Apple Podcasts Reveals 2025’s Top Shows and Emerging Trends

Apple has unveiled its extensive compilation of the top podcasts for 2025. This year-end report highlights shows and creators that have captivated audiences globally. The charts are available on the New tab of the Apple Podcasts app, demonstrating trends for listeners across various regions.

Overview of 2025’s Podcast Landscape

The charts categorize podcasts into multiple areas, including:

• Top Shows: The most listened-to podcasts of the year.
• Top New Shows: Breakout hits that debuted in 2025.
• Most Followed Shows: Podcasts gaining the highest number of new followers.
• Most Shared Shows: Podcasts that listeners shared most frequently.
• Top Channels: Most popular podcast channels based on listenership.

Additionally, listeners from over 15 markets can access the Best Shows of 2025. This selection is curated by Apple’s editorial team, showcasing standout podcasts from the year. The highlight of this celebration will be the announcement of the Apple Podcasts Show of the Year on December 4.

Top 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

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

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

Engaging Episodes of 2025

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”

Top Podcast Channels

• SiriusXM Podcasts
• Wondery
• iHeartPodcasts
• The New York Times
• audiochuck
• Dateline NBC
• Dear Media
• Cumulus Podcast Network
• Audacy
• Vox Media Podcast Network

Listeners can explore these exciting podcasts and discover what made 2025 a remarkable year in podcasting. Engaging themes and talented creators continued to draw audiences, affirming the medium’s growing popularity.