Popularity ranking · France

The 100 most popular Podcasts in France

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest podcasts in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 336 podcasts tracked in France, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Breakdown, Serial (podcast) and Savor lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 763k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 29k, and the largest, Breakdown, reaches around 305k people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each podcast, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in France. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in France, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in France. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 All-In Podcast 27k 42.8 48.7%
27 Today in Focus 23k 44.3 47.5%
28 Beste Freundinnen 22k 39.5 47.3%
29 Acquired 18k 42.8 48.7%
30 Americast 18k 44.3 47.5%
31 NPR News Now 18k 44.3 47.5%
32 Behind the Bastards 17k 42.6 49.6%
33 Dish 17k 42.6 49.6%
34 The News Agents 17k 44.3 47.5%
35 FT News Briefing 17k 44.3 47.5%
36 Love Trapped 16k 42.2 48.7%
37 Las Culturistas 15k 43.6 46.2%
38 SmartLess 15k 43.6 46.2%
39 Casefile True Crime 14k 42.2 48.7%
40 Joe Rogan Experience 14k 37.3 39.8%
41 Empire (Podcast) 13k 44.5 50.7%
42 Letters from an American 13k 44.3 47.5%
43 Hotel Matze 12k 38.1 52.5%
44 Bad Friends 12k 43.6 46.2%
45 Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard 12k 43.6 46.2%
46 Newscast 12k 44.3 47.5%
47 Stuff You Should Know 12k 49.9 53.1%
48 The Rest Is Football 11k 42.5 48.4%
49 Geschichten aus der Geschichte 11k 44.8 51.5%
50 The Rest Is Entertainment 9.9k 42.6 49.6%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular podcasts compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each podcast by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest podcast in France?

Breakdown currently leads with an estimated audience of 305k people in France.

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