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 29 Nov 2025

11/29/2025

Average data

Episodes: 356
Frequency: every 38 days
Duration: 00:52:27

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (6 shows)
2. Pushkin Industries (3 shows)
3. Audible (3 shows)
4. The New York Times (3 shows)
5. Lemonada Media (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (25 shows)
2. Omny Studio (17 shows)
3. Simplecast (16 shows)
4. ART19 (15 shows)
5. Acast (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast The Shawn Ryan ShowThe Shawn Ryan ShowShawn RyanSociety & Culture404Megaphone
53
2Podcast Stuff You Should KnowStuff You Should KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2035Omny Studio
43
3Podcast The Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetThe Determined Society with Shawn French | Adversity & MindsetDetermined Society Podcast | Overcoming Adversity & MindsetSociety & Culture302Simplecast
63
4Podcast I've Had ItI've Had ItJennifer Welch and Angie SullivanSociety & Culture402Megaphone
48
5Podcast This American LifeThis American LifeThis American LifeSociety & Culture15Simplecast
38
6Podcast The Viall FilesThe Viall FilesNick ViallSociety & Culture1214Libsyn
63
7Podcast The Oprah PodcastThe Oprah PodcastHarpoSociety & Culture109ART19
68
8Podcast The Ezra Klein ShowThe Ezra Klein ShowNew York Times OpinionSociety & Culture5Simplecast
69
9Missing podcast logo
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Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
10Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
11Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture940Simplecast
38
12Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime408Megaphone
63
13Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime67Spreaker
84
14Podcast Radio RentalRadio RentalTenderfoot TV & AudacySociety & Culture133WideOrbit
48
15Podcast Smart Travel: Upgrade Your GetawaysSmart Travel: Upgrade Your GetawaysNerdWallet TravelSociety & Culture88Megaphone
63
16Podcast Behind the BastardsBehind the BastardsCool Zone Media and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture1188Omny Studio
59
17Podcast On with Kara SwisherOn with Kara SwisherVox MediaSociety & Culture433Megaphone
63
18Podcast HeavyweightHeavyweightPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture129Omny Studio
53
19Podcast The Best People with Nicolle WallaceThe Best People with Nicolle WallaceMS NOW, Nicolle WallaceSociety & Culture83Simplecast
47
20Podcast Just A MomentJust A MomentBrant MenswarSociety & Culture43ART19
69
21Podcast Fela Kuti: Fear No ManFela Kuti: Fear No ManHigher GroundSociety & Culture14ART19
69
22Podcast Modern WisdomModern WisdomChris WilliamsonSociety & Culture1154Megaphone
58
23Podcast All There Is with Anderson CooperAll There Is with Anderson CooperCNN PodcastsSociety & Culture66Megaphone
42
24Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture307Megaphone
42
25Podcast What Now? with Trevor NoahWhat Now? with Trevor NoahTrevor NoahSociety & Culture155Simplecast
73
26Podcast If Books Could KillIf Books Could KillMichael Hobbes & Peter ShamshiriSociety & Culture79Buzzsprout
38
27Podcast We Can Do Hard ThingsWe Can Do Hard ThingsTreat Media and Glennon DoyleSociety & Culture644Megaphone
48
28Podcast Khloé in Wonder LandKhloé in Wonder LandKhloé KardashianSociety & Culture55ART19
63
29Podcast Against The OddsAgainst The OddsAudibleSociety & Culture292ART19
83
30Podcast The Nerve with Maureen CallahanThe Nerve with Maureen CallahanMK MediaSociety & Culture198Simplecast
62
31Podcast Voices of FreedomVoices of FreedomRick GraberSociety & Culture44Libsyn
79
32Podcast The Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweThe Way I Heard It with Mike RoweSociety & Culture506Libsyn
52
33Podcast Modern LoveModern LoveThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
34Podcast 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
35Podcast Classical Music Happy HourClassical Music Happy HourWNYC, WQXRMusic28Simplecast
63
36Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
37Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
38Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime380Audioboom
62
39Podcast So SupernaturalSo SupernaturalAudiochuck | Crime HouseSociety & Culture211Simplecast
32
40Podcast TED Talks DailyTED Talks DailyTEDSociety & Culture2825Acast
43
41Podcast The Town with Matthew BelloniThe Town with Matthew BelloniThe RingerSociety & Culture679Megaphone
42
42Podcast ScamfluencersScamfluencersAudibleSociety & Culture146ART19
73
43Podcast Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly RipaLet's Talk Off Camera with Kelly RipaKelly RipaSociety & Culture188Simplecast
58
44Podcast U Up?U Up?Betches MediaSociety & Culture809Megaphone
64
45Podcast Philosophize This!Philosophize This!Stephen WestSociety & Culture252Megaphone
38
46Podcast Stuff They Don't Want You To KnowStuff They Don't Want You To KnowiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2028Omny Studio
53
47Podcast Timcast IRLTimcast IRLTimcast MediaSociety & Culture1735Libsyn
53
48Podcast NO SUCH THINGNO SUCH THINGMannyNoahDevanSociety & Culture68Acast
79
49Podcast The Wirecutter ShowThe Wirecutter ShowThe New York TimesSociety & Culture164Simplecast
69
50Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture48Omny Studio
48
51Podcast Where Should We Begin? with Esther PerelWhere Should We Begin? with Esther PerelEsther Perel Global MediaSociety & Culture155Megaphone
53
52Podcast Coffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyCoffee Convos with Kail Lowry and Lindsie ChrisleyPodcastOneSociety & Culture506ART19
53
53Podcast So Your Parents Are OldSo Your Parents Are OldVanessa GrigoriadisSociety & Culture32Spotify for Podcasters
48
54Podcast Honestly with Bari WeissHonestly with Bari WeissThe Free PressSociety & Culture360Megaphone
59
55Podcast CreepCastCreepCastWendigoon & MeatCanyonSociety & Culture124Megaphone
38
56Podcast HysteriaHysteriaHysteriaSociety & Culture446Audioboom
38
57Podcast Chrisley Confessions 2.0Chrisley Confessions 2.0PodcastOneSociety & Culture66ART19
63
58Podcast Wild Card with Rachel MartinWild Card with Rachel MartinNPRSociety & Culture134Simplecast
58
59Podcast Family SecretsFamily SecretsiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture253Omny Studio
48
60Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture262WideOrbit
48
61Podcast Monsters Among UsMonsters Among UsDerek Hayes | Audioboom StudiosSociety & Culture621Audioboom
73
62Podcast Against the Rules: The Big Short CompanionAgainst the Rules: The Big Short CompanionPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture107Omny Studio
69
63Podcast Good GuysGood GuysDear MediaSociety & Culture356Megaphone
58
64Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
65Podcast Jim Harold's CampfireJim Harold's CampfireJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
58
66Podcast Tough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos StoryTough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos StoryVanity FairSociety & Culture8PRX
53
67Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
68Podcast Dear Hank & JohnDear Hank & JohnComplexlySociety & Culture465ART19
73
69Podcast The Ripple Effect with Jenna Kim JonesThe Ripple Effect with Jenna Kim JonesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
63
70Podcast The InterviewThe InterviewThe New York TimesSociety & Culture5Simplecast
48
71Podcast A Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinA Bit Fruity with Matt BernsteinMatt BernsteinSociety & Culture84Megaphone
42
72Podcast Kat on the LooseKat on the LooseKat ZammutoSociety & Culture287RedCircle
89
73Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
74Podcast Chicks in the OfficeChicks in the OfficeBarstool SportsSociety & Culture910Unknown
53
75Podcast Since You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen RubinSince You Asked with Lori Gottlieb and Gretchen RubinLemonada MediaSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
83
76Podcast Unexplained EncountersUnexplained EncountersEeriecast NetworkSociety & Culture609Megaphone
59
77Podcast Literally! With Rob LoweLiterally! With Rob LoweStitcher & Team Coco, Rob LoweSociety & Culture369Simplecast
58
78Podcast Crissle’s CouchCrissle’s CouchCAKE MEDIASociety & Culture9Megaphone
53
79Podcast The Harvard PlanThe Harvard PlanThe Boston GlobeSociety & Culture8Megaphone
63
80Podcast Reasonably ShadyReasonably ShadyThe Black Effect and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture269Omny Studio
63
81Podcast The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosThe Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie SantosPushkin IndustriesSociety & Culture277Omny Studio
83
82Podcast LEADERSHIP MESSENGERS™ with Ovi VasquezLEADERSHIP MESSENGERS™ with Ovi VasquezOVI VASQUEZ @OVinspiresSociety & Culture12Buzzsprout
48
83Podcast Four Walls PodcastFour Walls PodcastElysabeth LamoureuxSociety & Culture33Spotify for Podcasters
38
84Podcast 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
85Podcast Jillian on LoveJillian on LoveJillian Turecki | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture216Megaphone
83
86Podcast The Dating DetectivesThe Dating DetectivesDear MediaSociety & Culture178ART19
48
87Podcast Alive with Steve BurnsAlive with Steve BurnsLemonada MediaSociety & Culture16Omny Studio
79
88Podcast Mark Narrations - Reddit StoriesMark Narrations - Reddit StoriesMark BSociety & Culture2000Acast
53
89Podcast Sounds Like A CultSounds Like A CultStudio71Society & Culture234Megaphone
74
90Podcast Oprah's Super SoulOprah's Super SoulOprahSociety & Culture636Acast
38
91Podcast eLIESabetheLIESabethCC Suarez & Sherrilyn DaleSociety & Culture13ART19
73
92Podcast Kid Carson ShowKid Carson ShowKid CarsonSociety & Culture670Spotify for Podcasters
33
93Podcast Brooke and Connor Make A PodcastBrooke and Connor Make A PodcastTMG StudiosSociety & Culture239ART19
41
94Podcast Locked In with Ian BickLocked In with Ian BickIan BickSociety & Culture709Libsyn
63
95Podcast Next Question with Katie CouricNext Question with Katie CouricKatie Couric MediaSociety & Culture432Acast
53
96Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture50Megaphone
48
97Podcast Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole ByerWhy Won't You Date Me? with Nicole ByerHeadgum & Nicole ByerSociety & Culture469ART19
68
98Podcast Calm Down with Erin and CharissaCalm Down with Erin and CharissaiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture382Omny Studio
48
99Podcast Migrant OdysseyMigrant Odysseystephen bardenSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
100Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture8Libsyn
52

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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