Popularity ranking · United States

The 100 most popular Podcasts in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest podcasts in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 355 podcasts tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Crime Junkie, KILL TONY and Call Her Daddy lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 44M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.7M, and the largest, Crime Junkie, reaches around 23M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each podcast, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States 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 United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United States. 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 United States, 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 United States. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Casefile True Crime 815k 41.7 57.1%
52 The Adam Carolla Show (podcast) 793k 47.2 32.4%
53 The Bulwark Podcast 778k 42.6 50.5%
54 Smosh Reads Reddit Stories 745k 41.4 49.2%
55 Nothing Much Happens 729k 37.6 57.0%
56 MrBallen Podcast 727k 41.7 57.1%
57 Small Town Murder 717k 41.4 49.2%
58 Fresh Air 700k 40.0 50.2%
59 Planet Money 664k 40.1 43.7%
60 The Mel Robbins Podcast 652k 37.6 57.0%
61 The Toast 553k 41.4 49.2%
62 The MeidasTouch Podcast 518k 42.6 50.5%
63 The Viall Files 484k 40.0 50.2%
64 Therapy for Black Girls 482k 39.7 53.1%
65 Two Hot Takes 478k 41.4 49.2%
66 Sunset Club 475k 33.2 60.4%
67 Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast 442k 41.4 49.2%
68 Love Trapped 438k 41.7 57.1%
69 The Shawn Ryan Show 422k 40.0 50.2%
70 Bulwark Takes 417k 42.6 50.5%
71 Baby, this is Keke Palmer 414k 41.4 49.2%
72 The Deck 396k 41.7 57.1%
73 Watch What Crappens 365k 40.0 50.2%
74 Today, Explained 333k 42.6 50.5%
75 True Crime Garage 329k 41.7 57.1%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular podcasts compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States 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 United States?

Crime Junkie currently leads with an estimated audience of 23M people in United States.

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