Top U.S. podcasts
| Podcast Industry Ranking | ||||
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| Top 20 US Podcasts | ||||
| US Audience: May 2026 | ||||
| Rank | Podcast | Change | Publisher | |
| 1 | The Daily | +1 | The New York Times | |
| 2 | NPR News Now | -1 | NPR | |
| 3 | Up First from NPR | -- | NPR | |
| 4 | Dateline NBC | -- | NBC News | |
| 5 | Fox News Hourly Update | -- | Fox Audio Network | |
| 6 | Pod Save America | -- | Crooked Media | |
| 7 | The Ben Shapiro Show | -- | DailyWire | |
| 8 | Pardon My Take | -- | Barstool Sports | |
| 9 | 48 Hours | -- | Paramount | |
| 10 | Stuff You Should Know | -- | iHeartPodcasts | |
| 11 | On Purpose with Jay Shettye | +2 | iHeartPodcasts | |
| 12 | This American Life | -1 | This American Life | |
| 13 | The Shawn Ryan Show | +4 | Cumulus Podcast Network | |
| 14 | The Dan Bongino Show | -2 | Silverloch | |
| 15 | Morning Wire | -- | DailyWire | |
| 16 | The Ezra Klein Show | -- | The New York Times | |
| 17 | My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark | +1 | Exactly Right | |
| 18 | Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! | +22 | NPR | |
| 19 | 20/20 | +1 | The Walt Disney Company | |
| 20 | Today, Explained | -6 | Vox Media | |
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Ranking is based on Podtrac measurement data for Unique US Monthly Audience. Ranking includes shows that participate in Podtrac measurement for the full month for which the ranking is being released. Podtrac measurement is free to use by any podcast. Visit Podtrac.com for more information. |
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