Genre chart · October 2026

Top History Podcasts

From ancient empires to last century’s scandals, these are the history podcasts people are binging right now, ranked across Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Pocket Casts.

1No change

The Rest Is History
Goalhanger

Apple #2 Spotify #1 P. Casts #2

95Pulse Score out of 100
2No change

Conspiracy Theories
Spotify Studios

Apple #24 Spotify #2 P. Casts #28

54Pulse Score out of 100
3No change

Hot History
Hot History Production

Apple #53 Spotify #3 P. Casts —

39Pulse Score out of 100
4No change

Lore
Aaron Mahnke

Apple #11 Spotify #4 P. Casts #11

62Pulse Score out of 100
5No change

AREA52 - DEBRIEFED With Chris Ramsay
Chris Ramsay

Apple #88 Spotify #5 P. Casts —

33Pulse Score out of 100
6No change

Sleepy History
Slumber Studios

Apple #16 Spotify #6 P. Casts #13

54Pulse Score out of 100
7No change

Short History Of...
NOISER

Apple #20 Spotify #7 P. Casts #17

48Pulse Score out of 100
8Moving up

Ancient Mysteries
Ancient Mysteries

Apple — Spotify #8 P. Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
9Moving up

This F*cking Guy
Crooked Media

Apple — Spotify #9 P. Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
10Moving down

History That Doesn't Suck
Prof. Greg Jackson

Apple #9 Spotify #10 P. Casts #10

56Pulse Score out of 100
11Moving up

Real Survival Stories
NOISER

Apple #41 Spotify #11 P. Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
12Moving down

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Dan Carlin

Apple #12 Spotify #12 P. Casts #14

49Pulse Score out of 100
13Moving up

Forbidden History
Like A Shot Entertainment

Apple — Spotify #13 P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
14Moving up

You're Wrong About
Sarah Marshall

Apple #8 Spotify #14 P. Casts #7

56Pulse Score out of 100
15Moving down

The Ancients
History Hit

Apple #10 Spotify #15 P. Casts #8

52Pulse Score out of 100
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The Fat Electrician
The Fat Electrician

Apple — Spotify #16 P. Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
17Moving down

World War II with Tom Hanks
The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

Apple #3 Spotify #17 P. Casts #3

68Pulse Score out of 100
18Moving up

Throughline
NPR

Apple #6 Spotify #18 P. Casts #6

57Pulse Score out of 100
19No change

Empire: World History
Goalhanger

Apple #27 Spotify #19 P. Casts #32

32Pulse Score out of 100
20Moving up

The Martyr Made Podcast
Darryl Cooper

Apple #17 Spotify #20 P. Casts #18

39Pulse Score out of 100
21Moving down

Right Answers Mostly
Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

Apple #13 Spotify #21 P. Casts #12

44Pulse Score out of 100
22Moving down

American Scandal
Audible

Apple #4 Spotify #22 P. Casts #4

62Pulse Score out of 100
23Moving down

The Team House
dee takos

Apple #1 Spotify #23 P. Casts #1

74Pulse Score out of 100
24Moving down

Real Dictators
NOISER

Apple #52 Spotify #24 P. Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
25Moving down

Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton
Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton

Apple — Spotify #25 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
26Moving down

Dark History
Audioboom Studios

Apple #55 Spotify #26 P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
27No change

The Rest Is Classified
Goalhanger

Apple #21 Spotify #27 P. Casts #29

32Pulse Score out of 100
28No change

Historically High
Historically High

Apple — Spotify #28 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
29No change

Fall of Civilizations Podcast
Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Apple #43 Spotify #29 P. Casts #38

24Pulse Score out of 100
30No change

Gone Medieval
History Hit

Apple #32 Spotify #30 P. Casts #30

27Pulse Score out of 100
31No change

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes
Crime House

Apple #42 Spotify #31 P. Casts #44

23Pulse Score out of 100
32No change

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
History Hit

Apple #34 Spotify #32 P. Casts #34

25Pulse Score out of 100
33No change

Gunfighters
MeatEater

Apple #33 Spotify #33 P. Casts #33

26Pulse Score out of 100
34Moving up

American History Tellers
Audible

Apple #7 Spotify #34 P. Casts #9

48Pulse Score out of 100
35Moving down

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop
John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

Apple #25 Spotify #35 P. Casts #24

29Pulse Score out of 100
36Moving up

You're Dead to Me
BBC Radio 4

Apple #28 Spotify #36 P. Casts #26

27Pulse Score out of 100
37No change

American History Hit
History Hit

Apple #29 Spotify #37 P. Casts #23

28Pulse Score out of 100
38Moving down

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More
Gary Arndt

Apple #19 Spotify #38 P. Casts #21

32Pulse Score out of 100
39No change

The History of Rome
Mike Duncan

Apple #40 Spotify #39 P. Casts #42

22Pulse Score out of 100
40Moving up

Michael Button
Michael Button

Apple — Spotify #40 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
41Moving up

Revolutions
Mike Duncan

Apple #36 Spotify #41 P. Casts #36

23Pulse Score out of 100
42Moving down

Noble Blood
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Apple #35 Spotify #42 P. Casts #31

24Pulse Score out of 100
43Moving up

This is History: The Tudors
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #54 Spotify #43 P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
44Moving up

Infamous America
Black Barrel Media

Apple #58 Spotify #44 P. Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
45Moving down

The Tape Library - Archive of the Paranormal & the Unexplained
SpectreVision Radio

Apple — Spotify #45 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
46Moving down

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit

Apple #26 Spotify #46 P. Casts #25

27Pulse Score out of 100
47Moving up

Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit

Apple #23 Spotify #47 P. Casts #22

28Pulse Score out of 100
48Moving down

Ask Haviv Anything
Haviv Rettig Gur

Apple #86 Spotify #48 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
49Moving down

Boring History for Sleep by Boring History Network
Boring History Network

Apple — Spotify #49 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
50Moving down

History Daily
History Daily

Apple #18 Spotify #50 P. Casts #16

32Pulse Score out of 100

Showing Spotify's own chart order. Platform columns show each show's position on every app's History chart.