All genres · October 2026

Top Podcasts

The biggest shows in podcasting right now, ranked by combining the daily top charts from Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Pocket Casts. A show that ranks well on every platform scores higher than one that tops a single chart, so this list reflects where listeners actually are, not just one app.

1New on this chart

The Daily
The New York Times

Apple #1 Spotify #7 P. Casts #1

86Pulse Score out of 100
2New on this chart

The Joe Rogan Experience
Joe Rogan

Apple #4 Spotify #1 P. Casts #13

80Pulse Score out of 100
3New on this chart

Crime Junkie
Audiochuck

Apple #2 Spotify #5 P. Casts #55

67Pulse Score out of 100
4New on this chart

Up First from NPR
NPR

Apple #7 Spotify #11 P. Casts #10

58Pulse Score out of 100
5New on this chart

Good Hang with Amy Poehler
The Ringer

Apple #8 Spotify #6 P. Casts #48

54Pulse Score out of 100
6New on this chart

Pardon My Take
Barstool Sports

Apple #5 Spotify #13 P. Casts —

47Pulse Score out of 100
7New on this chart

Dateline NBC
NBC News

Apple #3 Spotify #25 P. Casts —

45Pulse Score out of 100
8New on this chart

The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan

Apple #27 Spotify #3 P. Casts —

44Pulse Score out of 100
9New on this chart

Morbid
Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart

Apple #11 Spotify #14 P. Casts —

38Pulse Score out of 100
10New on this chart

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Ringer

Apple #15 Spotify #17 P. Casts #59

36Pulse Score out of 100
11New on this chart

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
Theo Von

Apple #68 Spotify #4 P. Casts —

36Pulse Score out of 100
12New on this chart

MTV VMAs
MTV

Apple — Spotify #2 P. Casts —

35Pulse Score out of 100
13New on this chart

This American Life
This American Life

Apple #53 Spotify #50 P. Casts #2

35Pulse Score out of 100
14New on this chart

Pod Save America
Pod Save America

Apple #20 Spotify #43 P. Casts #11

34Pulse Score out of 100
15New on this chart

The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion

Apple #17 Spotify #54 P. Casts #15

32Pulse Score out of 100
16New on this chart

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Armchair Umbrella

Apple #43 Spotify #12 P. Casts #78

30Pulse Score out of 100
17New on this chart

Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast
Matt McCusker & Shane Gillis

Apple #78 Spotify #8 P. Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
18New on this chart

Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #57 Spotify #63 P. Casts #6

28Pulse Score out of 100
19New on this chart

SmartLess
Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett

Apple #32 Spotify #36 P. Casts #21

27Pulse Score out of 100
20New on this chart

Live Free with Josh Howerton
Lakepointe Church

Apple #13 Spotify #38 P. Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
21New on this chart

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
DOAC

Apple #63 Spotify #10 P. Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
22New on this chart

REAL AF with Andy Frisella
Andy Frisella

Apple #6 Spotify — P. Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
23New on this chart

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson Network

Apple #93 Spotify #9 P. Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
24New on this chart

Planet Money
NPR

Apple #96 Spotify #135 P. Casts #4

25Pulse Score out of 100
25New on this chart

The Mel Robbins Podcast
Mel Robbins

Apple #22 Spotify #27 P. Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
26New on this chart

Huberman Lab
Scicomm Media

Apple #49 Spotify #28 P. Casts #32

24Pulse Score out of 100
27New on this chart

The Toast
Dear Media

Apple #28 Spotify #23 P. Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
28New on this chart

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Team Coco & Earwolf

Apple #79 Spotify #59 P. Casts #12

22Pulse Score out of 100
29New on this chart

Radiolab
WNYC Studios

Apple — Spotify #144 P. Casts #3

22Pulse Score out of 100
30New on this chart

The Dylan Gemelli Podcast
Dylan Gemelli

Apple #9 Spotify — P. Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
31New on this chart

Giggly Squad
Hannah Berner & Paige DeSorbo

Apple #54 Spotify #18 P. Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
32New on this chart

The Rest Is History
Goalhanger

Apple #39 Spotify #58 P. Casts #27

22Pulse Score out of 100
33New on this chart

The Journal.
The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

Apple #101 Spotify #19 P. Casts #82

21Pulse Score out of 100
34New on this chart

Mick Unplugged
Mick Hunt

Apple #10 Spotify — P. Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
35New on this chart

Bad Friends
7EQUIS

Apple #128 Spotify #16 P. Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
36New on this chart

The Woman in the Woods
48 Hours

Apple #12 Spotify — P. Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
37New on this chart

The Tim Dillon Show
The Tim Dillon Show

Apple #175 Spotify #15 P. Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
38New on this chart

NPR News Now
NPR

Apple #72 Spotify #32 P. Casts #62

19Pulse Score out of 100
39New on this chart

Today, Explained
Vox

Apple #108 Spotify #48 P. Casts #24

18Pulse Score out of 100
40New on this chart

48 Hours
48 Hours

Apple #21 Spotify #90 P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
41New on this chart

Tomorrow, Today
Shekhar Natarajan

Apple #14 Spotify — P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
42New on this chart

Fantasy Footballers - Fantasy Football Podcast
Fantasy Football

Apple #40 Spotify #37 P. Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
43New on this chart

Hidden Brain
Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Apple #106 Spotify — P. Casts #9

17Pulse Score out of 100
44New on this chart

Freakonomics Radio
Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Apple — Spotify — P. Casts #5

17Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

Serial
Serial Productions & The New York Times

Apple #150 Spotify — P. Casts #8

17Pulse Score out of 100
46New on this chart

The Megyn Kelly Show
SiriusXM

Apple #25 Spotify #81 P. Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
47New on this chart

Last Podcast On The Left
The Last Podcast Network

Apple #112 Spotify #35 P. Casts #58

17Pulse Score out of 100
48New on this chart

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #45 Spotify #67 P. Casts #67

16Pulse Score out of 100
49New on this chart

Candace
Candace Owens

Apple #168 Spotify #20 P. Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
50New on this chart

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk
Ryan Hawk

Apple #16 Spotify — P. Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
51New on this chart

Smosh Reads Reddit Stories
Smosh

Apple #170 Spotify #21 P. Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
52New on this chart

Rotten Mango
Stephanie Soo

Apple #99 Spotify #26 P. Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
53New on this chart

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
NPR

Apple #167 Spotify #112 P. Casts #16

16Pulse Score out of 100
54New on this chart

Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #159 Spotify #96 P. Casts #19

15Pulse Score out of 100
55New on this chart

Notes from the Edge
Gamut Podcast Network

Apple #18 Spotify — P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
56New on this chart

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Comedy Central

Apple #75 Spotify #108 P. Casts #29

15Pulse Score out of 100
57New on this chart

99% Invisible
Roman Mars

Apple — Spotify — P. Casts #7

15Pulse Score out of 100
58New on this chart

Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson

Apple #180 Spotify #24 P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
59New on this chart

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
Ballen Studios

Apple #55 Spotify #42 P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
60New on this chart

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #67 Spotify #55 P. Casts #87

15Pulse Score out of 100
61New on this chart

Passion Struck with John R. Miles
Passion Struck with John R. Miles

Apple #19 Spotify — P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
62New on this chart

Financial Audit
Caleb Hammer

Apple #114 Spotify #30 P. Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
63New on this chart

Science Vs
Spotify Studios

Apple — Spotify #71 P. Casts #20

14Pulse Score out of 100
64New on this chart

On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Perfect Strangers

Apple #95 Spotify #34 P. Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
65New on this chart

In The Dark
The New Yorker

Apple #38 Spotify #193 P. Casts #88

13Pulse Score out of 100
66New on this chart

Fresh Air
NPR

Apple #94 Spotify — P. Casts #17

13Pulse Score out of 100
67New on this chart

RADAR
Spotify

Apple — Spotify #22 P. Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
68New on this chart

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
All-In Podcast, LLC

Apple #86 Spotify #40 P. Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
69New on this chart

Unblinded with Sean Callagy
Sean Callagy

Apple #23 Spotify — P. Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
70New on this chart

The NPR Politics Podcast
NPR

Apple #116 Spotify #195 P. Casts #26

12Pulse Score out of 100
71New on this chart

The Team House
dee takos

Apple #24 Spotify — P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
72New on this chart

The Ramsey Show
Ramsey Network

Apple #56 Spotify #62 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
73New on this chart

20/20
ABC News

Apple #46 Spotify #84 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
74New on this chart

Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast
Hala Taha | Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing | YAP Media Network

Apple #26 Spotify — P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
75New on this chart

KILL TONY
Golden Pony Productions

Apple #129 Spotify #41 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
76New on this chart

Pivot
New York Magazine

Apple #87 Spotify #113 P. Casts #72

11Pulse Score out of 100
77New on this chart

Coffeez with Joe Shalaby
Joseph Shalaby

Apple #29 Spotify — P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
78New on this chart

Two Hot Takes
Two Hot Takes

Apple — Spotify #29 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
79New on this chart

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #30 Spotify — P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
80New on this chart

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Dan Carlin

Apple — Spotify — P. Casts #14

11Pulse Score out of 100
81New on this chart

Criminal
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple — Spotify #151 P. Casts #22

11Pulse Score out of 100
82New on this chart

Proven Podcast
Charles Schwartz

Apple #31 Spotify — P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
83New on this chart

Boho Beautiful Meditation
Boho Beautiful Meditation

Apple — Spotify #31 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
84New on this chart

The Rewatchables
The Ringer

Apple #156 Spotify #80 P. Casts #77

10Pulse Score out of 100
85New on this chart

Global News Podcast
BBC World Service

Apple #140 Spotify #119 P. Casts #54

10Pulse Score out of 100
86New on this chart

Tony Mantor's : Almost Live..... Nashville
Tony Mantor

Apple #33 Spotify — P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
87New on this chart

CreepCast
Wendigoon & MeatCanyon

Apple — Spotify #33 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
88New on this chart

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Ascension

Apple #62 Spotify #100 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
89New on this chart

The Vault Unlocked
Kayvon Kay

Apple #34 Spotify — P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
90New on this chart

Ologies with Alie Ward
Alie Ward

Apple #181 Spotify #158 P. Casts #42

10Pulse Score out of 100
91New on this chart

Habits and Hustle
Jen Cohen

Apple #35 Spotify — P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
92New on this chart

The Bulwark Daily
The Bulwark

Apple #59 Spotify #126 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
93New on this chart

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
Paul Alex Espinoza

Apple #36 Spotify — P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
94New on this chart

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #92 Spotify #74 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
95New on this chart

Revisionist History
Pushkin Industries

Apple — Spotify — P. Casts #18

9Pulse Score out of 100
96New on this chart

We're Out of Time
Richard Taite

Apple #37 Spotify — P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
97New on this chart

Park Predators
Audiochuck

Apple #81 Spotify #89 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
98New on this chart

Morning Brew Daily
Morning Brew

Apple #197 Spotify #52 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
99New on this chart

Acquired
Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal

Apple #109 Spotify #141 P. Casts #95

9Pulse Score out of 100
100New on this chart

Distractible
Distractible

Apple — Spotify #39 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 podcast right now?

The Daily by The New York Times is the No. 1 podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 1, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #7 on Spotify, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are The Daily, The Joe Rogan Experience and Crime Junkie. The chart updates every day, so check back to see who's climbing.

How is this ranking calculated?

We combine each show's position on the Apple Podcasts, Spotify & Pocket Casts charts into a single Pulse Score from 1 to 100. Shows that rank well on several platforms score higher than shows that top just one. Read the full methodology.