Top U.S. podcasts

Podcast Industry Ranking
Top 20 US Podcasts
US Audience: July 2025
Rank Podcast Change Publisher
1 NPR News Now -- NPR
2 The Daily -- The New York Times
3 Up First -- NPR
4 FOX News Hourly Update +1 FOX News Podcasts
5 Dateline NBC -1 NBC News
6 Shawn Ryan Show -- Cumulus Podcast Network
7 Pardon My Take -- Barstool Sports
8 Stuff You Should Know +2 iHeart Podcasts
9 Today, Explained -- Vox Media
10 This American Life -2 This American Life
11 On Purpose with Jay Shetty -- iHeart Podcasts
12 48 Hours -- Paramount
13 The Ben Shapiro Show -- DailyWire
14 My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark +1 iHeart Podcasts
15 The Ezra Klein Show +2 The New York Times
16 20/20 -2 The Walt Disney Company
17 Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me -1 NPR
18 The Tucker Carlson Show +6 Tucker Carlson Network
19 The Tim Dillon Show +3 The Tim Dillon Show
20 Planet Money +11 NPR

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.

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