All genres · October 2026

Top Podcasts

The biggest shows in podcasting right now, ranked by combining the daily top charts from Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Pocket Casts. A show that ranks well on every platform scores higher than one that tops a single chart, so this list reflects where listeners actually are, not just one app.

1No change

The Joe Rogan Experience
Joe Rogan

Apple #4 Spotify #1 P. Casts #13

80Pulse Score out of 100
2No change

MTV VMAs
MTV

Apple — Spotify #2 P. Casts —

35Pulse Score out of 100
3No change

The Shawn Ryan Show
Shawn Ryan

Apple #27 Spotify #3 P. Casts —

44Pulse Score out of 100
4No change

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
Theo Von

Apple #68 Spotify #4 P. Casts —

36Pulse Score out of 100
5No change

Crime Junkie
Audiochuck

Apple #2 Spotify #5 P. Casts #55

67Pulse Score out of 100
6No change

Good Hang with Amy Poehler
The Ringer

Apple #8 Spotify #6 P. Casts #48

54Pulse Score out of 100
7No change

The Daily
The New York Times

Apple #1 Spotify #7 P. Casts #1

86Pulse Score out of 100
8No change

Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast
Matt McCusker & Shane Gillis

Apple #78 Spotify #8 P. Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
9No change

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson Network

Apple #93 Spotify #9 P. Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
10No change

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
DOAC

Apple #63 Spotify #10 P. Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
11No change

Up First from NPR
NPR

Apple #7 Spotify #11 P. Casts #10

58Pulse Score out of 100
12No change

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Armchair Umbrella

Apple #43 Spotify #12 P. Casts #78

30Pulse Score out of 100
13No change

Pardon My Take
Barstool Sports

Apple #5 Spotify #13 P. Casts —

47Pulse Score out of 100
14No change

Morbid
Ash Kelley & Alaina Urquhart

Apple #11 Spotify #14 P. Casts —

38Pulse Score out of 100
15No change

The Tim Dillon Show
The Tim Dillon Show

Apple #175 Spotify #15 P. Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
16No change

Bad Friends
7EQUIS

Apple #128 Spotify #16 P. Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
17No change

The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Ringer

Apple #15 Spotify #17 P. Casts #59

36Pulse Score out of 100
18No change

Giggly Squad
Hannah Berner & Paige DeSorbo

Apple #54 Spotify #18 P. Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
19Moving up

The Journal.
The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

Apple #101 Spotify #19 P. Casts #82

21Pulse Score out of 100
20Moving down

Candace
Candace Owens

Apple #168 Spotify #20 P. Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
21No change

Smosh Reads Reddit Stories
Smosh

Apple #170 Spotify #21 P. Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
22Moving down

RADAR
Spotify

Apple — Spotify #22 P. Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
23Moving up

The Toast
Dear Media

Apple #28 Spotify #23 P. Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
24Moving down

Modern Wisdom
Chris Williamson

Apple #180 Spotify #24 P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
25No change

Dateline NBC
NBC News

Apple #3 Spotify #25 P. Casts —

45Pulse Score out of 100
26Moving up

Rotten Mango
Stephanie Soo

Apple #99 Spotify #26 P. Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
27Moving down

The Mel Robbins Podcast
Mel Robbins

Apple #22 Spotify #27 P. Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
28Moving up

Huberman Lab
Scicomm Media

Apple #49 Spotify #28 P. Casts #32

24Pulse Score out of 100
29Moving down

Two Hot Takes
Two Hot Takes

Apple — Spotify #29 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
30Moving up

Financial Audit
Caleb Hammer

Apple #114 Spotify #30 P. Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
31Moving down

Boho Beautiful Meditation
Boho Beautiful Meditation

Apple — Spotify #31 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
32Moving up

NPR News Now
NPR

Apple #72 Spotify #32 P. Casts #62

19Pulse Score out of 100
33No change

CreepCast
Wendigoon & MeatCanyon

Apple — Spotify #33 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
34Moving down

On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Perfect Strangers

Apple #95 Spotify #34 P. Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
35Moving up

Last Podcast On The Left
The Last Podcast Network

Apple #112 Spotify #35 P. Casts #58

17Pulse Score out of 100
36Moving up

SmartLess
Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett

Apple #32 Spotify #36 P. Casts #21

27Pulse Score out of 100
37Moving down

Fantasy Footballers - Fantasy Football Podcast
Fantasy Football

Apple #40 Spotify #37 P. Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
38Moving up

Live Free with Josh Howerton
Lakepointe Church

Apple #13 Spotify #38 P. Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
39No change

Distractible
Distractible

Apple — Spotify #39 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
40Moving up

All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
All-In Podcast, LLC

Apple #86 Spotify #40 P. Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
41Moving down

KILL TONY
Golden Pony Productions

Apple #129 Spotify #41 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
42Moving up

MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
Ballen Studios

Apple #55 Spotify #42 P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
43Moving down

Pod Save America
Pod Save America

Apple #20 Spotify #43 P. Casts #11

34Pulse Score out of 100
44Moving up

Crime, Conspiracy, Cults and Murder
Kallmekris

Apple — Spotify #44 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
45Moving down

STAN:A
HYBE MEDIA STUDIO

Apple — Spotify #45 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
46Moving up

The Basement Yard
Santagato Studios

Apple — Spotify #46 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
47Moving down

Therapuss with Jake Shane
Jake Shane

Apple — Spotify #47 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
48Moving up

Today, Explained
Vox

Apple #108 Spotify #48 P. Casts #24

18Pulse Score out of 100
49Moving down

2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer
2 Bears 1 Cave

Apple — Spotify #49 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
50No change

This American Life
This American Life

Apple #53 Spotify #50 P. Casts #2

35Pulse Score out of 100
51Moving up

So True with Caleb Hearon
Wave

Apple — Spotify #51 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
52Moving down

Morning Brew Daily
Morning Brew

Apple #197 Spotify #52 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
53No change

Danny Jones Podcast
Danny Jones | Daylight Media

Apple — Spotify #53 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
54Moving up

The Ezra Klein Show
New York Times Opinion

Apple #17 Spotify #54 P. Casts #15

32Pulse Score out of 100
55Moving up

The Ben Shapiro Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #67 Spotify #55 P. Casts #87

15Pulse Score out of 100
56Moving down

PBD Podcast
PBD Podcast

Apple — Spotify #56 P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
57Moving down

Call Her Daddy
Alex Cooper

Apple #192 Spotify #57 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
58No change

The Rest Is History
Goalhanger

Apple #39 Spotify #58 P. Casts #27

22Pulse Score out of 100
59Moving up

Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Team Coco & Earwolf

Apple #79 Spotify #59 P. Casts #12

22Pulse Score out of 100
60Moving down

Julian Dorey Podcast
Julian Dorey | Daylight Media

Apple — Spotify #60 P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
61Moving down

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Why Files: Operation Podcast

Apple — Spotify #61 P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
62Moving down

The Ramsey Show
Ramsey Network

Apple #56 Spotify #62 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
63No change

Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #57 Spotify #63 P. Casts #6

28Pulse Score out of 100
64Moving up

Your Mom's House with Christina P. and Tom Segura
Tom Segura

Apple — Spotify #64 P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
65Moving up

Conspiracy Theories
Spotify Studios

Apple — Spotify #65 P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
66Moving down

The Matt Walsh Show
The Daily Wire

Apple #130 Spotify #66 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
67No change

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #45 Spotify #67 P. Casts #67

16Pulse Score out of 100
68Moving up

Flagrant
Flagrant

Apple — Spotify #68 P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
69Moving up

Just Trish
Trisha Paytas

Apple — Spotify #69 P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
70No change

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soundbuttonsspace

Apple — Spotify #70 P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
71Moving down

Science Vs
Spotify Studios

Apple — Spotify #71 P. Casts #20

14Pulse Score out of 100
72Moving up

Chilling Scares
Chilling Scares

Apple — Spotify #72 P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
73Moving down

The Ringer Fantasy Football Show
The Ringer

Apple #146 Spotify #73 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
74Moving down

The MeidasTouch Podcast
MeidasTouch Network

Apple #92 Spotify #74 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
75Moving down

Let's Find Out
Let's Find Out

Apple — Spotify #75 P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
76Moving up

Just Creepy: Scary Stories
Just Creepy

Apple — Spotify #76 P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
77Moving up

Are You Garbage? Comedy Podcast
Kevin Ryan & H. Foley

Apple — Spotify #77 P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
78Moving up

Breaking News from Pod Save America
Crooked Media

Apple — Spotify #78 P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
79Moving down

Murder With My Husband
OH NO MEDIA

Apple #151 Spotify #79 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
80Moving down

The Rewatchables
The Ringer

Apple #156 Spotify #80 P. Casts #77

10Pulse Score out of 100
81Moving down

The Megyn Kelly Show
SiriusXM

Apple #25 Spotify #81 P. Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
82No change

The Big Picture
The Ringer

Apple #155 Spotify #82 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
83Moving down

Stavvy's World
Stavros Halkias

Apple #179 Spotify #83 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
84No change

20/20
ABC News

Apple #46 Spotify #84 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
85Moving up

Murder In America
Bloody FM

Apple — Spotify #85 P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
86Moving up

The MeatEater Podcast
MeatEater

Apple #161 Spotify #86 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
87Moving down

Snook
Snook

Apple — Spotify #87 P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
88Moving up

Boring History For Sleep | Gentle Storytelling And Ambient Sounds (Official)
HistoryAndSleepOfficial

Apple — Spotify #88 P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
89Moving down

Park Predators
Audiochuck

Apple #81 Spotify #89 P. Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
90Moving up

48 Hours
48 Hours

Apple #21 Spotify #90 P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
91Moving down

Part Of The Problem
Dave Smith

Apple — Spotify #91 P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
92Moving up

Petty POV with Charlotte Dobre
Jellysmack

Apple — Spotify — P. Casts —
93Moving up

The Bryce Crawford Podcast
Bryce Crawford

Apple #145 Spotify #93 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
94Moving up

The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast
FOX Sports

Apple — Spotify — P. Casts —
95Moving down

Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén
Spotify Studios

Apple — Spotify — P. Casts —
96Moving up

Behind the Bastards
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #159 Spotify #96 P. Casts #19

15Pulse Score out of 100
97Moving up

Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #169 Spotify #97 P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
98Moving up

Mystery Boys w/ Kurt Metzger & Duncan Trussell
YMH Studios

Apple — Spotify — P. Casts —
99Moving up

Brooke and Connor Make A Podcast
TMG Studios

Apple — Spotify — P. Casts —
100Moving up

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Ascension

Apple #62 Spotify #100 P. Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100

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