‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ tops Apple Podcasts top shows in the U.S. list in 2025

Today, Apple announced the most popular podcasts of 2025, releasing a comprehensive set of year-end charts that highlight the shows and creators that captivated listeners worldwide. The Top Charts of 2025 are localized for audiences around the world, offering a global and regional perspective on the year in podcasting.
Listeners can explore the full collection of 2025 charts now through the end of the year directly on the New tab of the Apple Podcasts app. The 2025 charts provide multiple views into the year’s biggest hits, including:
• Top Shows, the most popular podcasts of the year based on listenership.
• Top New Shows, the biggest breakout hits that debuted in 2025.
• Most Followed Shows, the podcasts that gained the most new followers.
• Most Shared Shows, the content listeners shared most often with friends and on social media.
• Top Channels, a look at the most popular channels, based on listenership.
In addition to the data-driven charts, listeners in over 15 markets can discover the Best Shows of 2025, a specially curated collection of standout podcasts that resonated with Apple’s editorial team this year. The celebration of this year’s best shows will culminate with the announcement of the Apple Podcasts Show of the Year, an honor that will be revealed on Thursday, December 4th.
Here are the most popular podcasts of 2025 in the U.S.:
Top Shows

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 Shows

Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce
Deadly Mirage
Blink | Jake Haendel’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 Haendel’s Story
Dateline Originals
Murder in the Moonlight
Serial
THREE
Devil in the Desert
CounterClock

Top Episodes

The Telepathy Tapes: “Unveiling the Hidden World of Telepathic Communication in a Silenced Community”
Crime Junkie: “MURDERED: The Feeney Family”
New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce: “The Taylor Swift Episode”
The Joe Rogan Experience: “#2223 – Elon Musk”
The Daily: “Trump, Again”
Blink | Jake Haendel’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 Haendel’s Story
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
The Daily
Huberman Lab
The Bible Recap
Scamanda
The Ezra Klein Show

Most Shared Episodes

The Mel Robbins Podcast: “The Body Reset: How Women Should Eat & Exercise for Health, Fat Loss, & Energy”
The Telepathy Tapes: “Unveiling the Hidden World of Telepathic Communication in a Silenced Community”
The Ezra Klein Show: “Don’t Believe Him”
The Shawn Ryan Show: “#163 Gary Brecka – Biohacking Secrets to Longevity, Aging Myths and the Science of Nutrition”
The Peter Attia Drive: “Women’s sexual health, menopause, and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) | Rachel Rubin, M.D.”
The Joe Rogan Experience: “#2294 – Dr. Suzanne Humphries”
The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart: “Trump Won. What Now? with Heather Cox Richardson”
The Daily: “The Secret Power of Siblings”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: “Mel Robbins: How to Use the ‘Let Them Theory’ (A Life Changing Mindset Hack That 15 Million People Can’t Stop Talking About)”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard: “Mary Claire Haver (on menopause)”

Most Followed 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 MeidasTouch Podcast
The Shawn Ryan Show
Call Her Daddy
The Daily

Top Subscriber Shows

The Daily
Apple News+ 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
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MacDailyNews Take: Congrats, Apple Podcasts chart toppers!

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