Apple Podcasts top shows
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Apple Podcasts top shows for 2024

Press Release ·

Today, Apple shared the most popular podcasts of 2024, with year-end charts localized for listeners in nearly 100 countries and regions. The 2024 charts are available in the Browse tab through the end of the year, and include the top podcasts overall, the top new shows that debuted this year, the most followed shows, the most shared shows and episodes, and the top free and subscriber channels.

Listeners in over 15 markets can also explore Shows We Love, a curated collection of standout narrative and episodic series that resonated this year.

On Tuesday, December 3, Apple Podcasts will reveal the Show of the Year.

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Podnews adds: Here are a few of the top shows in the following countries:

United States

    The Daily
    1: The Daily
    News
    From: The New York Times
    Hosted by: Simplecast
    Crime Junkie
    2: Crime Junkie
    True Crime
    From: audiochuck
    Hosted by: Simplecast
    The Joe Rogan Experience
    3: The Joe Rogan Experience
    Comedy
    From: Joe Rogan
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    Dateline NBC
    Trailer Play trailer4: Dateline NBC
    True Crime
    From: NBC News
    Hosted by: Simplecast
    SmartLess
    Trailer Play trailer5: SmartLess
    Culture
    From: Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett
    Hosted by: Simplecast
    Huberman Lab
    Trailer Play trailer6: Huberman Lab
    Health & Fitness and Science
    From: Scicomm Media
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    This American Life
    7: This American Life
    Politics
    From: This American Life
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
    Trailer Play trailer8: New Heights
    Comedy
    From: Wondery
    Hosted by: ART19
    Up First from NPR
    9: Up First
    News
    From: NPR
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    Morbid
    10: Morbid
    True Crime
    From: Morbid Network | Wondery
    Hosted by: ART19

Canada

United Kingdom

Australia

    The Imperfects
    Trailer Play trailer1: The Imperfects
    Health & Fitness and Education
    From: Hugh van Cuylenburg, Ryan Shelton & Josh van Cuylenburg
    Hosted by: Omny Studio
    Conversations
    2: Conversations
    Society & Culture
    From: ABC listen
     
    Casefile True Crime
    3: Casefile
    True Crime
    From: Casefile Presents
    Hosted by: Audioboom
    Mamamia Out Loud
    Trailer Play trailer4: Mamamia Out Loud
    Culture
    From: Mamamia Podcasts
    Hosted by: Omny Studio
    No Filter
    5: No Filter
    Culture
    From: Mamamia Podcasts
    Hosted by: Omny Studio
    The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
    6: Diary of a CEO
    Business
    From: DOAC
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    Huberman Lab
    Trailer Play trailer7: Huberman Lab
    Health & Fitness and Science
    From: Scicomm Media
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    The Rest Is History
    8: The Rest is History
    History
    From: Goalhanger
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    Hamish & Andy
    Trailer Play trailer9: Hamish & Andy
    Comedy
    From: LiSTNR
    Hosted by: Omny Studio
    True Crime Conversations
    10: True Crime Conversations
    True Crime
    From: Mamamia Podcasts
    Hosted by: Omny Studio

Ireland

New Zealand

    The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
    1: Diary of a CEO
    Business
    From: DOAC
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    The Rest Is History
    2: The Rest is History
    History
    From: Goalhanger
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    Huberman Lab
    Trailer Play trailer3: Huberman Lab
    Health & Fitness and Science
    From: Scicomm Media
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    Between Two Beers Podcast
    4: Between Two Beers
    Society & Culture
    From: Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten
    Hosted by: Omny Studio
    The Detail
    5: The Detail
    News
    From: RNZ
    Hosted by: Acast
    DELVE: Powder Keg
    Trailer Play trailer6: Delve: Powder Keg
    True Crime
    From: newsroom.co.nz
    Hosted by: Acast
    Casefile True Crime
    7: Casefile
    True Crime
    From: Casefile Presents
    Hosted by: Audioboom
    The Daily
    8: The Daily
    News
    From: The New York Times
    Hosted by: Simplecast
    The Dom Harvey Podcast
    Trailer Play trailer9: The Dom Harvey Podcast
    Sports
    From: Dom Harvey
    Hosted by: Acast
    The Trial
    Trailer Play trailer10: The Trial
    True Crime
    From: Stuff Audio
    Hosted by: Megaphone

All the countries

Apple Podcasts on the web allows you to easily(ish) see the lists for all the countries.

  • If you’re on an Apple device, these links may open the Podcasts app in your own country, rather than these links - to get round that, right-click or long-press the link, and choose “Open link”.

While the Apple Podcasts press release promises localised charts for over 100 countries, we only see 33 countries with charts available in this manner. (The choice of supported countries also perhaps gives us a clue as to the editorial focus of the Apple Podcasts team).

OPML icon The above list of podcasts is available as an OPML file for your podcast player

This is a press release which we link to from Podnews, our daily newsletter about podcasting and on-demand. We may make small edits for editorial reasons.

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