Apple shares the most popular podcasts of 2024




Apple has unveiled the most popular podcasts of 2024, with year-end charts tailored for audiences in nearly 100 countries and regions. These charts are accessible in the Browse tab throughout the remainder of the year and feature the top overall podcasts, the best new shows launched this year, the most followed and shared programs, as well as the leading free and subscriber-based channels. In more than 15 markets, listeners can also discover “Shows We Love,” a curated selection highlighting engaging narrative and episodic series that made an impact this year.

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

Here are the leading podcasts in the U.S. for 2024:

Top Shows

  1. The Daily
  2. Crime Junkie
  3. The Joe Rogan Experience
  4. Dateline NBC
  5. SmartLess
  6. Huberman Lab
  7. This American Life
  8. New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
  9. Up First from NPR
  10. Morbid

Top New Shows

  1. The Tucker Carlson Show
  2. Three
  3. Mortal Sin
  4. Drowning Creek
  5. The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke
  6. Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings
  7. Noble
  8. Murder in the Hollywood Hills
  9. Hysterical
  10. Who Killed JFK?

Top Series

  1. Serial
  2. Up and Vanished
  3. Three
  4. The Bakersfield Three
  5. CounterClock
  6. Something Was Wrong
  7. Dr. Death
  8. The Binge Cases
  9. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra
  10. The Binge Crimes

Top Episodes

  1. Crime Junkie: “SERIAL KILLER: The Alphabet Murders Part 1”
  2. The Joe Rogan Experience: “#2219 – Donald Trump”
  3. The Daily: “Harris Baits Trump: Inside Their Fiery Debate”
  4. Dateline NBC: “Dangerous Secret”
  5. The Bakersfield Three: “Episode 1: Fight Like a Mother”
  6. SmartLess: “Vince Vaughn”
  7. Three: “Skylar Is Missing | Chapter 1”
  8. Serial: “Serial S04 – Ep. 1: Poor Baby Raul”
  9. Mortal Sin: “1 – Ashes to Ashes”
  10. New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce: “Travis Wins on the Road, Jason Celebrates Shirtless and Full Divisional Round Recap | Ep 75”
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Most Shared Shows

  1. Huberman Lab
  2. Scamanda
  3. Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
  4. The Daily
  5. The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
  6. The Bible Recap
  7. The Mel Robbins Podcast
  8. Sold a Story
  9. Who Killed JFK?
  10. Crime Junkie

Most Shared Episodes

  1. The Tucker Carlson Show: “Calley & Casey Means: The Truth About Ozempic, the Pill, and How Big Pharma Keeps You Sick”
  2. The Mel Robbins Podcast: “The #1 Menopause Doctor: How to Lose Belly Fat, Sleep Better, & Stop Suffering Now”
  3. The Daily: “The Year of Taylor Swift”
  4. Huberman Lab: “Dr. Stacy Sims: Female-Specific Exercise & Nutrition for Health, Performance & Longevity”
  5. The Joe Rogan Experience: “#2219 – Donald Trump”
  6. The Ezra Klein Show: “Is Tim Walz the Midwestern Dad Democrats Need?”
  7. Honestly with Bari Weiss: “Why the Kids Aren’t Alright”
  8. We Can Do Hard Things: “263. Healing from Emotionally Immature Parents with Lindsay C. Gibson”
  9. Call Her Daddy: “Vice President Kamala Harris”
  10. Good Inside with Dr. Becky: “The Anxious Generation with Jonathan Haidt”

Most Followed Shows

  1. The Joe Rogan Experience
  2. New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
  3. Huberman Lab
  4. Call Her Daddy
  5. The Tucker Carlson Show
  6. The Mel Robbins Podcast
  7. SmartLess
  8. Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
  9. Crime Junkie
  10. The Daily

Top Subscriber Shows

  1. Apple News+ Narrated
  2. Morbid
  3. Dateline NBC
  4. The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke
  5. Dr. Death
  6. SmartLess
  7. Something Was Wrong
  8. Scamtown
  9. American Scandal
  10. Mortal Sin

Top Channels

When curious about which podcasts are trending, listeners turn to Apple Podcasts. It’s the ideal platform for discovering, enjoying, and supporting content creators, offering a vast array of shows covering virtually every subject. Additionally, Apple Podcasts features numerous premium podcasts, making it easy for fans to find and enjoy the ultimate experience of their favorite series on their iPhone, iPad, Mac, CarPlay, Apple Watch with AirPods, or on the web at podcasts.apple.com.