Apple has today announced the most popular podcasts of 2025 through a comprehensive set of charts, which include the most popular episodes and most shared shows.
The iPhone maker’s editorial team has also put together its own curated selection of what it considers to be the best shows of the year …
Apple says that it has localized the charts to offer both a global and regional perspective.
Listeners can explore the full collection of 2025 charts now through the end of the year directly on the New tab of the Apple Podcasts app. The 2025 charts provide multiple views into the year’s biggest hits.
The rankings include:
- Top Shows, the most popular podcasts of the year based on listenership.
- Top New Shows, the biggest breakout hits that debuted in 2025.
- Most Followed Shows, the podcasts that gained the most new followers.
- Most Shared Shows, the content listeners shared most often with friends and on social media.
- Top Channels, a look at the most popular channels, based on listenership.
Apple has also given its own take on the best podcasts of the year.
In addition to the data-driven charts, listeners in over 15 markets can discover the Best Shows of 2025, a specially curated collection of standout podcasts that resonated with Apple’s editorial team this year.
The company says it will reveal its Apple Podcasts show of the year on December 4.
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
Top Series
- The Telepathy Tapes
- The Binge Cases
- Deadly Mirage
- Blink | Jake Haendel’s Story
- Dateline Originals
- Murder in the Moonlight
- Serial
- THREE
- Devil in the Desert
- CounterClock
Check out the rest of the rankings here.
What would be your own top podcast recommendations? Please share in the comments.
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