
28
87Podcast Rattled & ShookRattled & ShookTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture163Megaphone
63
88Podcast NO SUCH THINGNO SUCH THINGMannyNoahDevanSociety & Culture68Acast
79
89Podcast This is LoveThis is LoveVox Media Podcast NetworkSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
90Podcast The Woody ShowThe Woody ShowiHeartRadio and ALT 98.7 FMSociety & Culture1461Omny Studio
38
91Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture436Megaphone
32
92Podcast The Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyThe Unplanned Podcast with Matt & AbbyMatt & Abby | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture194Megaphone
37
93Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
94Podcast Travel with Rick StevesTravel with Rick StevesRick StevesSociety & Culture1083Unknown
38
95Podcast The Brett Cooper ShowThe Brett Cooper ShowBrett CooperSociety & Culture168Spotify for Podcasters
68
96Podcast Barely FamousBarely FamousPodcastOneSociety & Culture258ART19
53
97Podcast The Dating DetectivesThe Dating DetectivesDear MediaSociety & Culture178ART19
48
98Podcast The Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy TheoriesThe Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy TheoriesDanielle MercySociety & Culture269Simplecast
52
99Podcast Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationTrust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and ManipulationExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture268Omny Studio
63
100Podcast Who? WeeklyWho? WeeklyWho? WeeklyNews1058WideOrbit
53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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