Apple Podcasts top shows
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Apple Podcasts top shows for 2024

Press Release ·

Today, Apple shared the most popular podcasts of 2024, with year-end charts localized for listeners in nearly 100 countries and regions. The 2024 charts are available in the Browse tab through the end of the year, and include the top podcasts overall, the top new shows that debuted this year, the most followed shows, the most shared shows and episodes, and the top free and subscriber channels.

Listeners in over 15 markets can also explore Shows We Love, a curated collection of standout narrative and episodic series that resonated this year.

On Tuesday, December 3, Apple Podcasts will reveal the Show of the Year.


Podnews adds: Here are a few of the top shows in the following countries:

United States

    The Daily
    1: The Daily
    News
    From: The New York Times
    Hosted by: Simplecast
    Crime Junkie
    2: Crime Junkie
    True Crime
    From: audiochuck
    Hosted by: Simplecast4.7 ★
    The Joe Rogan Experience
    3: The Joe Rogan Experience
    Comedy
    From: Joe Rogan
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    Dateline NBC
    Trailer Play trailer4: Dateline NBC
    True Crime
    From: NBC News
    Hosted by: Simplecast4.5 ★
    SmartLess
    Trailer Play trailer5: SmartLess
    Culture
    From: Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett
    Hosted by: Simplecast4.6 ★
    Huberman Lab
    Trailer Play trailer6: Huberman Lab
    Health & Fitness and Science
    From: Scicomm Media
    Hosted by: Megaphone4.9 ★
    This American Life
    7: This American Life
    Politics
    From: This American Life
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
    Trailer Play trailer8: New Heights
    Comedy
    From: Wondery
    Hosted by: ART194.9 ★
    Up First from NPR
    9: Up First
    News
    From: NPR
    Hosted by: Megaphone4.5 ★
    Morbid
    Trailer Play trailer10: Morbid
    True Crime
    From: Morbid Network | Wondery
    Hosted by: ART19

Canada

    The Daily
    1: The Daily
    News
    From: The New York Times
    Hosted by: Simplecast
    SmartLess
    Trailer Play trailer2: SmartLess
    Culture
    From: Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett
    Hosted by: Simplecast4.6 ★
    Dateline NBC
    Trailer Play trailer3: Dateline NBC
    True Crime
    From: NBC News
    Hosted by: Simplecast4.5 ★
    Huberman Lab
    Trailer Play trailer4: Huberman Lab
    Health & Fitness and Science
    From: Scicomm Media
    Hosted by: Megaphone4.9 ★
    The Joe Rogan Experience
    5: The Joe Rogan Experience
    Comedy
    From: Joe Rogan
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    The Mel Robbins Podcast
    Trailer Play trailer6: The Mel Robbins Podcast
    Education
    From: Mel Robbins
    Hosted by: Simplecast4.8 ★
    Call Her Daddy
    7: Call Her Daddy
    Comedy
    From: Alex Cooper
    Hosted by: Simplecast4.3 ★
    Canadian True Crime
    Trailer Play trailer8: Canadian True Crime
    True Crime
    From: Kristi Lee | Canadian True Crime
    Hosted by: Acast4.7 ★
    Spittin Chiclets
    9: Spittin’ Chiclets
    Sports
    From: Barstool Sports
     4.8 ★
    Crime Junkie
    10: Crime Junkie
    True Crime
    From: audiochuck
    Hosted by: Simplecast4.7 ★

United Kingdom

Australia

    The Imperfects
    Trailer Play trailer1: The Imperfects
    Health & Fitness and Education
    From: Hugh van Cuylenburg, Ryan Shelton & Josh van Cuylenburg
    Hosted by: Omny Studio4.9 ★
    Conversations
    2: Conversations
    Society & Culture
    From: ABC listen
     4.4 ★
    Casefile True Crime
    3: Casefile
    True Crime
    From: Casefile Presents
    Hosted by: Acast4.7 ★
    Mamamia Out Loud
    4: Mamamia Out Loud
    Culture
    From: Mamamia Podcasts
    Hosted by: Omny Studio4.4 ★
    No Filter
    5: No Filter
    Culture
    From: Mamamia Podcasts
    Hosted by: Omny Studio4.4 ★
    The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
    6: Diary of a CEO
    Business
    From: DOAC
    Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★
    Huberman Lab
    Trailer Play trailer7: Huberman Lab
    Health & Fitness and Science
    From: Scicomm Media
    Hosted by: Megaphone4.9 ★
    The Rest Is History
    Trailer Play trailer8: The Rest is History
    History
    From: Goalhanger
    Hosted by: Megaphone4.7 ★
    Hamish & Andy
    Trailer Play trailer9: Hamish & Andy
    Comedy
    From: LiSTNR
    Hosted by: Omny Studio4.9 ★
    True Crime Conversations
    10: True Crime Conversations
    True Crime
    From: Mamamia Podcasts
    Hosted by: Omny Studio4.5 ★

Ireland

New Zealand

    The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
    1: Diary of a CEO
    Business
    From: DOAC
    Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★
    The Rest Is History
    Trailer Play trailer2: The Rest is History
    History
    From: Goalhanger
    Hosted by: Megaphone4.7 ★
    Huberman Lab
    Trailer Play trailer3: Huberman Lab
    Health & Fitness and Science
    From: Scicomm Media
    Hosted by: Megaphone4.9 ★
    Between Two Beers Podcast
    4: Between Two Beers
    Society & Culture
    From: Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten
    Hosted by: Acast4.9 ★
    The Detail
    5: The Detail
    News
    From: RNZ
    Hosted by: Acast4.7 ★
    DELVE
    Trailer Play trailer6: Delve: Powder Keg
    True Crime
    From: newsroom.co.nz
    Hosted by: Acast4.7 ★
    Casefile True Crime
    7: Casefile
    True Crime
    From: Casefile Presents
    Hosted by: Acast4.7 ★
    The Daily
    8: The Daily
    News
    From: The New York Times
    Hosted by: Simplecast
    The Dom Harvey Podcast
    Trailer Play trailer9: The Dom Harvey Podcast
    Sports
    From: Dom Harvey
    Hosted by: Acast4.8 ★
    The Trial
    Trailer Play trailer10: The Trial
    True Crime
    From: Stuff Audio
    Hosted by: Megaphone4.7 ★

All the countries

Apple Podcasts on the web allows you to easily(ish) see the lists for all the countries.

  • If you’re on an Apple device, these links may open the Podcasts app in your own country, rather than these links - to get round that, right-click or long-press the link, and choose “Open link”.

While the Apple Podcasts press release promises localised charts for over 100 countries, we only see 33 countries with charts available in this manner. (The choice of supported countries also perhaps gives us a clue as to the editorial focus of the Apple Podcasts team).


OPML icon The above list of podcasts is available as an OPML file for your podcast player


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