Top 50 Podcasts in South Korea

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest podcasts in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 95 podcasts tracked in South Korea, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Serial (podcast), Kurzgesagt and Beste Freundinnen lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 267,811 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 7,035, and the largest, Serial (podcast), reaches around 140,000 people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each podcast, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Korea and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank Name Audience size Country share Subtype Category
1 Serial (podcast) Serial (podcast) 140,000 0.4% Music & Radio
2 Kurzgesagt Kurzgesagt 105,815 1.0% Politics & Society
3 Beste Freundinnen Beste Freundinnen 21,996 0.1% Music & Radio
4 The Daily The Daily 11,339 0.1% Music & Radio
5 Call Her Daddy Call Her Daddy 7,868 0.1% Music & Radio
6 Call Her Daddy Call Her Daddy 7,198 0.1% Music & Radio
7 Planet Money Planet Money 7,097 0.8% Business & Career
8 Stuff You Should Know Stuff You Should Know 5,748 0.3% Internet & Social Media
9 Welcome to Night Vale Welcome to Night Vale 4,683 0.2% Internet & Social Media
10 The Adam Carolla Show (podcast) The Adam Carolla Show (podcast) 4,435 0.4% Music & Radio
11 Huberman Lab Huberman Lab 3,994 0.1% Music & Radio
12 Pod Save America Pod Save America 3,873 0.1% Politics & Society
13 Besser als Sex Besser als Sex 3,850 1.3% TV series Music & Radio
14 Joe Rogan Experience Joe Rogan Experience 2,996 0.1% Music & Radio
15 Reply All (podcast) Reply All (podcast) 1,540 0.5% Technology & Electronics
16 Die Blaue Stunde Die Blaue Stunde 1,302 0.3% Music & Radio
17 The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe 1,153 0.2% Music & Radio
18 Pussytalk Pussytalk 1,132 0.4% Music & Radio
19 This Week in Startups This Week in Startups 749 0.9% Technology & Electronics
20 English as a Second Language Podcast English as a Second Language Podcast 744 1.4% Business & Career
21 beyond the obvious beyond the obvious 726 0.4% Record label Music & Radio
22 Zeit Verbrechen Zeit Verbrechen 680 0.0% TV series Music & Radio
23 Wall Street Weekly Wall Street Weekly 642 0.2% Music & Radio
24 The Jealous Curator The Jealous Curator 604 1.8% Arts & Culture
25 Hotel Matze Hotel Matze 586 0.0% Music & Radio
26 Gemischtes Hack Gemischtes Hack 586 0.0% Music & Radio
27 Fest und Flauschig Fest und Flauschig 586 0.1% Music & Radio
28 Geschichten aus der Geschichte Geschichten aus der Geschichte 554 0.0% Music & Radio
29 The Thinking Atheist The Thinking Atheist 542 0.8% Internet & Social Media
30 Mord auf Ex Mord auf Ex 517 0.0% Movies & TV
31 Kaulitz Hills Kaulitz Hills 513 0.1% Music & Radio
32 OMR Podcast OMR Podcast 511 0.1% Music & Radio
33 Einfach mal Luppen Einfach mal Luppen 502 0.1% Sports
34 Ronzheimer Ronzheimer 497 0.0% Music & Radio
35 Sunset Club Sunset Club 487 0.0% Music & Radio
36 Mordlust Mordlust 479 0.0% Music & Radio
37 Herrengedeck Herrengedeck 453 0.0% Music & Radio
38 Lage der Nation Lage der Nation 413 0.0% Music & Radio
39 radioWissen radioWissen 409 0.1% Music & Radio
40 Verbrechen von nebenan Verbrechen von nebenan 402 0.0% Music & Radio
41 Machtwechsel Machtwechsel 397 0.1% Record label Politics & Society
42 Hobbylos Hobbylos 396 0.1% Music & Radio
43 Clanland Clanland 396 0.3% Politics & Society
44 Sicherheitshalber Sicherheitshalber 396 0.1% Politics & Society
45 Die Nervigen Die Nervigen 345 0.1% Music & Radio
46 Lanz & Precht Lanz & Precht 340 0.1% Politics & Society
47 Drinnies Drinnies 339 0.1% Music & Radio
48 Deep und deutlich Deep und deutlich 339 0.0% TV series Music & Radio
49 Football Bromance Football Bromance 338 0.1% Sports
50 Auf den Punkt Auf den Punkt 295 0.1% Music & Radio

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea 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 South Korea?

Serial (podcast) currently leads with an estimated audience of 140,000 people in South Korea.

Methodology

Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.

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