Top U.S. podcasts
| Podcast Industry Ranking | ||||
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| Top 20 US Podcasts | ||||
| US Audience: August 2026 | ||||
| Rank | Podcast | Change | Publisher | |
| 1 | Crime Junkie | - | AudioChuck | |
| 2 | The Daily | - | The New York Times | |
| 3 | NPR News Now | - | NPR | |
| 4 | Up First from NPR | - | NPR | |
| 5 | Dateline NBC | - | NBCUniversal | |
| 6 | Fox News Hourly Update | - | Fox Audio Network | |
| 7 | Pardon My Take | - | Barstool Sports | |
| 8 | Pod Save America | - | Crooked Media | |
| 9 | The Ben Shapiro Show | - | DailyWire | |
| 10 | Stuff You Should Know | -- | iHeartPodcasts | |
| 11 | This American Life | - | This American Life | |
| 12 | The Ezra Klein Show | +5 | The New York Times | |
| 13 | 48 Hours | - | Paramount | |
| 14 | The Shawn Ryan Show | -2 | Cumulus Podcast Network | |
| 15 | The Dan Bongino | -1 | Silverloch | |
| 16 | Rotten Mango | - | Stephanie Soo Inc | |
| 17 | Today, Explained | +1 | Vox Media | |
| 18 | My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Geoorgia Hardstark | -3 | Exactly Right | |
| 19 | The Tim Dillon Show | - | The Tim Dillon Show | |
| 20 | 20/20 | +1 | The Walt Disney Company | |
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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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