Top MULTI-CHANNEL PODCASTS

The Top Audio & Video Podcasts Across All Channels and Formats: Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and more

Podtrac’s Top 20 Multi-Channel Podcasts for February 2026

Highlights of Podtrac's Top 200 Multi-Channel Podcasts for February 2026 include:

  • Audio: 200 podcasts (100%) post audio episodes to RSS.

  • Audio vs Video Delivery Percent:  146 podcasts (73%) get the majority of their episode delivery in audio, and 54 podcasts (27%) get the majority of their episode delivery in video.

  • Audio vs Video By Rank:  For the Top 50 ranked podcasts, total delivery is 51% video and 49% audio.  For podcasts ranked 51 to 200, total delivery is 77% audio and 23% video.

  • YouTube and Spotify Video:  122 podcasts (61%) post video episodes to YouTube, 44 podcasts (22%) post video episodes to Spotify.

  • By Genre:  Top genres are: News (54), Comedy (35), True Crime (24), Society & Culture (19), Business (16), & Sports (11).

  • Podcast Clips:  129 podcasts (65%) post podcast-related video clips to Instagram, 103 podcasts (52%) post clips to TikTok, and 91 podcasts (46%) post clips to YouTube.

  • Podcast Clip Delivery:  65 podcasts (33%) get more podcast video clip delivery than podcast episode delivery.

  • YouTube Episodes vs Clips:  57% of podcast delivery on YouTube is for views of full episodes, and 43% is for views of podcast-related clips. (Neither stat is a measure of play duration.)  Podcast clip totals are not used to determine podcast rank.

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  • Audio podcast delivery: Monthly downloads/streams or estimates for Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast apps

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  • Podcast video clips: Monthly views of podcast-related clips on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube (as applicable)

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  • How much exposure does each podcast get via full episodes vs podcast video clips in each channel?

  • Which podcasts grew the most month-over-month?

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Ranking Methodology - For each podcast, Podtrac uses one or more of these methods to provide you with the most comprehensive ranking of top podcasts across all podcast channels every month:

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