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Daily podcast charts · South Africa

Every podcast chart in one place. And what to play next.

Every day we bring together the Apple Podcasts, Castbox & Pocket Casts charts for South Africa into an overall ranking and the genre charts each source publishes, then help you find your next show.

Updated October 11, 2026 34,863 shows tracked 19 genre charts
Illuminated podcast artwork
#173 on the Society & Culture chart

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BBC Radio 4
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South Africa charts
South Africa · All genres · combined

Top podcasts in South Africa today

This is the ZA chart, ranked by Pulse Score: how strongly each show performs across the ZA chart sources active today.

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Full top 200 → Methodology →
Updated October 11, 2026
  1. 1New on this chart
    The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett podcast artwork
    The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
    DOAC
    Apple #1 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #5
    99Pulse Score out of 100
  2. 2New on this chart
    Djy Jaivane podcast artwork
    Djy Jaivane
    Djy Jaivane
    Apple #2 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts —
    90Pulse Score out of 100
  3. 3New on this chart
    Podcast and Chill with MacG podcast artwork
    Podcast and Chill with MacG
    Podcast and Chill Network
    Apple #3 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts —
    85Pulse Score out of 100
  4. 4New on this chart
    Global News Podcast podcast artwork
    Global News Podcast
    BBC World Service
    Apple #4 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #14
    83Pulse Score out of 100
  5. 5New on this chart
    Knight SA - MidTempo Sessions Uploads podcast artwork
    Knight SA - MidTempo Sessions Uploads
    Knight SA
    Apple #5 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts —
    76Pulse Score out of 100
  6. 6New on this chart
    The Mel Robbins Podcast podcast artwork
    The Mel Robbins Podcast
    Mel Robbins
    Apple #6 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #47
    74Pulse Score out of 100
  7. 7New on this chart
    In The Dark podcast artwork
    In The Dark
    The New Yorker
    Apple #7 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #75
    69Pulse Score out of 100
  8. 8New on this chart
    What Now? with Trevor Noah podcast artwork
    What Now? with Trevor Noah
    Trevor Noah
    Apple #8 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #37
    68Pulse Score out of 100
  9. 9New on this chart
    The Joe Rogan Experience podcast artwork
    The Joe Rogan Experience
    Joe Rogan
    Apple #10 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #3
    66Pulse Score out of 100
  10. 10New on this chart
    On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast artwork
    On Purpose with Jay Shetty
    Perfect Strangers
    Apple #9 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #60
    65Pulse Score out of 100
Uncharted territory · October 2026

Uncharted territory: October 2026

Monthly podcast recommendations outside the combined Top 100. Genre and platform chart appearances are welcome.

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By genre · South Africa

The No. 1 show in every genre in South Africa

Nineteen genre charts, each combining every platform that publishes one for South Africa.

How it works

One chart to rule them all.

Each source publishes its own ranking, and they rarely agree. The Pulse Score combines the available positions, rewarding shows that rank highly across multiple charts.

Read the methodology