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 379 podcasts tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Crime Junkie, KILL TONY and Beste Freundinnen lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 46M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.8M, 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 updated quarterly.

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How to read this list

Rank

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

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
1 Crime Junkie 23M 42.4 57.1%
2 KILL TONY 14M 42.1 49.2%
3 Beste Freundinnen 8.4M 38.6 51.4%
4 Breakdown 5.5M 40.4 53.1%
5 The Daily 5.5M 41.9 52.3%
6 Call Her Daddy 5.3M 38.7 58.9%
7 Serial (podcast) 5.1M — —
8 CounterClock 5M 42.4 57.1%
9 Savor 4.9M 40.4 53.1%
10 My Favorite Murder 4.7M 42.4 57.1%
11 World War II with Tom Hanks 4.4M 43.5 51.3%
12 Pod Save America 4.2M 43.3 50.5%
13 The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett 3.5M 41.8 50.7%
14 To Live and Die in LA 3.4M 40.4 53.1%
15 The Bible Recap 3.1M 40.7 50.2%
16 Rotten Mango 3M 42.4 57.1%
17 Kurzgesagt 2.9M 40.7 55.6%
18 All-In Podcast 2.8M 41.1 50.1%
19 The Telepathy Tapes 2.6M 40.7 50.2%
20 The Bible in a Year 2.3M 40.7 50.2%
21 NPR News Now 2.3M 43.3 50.5%
22 Bad Friends 2.2M 42.1 49.2%
23 Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard 2.2M 42.1 49.2%
24 Giggly Squad 2.2M 42.1 49.2%
25 Morbid 2.1M 42.4 57.1%
26 Bronzeville 2.1M 41.0 51.3%
27 Somebody 1.8M 41.0 51.3%
28 New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce 1.7M 40.8 49.5%
29 SmartLess 1.7M 42.1 49.2%
30 New Heights 1.7M 39.6 48.8%
31 Last Podcast On The Left 1.6M 42.4 57.1%
32 Acquired 1.5M 41.1 50.1%
33 Letters from an American 1.5M 43.3 50.5%
34 Pardon My Take 1.4M 40.8 49.5%
35 The Bobby Bones Show 1.4M 42.1 49.2%
36 The Rest Is History 1.4M 43.5 51.3%
37 Welcome to Night Vale 1.3M 35.1 63.7%
38 Huberman Lab 1.3M 40.3 47.0%
39 Worldview 1.3M 41.0 51.3%
40 followHIM 1.3M 40.7 50.2%
41 IHIP News 1.2M 43.3 50.5%
42 Behind the Bastards 1M 40.7 50.2%
43 Pivot 1M 43.3 50.5%
44 Las Culturistas 996k 42.1 49.2%
45 Strict Scrutiny 980k 43.3 50.5%
46 Stuff You Should Know 964k 47.1 48.5%
47 Men In Blazers 942k 40.8 49.5%
48 Hidden Brain 921k 40.7 50.2%
49 Criminal 893k 42.4 57.1%
50 This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von 884k 42.1 49.2%
51 Sword and Scale 877k 37.0 78.6%
52 Apple News Today 873k 43.3 50.5%
53 The Ramsey Show 855k 41.8 50.7%
54 Joe Rogan Experience 849k 41.1 43.3%
55 Casefile True Crime 830k 42.4 57.1%
56 The Mel Robbins Podcast 810k 38.3 57.0%
57 Therapy for Black Girls 791k 40.4 53.1%
58 The Adam Carolla Show (podcast) 764k 48.0 32.4%
59 Bulwark Takes 750k 43.3 50.5%
60 The Bulwark Podcast 728k 43.3 50.5%
61 That Peter Crouch Podcast 719k 40.8 49.5%
62 Nothing Much Happens 717k 38.3 57.0%
63 Smosh Reads Reddit Stories 679k 42.1 49.2%
64 Planet Money 676k 40.8 43.7%
65 Small Town Murder 669k 42.1 49.2%
66 Fresh Air 666k 40.7 50.2%
67 Love Trapped 643k 42.4 57.1%
68 MrBallen Podcast 621k 42.4 57.1%
69 The Toast 576k 42.1 49.2%
70 Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast 472k 42.1 49.2%
71 Friends Keep Secrets 455k 42.1 49.2%
72 Baby, this is Keke Palmer 453k 42.1 49.2%
73 Two Hot Takes 451k 42.1 49.2%
74 Sunset Club 445k 33.9 60.4%
75 The Viall Files 426k 40.7 50.2%
76 The Bill Simmons Podcast 417k 40.8 49.5%
77 The Shawn Ryan Show 416k 40.7 50.2%
78 The MeidasTouch Podcast 398k 43.3 50.5%
79 Watch What Crappens 378k 40.7 50.2%
80 The Deck 364k 42.4 57.1%
81 Dr. Death 344k 42.4 57.1%
82 Murder With My Husband 334k 42.4 57.1%
83 Betrayal 324k 42.4 57.1%
84 Today, Explained 321k 43.3 50.5%
85 We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson 320k 40.7 50.2%
86 The Rest Is Politics 305k 43.3 50.5%
87 Pod Save the World 305k 43.3 50.5%
88 True Crime Garage 303k 42.4 57.1%
89 Up First from NPR 294k 43.3 50.5%
90 Good Hang with Amy Poehler 292k 42.1 49.2%
91 48 Hours 274k 40.7 50.2%
92 Newscast 268k 43.3 50.5%
93 The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe 251k 41.3 51.8%
94 The Rewatchables 250k 40.7 50.2%
95 The Megyn Kelly Show 244k 43.3 50.5%
96 IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson 240k 38.3 57.0%
97 The Joe Budden Podcast 236k 40.7 50.2%
98 Prof G Markets 235k 41.8 50.7%
99 The Rest Is Politics: US 222k 43.3 50.5%
100 20/20 221k 42.4 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 updated quarterly 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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