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.

1

The Daily
The New York Times

Apple #1 Spotify #7 P. Casts #1

86Pulse Score out of 100
2

Crime Junkie
Audiochuck

Apple #2 Spotify #5 P. Casts #55

67Pulse Score out of 100
3

Dateline NBC
NBC News

Apple #3 Spotify #25 P. Casts —

45Pulse Score out of 100
4

The Joe Rogan Experience
Joe Rogan

Apple #4 Spotify #1 P. Casts #13

80Pulse Score out of 100
5

Pardon My Take
Barstool Sports

Apple #5 Spotify #13 P. Casts —

47Pulse Score out of 100
6

REAL AF with Andy Frisella
Andy Frisella

Apple #6 Spotify — P. Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
7

Up First from NPR
NPR

Apple #7 Spotify #11 P. Casts #10

58Pulse Score out of 100
8

Good Hang with Amy Poehler
The Ringer

Apple #8 Spotify #6 P. Casts #48

54Pulse Score out of 100
9

The Dylan Gemelli Podcast
Dylan Gemelli

Apple #9 Spotify — P. Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
10

Mick Unplugged
Mick Hunt

Apple #10 Spotify — P. Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
11

Morbid
Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart

Apple #11 Spotify #14 P. Casts —

38Pulse Score out of 100
12

The Woman in the Woods
48 Hours

Apple #12 Spotify — P. Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
13

Live Free with Josh Howerton
Lakepointe Church

Apple #13 Spotify #38 P. Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
14

Tomorrow, Today
Shekhar Natarajan

Apple #14 Spotify — P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
15

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Ringer

Apple #15 Spotify #17 P. Casts #59

36Pulse Score out of 100
16

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk
Ryan Hawk

Apple #16 Spotify — P. Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
17

The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion

Apple #17 Spotify #54 P. Casts #15

32Pulse Score out of 100
18

Notes from the Edge
Gamut Podcast Network

Apple #18 Spotify — P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
19

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

Apple #19 Spotify — P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
20

Pod Save America
Pod Save America

Apple #20 Spotify #43 P. Casts #11

34Pulse Score out of 100
21

48 Hours
48 Hours

Apple #21 Spotify #90 P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
22

The Mel Robbins Podcast
Mel Robbins

Apple #22 Spotify #27 P. Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
23

Unblinded with Sean Callagy
Sean Callagy

Apple #23 Spotify — P. Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
24

The Team House
dee takos

Apple #24 Spotify — P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
25

The Megyn Kelly Show
SiriusXM

Apple #25 Spotify #81 P. Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
26

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
27

The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan

Apple #27 Spotify #3 P. Casts —

44Pulse Score out of 100
28

The Toast
Dear Media

Apple #28 Spotify #23 P. Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
29

Coffeez with Joe Shalaby
Joseph Shalaby

Apple #29 Spotify — P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
30

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #30 Spotify — P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
31

Proven Podcast
Charles Schwartz

Apple #31 Spotify — P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
32

SmartLess
Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett

Apple #32 Spotify #36 P. Casts #21

27Pulse Score out of 100
33

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

Apple #33 Spotify — P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
34

The Vault Unlocked
Kayvon Kay

Apple #34 Spotify — P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
35

Habits and Hustle
Jen Cohen

Apple #35 Spotify — P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
36

The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex
Paul Alex Espinoza

Apple #36 Spotify — P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
37

We're Out of Time
Richard Taite

Apple #37 Spotify — P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
38

In The Dark
The New Yorker

Apple #38 Spotify #193 P. Casts #88

13Pulse Score out of 100
39

The Rest Is History
Goalhanger

Apple #39 Spotify #58 P. Casts #27

22Pulse Score out of 100
40

Fantasy Footballers - Fantasy Football Podcast
Fantasy Football

Apple #40 Spotify #37 P. Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
41

Bred To Lead | With Dr. Jake Tayler Jacobs
SIPS Healthcare Solutions

Apple #41 Spotify — P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
42

We Fixed It, You're Welcome
We Fixed It, You're Welcome

Apple #42 Spotify — P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
43

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Armchair Umbrella

Apple #43 Spotify #12 P. Casts #78

30Pulse Score out of 100
44

The Jamie Kern Lima Show
Jamie Kern Lima

Apple #44 Spotify — P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
45

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
46

20/20
ABC News

Apple #46 Spotify #84 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
47

The Dan Le Batard Show
Dan Le Batard

Apple #47 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
48

The Code To Winning
Kagiso Dikane

Apple #48 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
49

Huberman Lab
Scicomm Media

Apple #49 Spotify #28 P. Casts #32

24Pulse Score out of 100
50

the bossbabe podcast
Natalie Ellis

Apple #50 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
51

Finding Peak with Ryan Hanley
Ryan Hanley

Apple #51 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
52

Founder's Story
IBH Media

Apple #52 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
53

This American Life
This American Life

Apple #53 Spotify #50 P. Casts #2

35Pulse Score out of 100
54

Giggly Squad
Hannah Berner & Paige DeSorbo

Apple #54 Spotify #18 P. Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
55

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
Ballen Studios

Apple #55 Spotify #42 P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
56

The Ramsey Show
Ramsey Network

Apple #56 Spotify #62 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
57

Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #57 Spotify #63 P. Casts #6

28Pulse Score out of 100
58

My Mom’s Murder
Audible

Apple #58 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
59

The Bulwark Daily
The Bulwark

Apple #59 Spotify #126 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
60

We!
Joe Mittiga

Apple #60 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
61

Business MVP
Sammy Peterson

Apple #61 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
62

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

Apple #62 Spotify #100 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
63

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
DOAC

Apple #63 Spotify #10 P. Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
64

The Money Mondays
Dan Fleyshman

Apple #64 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
65

The Home Service Expert Podcast
Tommy Mello: $200 Million Founder|Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur Columnist

Apple #65 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
66

3 Takeaways™
Lynn Thoman

Apple #66 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
67

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #67 Spotify #55 P. Casts #87

15Pulse Score out of 100
68

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
Theo Von

Apple #68 Spotify #4 P. Casts —

36Pulse Score out of 100
69

Love Trapped
iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts

Apple #69 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
70

The Binge Crimes: What Happened to the Harrisons?
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #70 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
71

Betrayal Season 6
iHeartPodcasts | Glass Podcasts

Apple #71 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
72

NPR News Now
NPR

Apple #72 Spotify #32 P. Casts #62

19Pulse Score out of 100
73

IHIP News
Jennifer Welch & Angie Sullivan

Apple #73 Spotify #164 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
74

Happy Hour with Ina Garten
Vox Media

Apple #74 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
75

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
Comedy Central

Apple #75 Spotify #108 P. Casts #29

15Pulse Score out of 100
76

The Joe Budden Podcast
The Joe Budden Network

Apple #76 Spotify #167 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
77

Something You Should Know
Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media

Apple #77 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
78

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

Apple #78 Spotify #8 P. Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
79

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Team Coco & Earwolf

Apple #79 Spotify #59 P. Casts #12

22Pulse Score out of 100
80

DOUBLE COVERAGE PODCAST
Mystic Zach

Apple #80 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
81

Park Predators
Audiochuck

Apple #81 Spotify #89 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
82

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Vox Media Podcast Network

Apple #82 Spotify #188 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
83

The Headlines
The New York Times

Apple #83 Spotify #116 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
84

Building Champions for Life
Kirk Spahn

Apple #84 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
85

World War II with Tom Hanks
The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

Apple #85 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
86

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

Apple #86 Spotify #40 P. Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
87

Pivot
New York Magazine

Apple #87 Spotify #113 P. Casts #72

11Pulse Score out of 100
88

Serialously with Annie Elise
Annie Elise

Apple #88 Spotify #104 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
89

Burden of Guilt
iHeartPodcasts | Glass Podcasts

Apple #89 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
90

Morning Wire
The Daily Wire

Apple #90 Spotify #122 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
91

The Dan Bongino Show
Cumulus Podcast Network | Dan Bongino

Apple #91 Spotify #139 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
92

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #92 Spotify #74 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
93

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson Network

Apple #93 Spotify #9 P. Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
94

Fresh Air
NPR

Apple #94 Spotify — P. Casts #17

13Pulse Score out of 100
95

On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Perfect Strangers

Apple #95 Spotify #34 P. Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
96

Planet Money
NPR

Apple #96 Spotify #135 P. Casts #4

25Pulse Score out of 100
97

AI Business Daily
Cast Nexa

Apple — Spotify — P. Casts —
98

The Cast Nexa Show
Cast Nexa

Apple — Spotify — P. Casts —
99

Rotten Mango
Stephanie Soo

Apple #99 Spotify #26 P. Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
100

Wisecrack
Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts

Apple — Spotify — P. Casts —

Showing Apple Podcasts's own chart order. Platform columns show each show's position on every app's chart.