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Apple is releasing its most comprehensive podcast charts of 2025 right at the end of the year. The selection reveals which formats performed particularly well worldwide, which new releases were a hit, and which episodes dominated the charts. The data provides a clear overview of how the podcast year developed and which content shaped the listening landscape.
Apple is revealing the most popular podcasts and trends of 2025. The charts cover global and regional developments, offering a broad overview of successful formats, new shows, and the most shared content. Additionally, Apple's editorial team is curating the Best Shows of 2025 in over 15 markets. The highlight will be the presentation of the Apple Podcasts Show of the Year award on December 4. The complete collection of all rankings can be viewed in the New tab of the Apple Podcasts app until the end of the year.
The 2025 year-end charts on Apple Podcasts
The charts show various categories that categorize the podcast year from different perspectives. These include top shows, top new releases, most followed, most shared, top channels, and editorial recommendations. The data covers all formats that played a significant role in 2025.
Top Shows 2025 in the USA
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- The Daily
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- Crime Junkie
- Dateline NBC
- SmartLess
- Call Her Daddy
- This American Life
- Huberman Lab
- The Ezra Klein Show
Top new products for 2025
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler
- Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce
- Deadly Mirage
- Blink | Jake Handel's Story
- Murder in the Moonlight
- Devil in the Desert
- What Happened to Holly Bobo
- Cold Blooded: Mystery in Alaska
- Unicorn Girl
- The Best People with Nicolle Wallace
Top series
- The Telepathy Tapes
- The Binge Cases
- Deadly Mirage
- Blink | Jake Handel's Story
- Dateline Originals
- Murder in the Moonlight
- Serial
- THREE
- Devil in the Desert
- CounterClock
Top Episodes
- The Telepathy Tapes: The hidden world of telepathic communication in a silenced community
- Crime Junkie: MURDERED: The Feeney Family
- New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce: The Taylor Swift Episode
- The Joe Rogan Experience: Number 2223 with Elon Musk
- The Daily: Trump again
- Blink | Jake Handel's Story: Blink
- Deadly Mirage: Death in the High Desert
- SmartLess: Amy Poehler
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Tina Fey
- Murder in the Moonlight: In Cold Blood
Most shared shows
- The Telepathy Tapes
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- Sold a Story
- Blink | Jake Handel's Story
- The Bible in a Year with Father Mike Schmitz
- The Daily
- Huberman Lab
- The Bible Recap
- Scamanda
- The Ezra Klein Show
Most shared episodes
- The Mel Robbins Podcast: The Body Reset
- The Telepathy Tapes: The Hidden World of Telepathic Communication
- The Ezra Klein Show: Don't believe him
- The Shawn Ryan Show: Number 163 with Gary Brecka
- The Peter Attia Drive: Women's Sexual Health, Menopause and HRT
- The Joe Rogan Experience: Episode 2294 with Dr. Suzanne Humphries
- The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart: Trump has won. What now?
- The Daily: The secret power of siblings
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty: Mel Robbins and the Let Them Theory
- Armchair Expert: Mary Claire Haver on menopause
Most-watched shows
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler
- The Charlie Kirk Show
- Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce
- The Telepathy Tapes
- The MediaTouch Podcast
- The Shawn Ryan Show
- Call Her Daddy
- The Daily
Top shows of subscribers
- The Daily
- Apple News Plus Narrated
- The Ezra Klein Show
- Unicorn Girl
- Morbid
- Extrasensory
- Dateline NBC
- Scamtown
- Big Time
- The New York Times Narrated
Top channels
- SiriusXM Podcasts
- Wondery
- iHeartPodcasts
- The New York Times
- audiochuck
- Dateline NBC
- Dear Media
- Cumulus Podcast Network
- Audacy
- Vox Media Podcast Network
Apple Podcasts: The Year of Formats, Voices, and Trends
Apple's 2025 Podcast Charts provide a clear overview of a dynamic year filled with major formats, new voices, and a wealth of shared content. The blend of data-driven rankings and editorial curation offers guidance and reveals which podcasts shaped the year. The charts provide comprehensive insights into trends, preferences, and developments, highlighting the continued diversity of the podcast landscape in 2025. (Image: Apple)
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