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
76 Betrayal 324k 41.7 57.1%
77 Murder With My Husband 321k 41.7 57.1%
78 Pod Save the World 319k 42.6 50.5%
79 Newscast 312k 42.6 50.5%
80 The Rest Is Politics 309k 42.6 50.5%
81 The Megyn Kelly Show 302k 42.6 50.5%
82 Dr. Death 299k 41.7 57.1%
83 Good Hang with Amy Poehler 296k 41.4 49.2%
84 Friends Keep Secrets 295k 41.4 49.2%
85 48 Hours 290k 40.0 50.2%
86 Up First from NPR 280k 42.6 50.5%
87 We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson 273k 40.0 50.2%
88 The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe 262k 40.6 51.8%
89 Radio Rental 260k 39.7 53.1%
90 The Rewatchables 242k 40.0 50.2%
91 Prof G Markets 226k 41.1 50.7%
92 The Bill Simmons Podcast 223k 40.1 49.5%
93 The Ezra Klein Show 223k 40.0 50.2%
94 20/20 221k 41.7 57.1%
95 IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson 220k 37.6 57.0%
96 The Fall Line 214k 39.7 53.1%
97 Empire (Podcast) 211k 42.8 51.3%
98 The Rest Is Politics: US 211k 42.6 50.5%
99 Marketplace 203k 41.1 50.7%
100 No Such Thing As A Fish 198k 41.4 49.2%

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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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