Edison Research announces the Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S.based on reach for Q4 2025 among weekly podcast consumers ages 13+. The list ranks podcasts based on total audience reach from Edison Podcast Metrics.

The top five podcasts remain in the same rank order as Q3 2025: The Joe Rogan Experience, Crime Junkie, The Daily, Call Her Daddy and SmartLess. Stuff You Should Know and This American Life make notable jumps.

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The winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Podcast has climbed the Edison charts quickly since its premiere in March of 2025. Good Hang with Amy Poehler reaches a new high at #38.

Notably, many shows in the Edison Podcast Metrics Top 25 were missing from the eligibility list for the Golden Globes: This American Life, New Heights, Bad Friends, The Breakfast Club, Radiolab, The MeidasTouch Podcast, Million Dollaz Worth of Game, TED Talks Daily, My Favorite Murder and Club Shay Shay.

In the Top 50 for the first time: The Diary Of A CEO, after bubbling under the Top 50 for several quarters, breaks into the Top 50 for the first time. The 85 South Show and Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce also make their debuts.

Notable decline: After peaking at #17 last quarter, The Charlie Kirk Show saw a large drop, falling 30 ranks.

Interviews were conducted continuously throughout the quarter in English and Spanish. Rankings are based on average weekly consumption over the full period. All respondents reported listening to a podcast or watching a podcast in the last week.