Apple Reveals Most Popular Podcasts of 2024

[MacRumors]

Apple today shared the most popular podcasts of 2024, with year-end charts available in the Browse tab of the Podcasts app through the end of the year.

The 2024 charts include the top podcasts overall, the top new podcasts that debuted this year, the most followed podcasts, the most shared podcasts and episodes, and more. The most popular podcasts of 2024 in the U.S., according to Apple Podcasts:

Top Shows

1. The Daily
2. Crime Junkie
3. The Joe Rogan Experience
4. Dateline NBC
5. SmartLess
6. Huberman Lab
7. This American Life
8. New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
9. Up First from NPR
10. Morbid

Top New Shows

1. The Tucker Carlson Show
2. Three
3. Mortal Sin
4. Drowning Creek
5. The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke
6. Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings
7. Noble
8. Murder in the Hollywood Hills
9. Hysterical
10. Who Killed JFK?

Top Series

1. Serial
2. Up and Vanished
3. Three
4. The Bakersfield Three
5. CounterClock
6. Something Was Wrong
7. Dr. Death
8. The Binge Cases
9. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra
10. The Binge Crimes

Top Episodes

1. Crime Junkie: “SERIAL KILLER: The Alphabet Murders Part 1”
2. The Joe Rogan Experience: “#2219 - Donald Trump”
3. The Daily: “Harris Baits Trump: Inside Their Fiery Debate”
4. Dateline NBC: “Dangerous Secret”
5. The Bakersfield Three: “Episode 1: Fight Like a Mother”
6. SmartLess: “Vince Vaughn”
7. Three: “Skylar Is Missing | Chapter 1”
8. Serial: “Serial S04 - Ep. 1: Poor Baby Raul”
9. Mortal Sin: “1 – Ashes to Ashes”
10. New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce: “Travis Wins on the Road, Jason Celebrates Shirtless and Full Divisional Round Recap | Ep 75”

Most Shared Shows

1. Huberman Lab
2. Scamanda
3. Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
4. The Daily
5. The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
6. The Bible Recap
7. The Mel Robbins Podcast
8. Sold a Story
9. Who Killed JFK?
10. Crime Junkie

Most Shared Episodes

1. The Tucker Carlson Show: “Calley & Casey Means: The Truth About Ozempic, the Pill, and How Big Pharma Keeps You Sick”
2. The Mel Robbins Podcast: “The #1 Menopause Doctor: How to Lose Belly Fat, Sleep Better, & Stop Suffering Now”
3. The Daily: “The Year of Taylor Swift”
4. Huberman Lab: “Dr. Stacy Sims: Female-Specific Exercise & Nutrition for Health, Performance & Longevity”
5. The Joe Rogan Experience: “#2219 - Donald Trump”
6. The Ezra Klein Show: “Is Tim Walz the Midwestern Dad Democrats Need?”
7. Honestly with Bari Weiss: “Why the Kids Aren’t Alright”
8. We Can Do Hard Things: “263. Healing from Emotionally Immature Parents with Lindsay C. Gibson”
9. Call Her Daddy: “Vice President Kamala Harris”
10. Good Inside with Dr. Becky: “The Anxious Generation with Jonathan Haidt”

Most Followed Shows

1. The Joe Rogan Experience
2. New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
3. Huberman Lab
4. Call Her Daddy
5. The Tucker Carlson Show
6. The Mel Robbins Podcast
7. SmartLess
8. Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
9. Crime Junkie
10. The Daily

Top Subscriber Shows

1. Apple News+ Narrated
2. Morbid
3. Dateline NBC
4. The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke
5. Dr. Death
6. SmartLess
7. Something Was Wrong
8. Scamtown
9. American Scandal
10. Mortal Sin

Top Channels

1. Wondery
2. iHeartPodcasts
3. The New York Times
4. audiochuck
5. SiriusXM Podcasts
6. Dateline NBC
7. Dear Media
8. iHeart True Crime
9. Scicomm Media
10. Cumulus Podcast Network

These charts in the Podcasts app are localized for listeners in nearly 100 countries and regions. Listeners can also explore "Shows We Love," a curated collection of standout narrative and episodic series that Apple says resonated this year. Apple added that it will reveal its Show of the Year on Tuesday, December 3.

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[icanhazmac]

Joe Rogan Experience FTW!

All the doctors and scientists are great guests.

 

[Dan From Canada]

I've been listening to podcasts for years and not a single one that I listen to is on any list.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Only a couple that I've listened to: This American Life and Serial.

I got burned out on podcasts and rarely listen anymore, other than "Stuff You Should Know".

Joe Rogan Experience FTW!

I have better things to do than listen to people bloviate for three hours, regardless of their views. 😴

 

[Mactech20]

Joe Rogan Experience FTW!

People giving you thumbs down: "I don't like free speech!, more censorship and only things I agree with!!" lol. Left or right free speech FTW! Joe Rogan Experience is certainly a Wild West of a podcast but its pretty interesting.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

People giving you thumbs down: "I don't like free speech!, more censorship and only things I agree with!!" lol. Left or right free speech FTW! Joe Rogan Experience is certainly a Wild West of a podcast but its pretty interesting.

No, I gave it a thumbs down because I think Joe Rogan sucks and has sucked since Fear Factor. Censorship and political views don't factor at all.

I don't even know his political views, actually, and don't care.

 

[CharlesShaw]

I've been listening to podcasts for years and not a single one that I listen to is on any list.

Exactly, none of my Apple tech podcasts are on any list

 

[neuropsychguy]

What?! The geeky statistics-related podcast by a couple psychology professors I listen to isn't one of the most popular podcasts? I'm shocked!

Seriously though, if you have any statistics interests, you should check the podcast out: https://quantitudepod.org/

 

[L92]

People giving you thumbs down: "I don't like free speech!, more censorship and only things I agree with!!" lol. Left or right free speech FTW! Joe Rogan Experience is certainly a Wild West of a podcast but its pretty interesting.

This free speech whining became so cringe and sad. Give it a rest already.

 

[CarAnalogy]

Hoooo boy bold move to leave comments on for this one. You already know what it's gonna be.

 

[steve09090]

No, I gave it a thumbs down because I think Joe Rogan sucks and has sucked since Fear Factor. Censorship and political views don't factor at all.

I don't even know his political views, actually.

Totally agree. Shock jocks are all ego and power. But apparently people want or need to yell at the clouds. Makes them feel like they are part of a tribe. Rogan enables them.

 

[gleepskip]

Totally agree. Shock jocks are all ego and power. But apparently people want or need to yell at the clouds. Makes them feel like they are part of a tribe. Rogan enables them.

It's remarkable how much this doesn't resemble Joe's show. I don't understand the hatred.

 

[icanhazmac]

It's remarkable how much this doesn't resemble Joe's show. I don't understand the hatred.

Obviously folks that have never listened to guests like the Innocence Project, all the doctors, etc. It is easy to dismiss the entire podcast as "meathead" if you only listen to the comedian or fighter guests.

 

[iMac The Knife]

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[FSMBP]

It's remarkable how much this doesn't resemble Joe's show. I don't understand the hatred.

From what I understand, a lot of the hatred is Joe just morphs into his guests' POVs and doesn't consisently ask questions/challenge them.

Also, he lacks following his own POV. I've seen him call out someone he dislikes saying something insane. But when it was brought to his attention that his friend actually said that, he was like "oh not a big deal - he messed up".

I don't care what political side you're on - it makes your character erode when you play favorites but claim to be 'unbiased'.

 

[gleepskip]

From what I understand, a lot of the hatred is Joe just morphs into his guests' POVs and doesn't consisently ask questions/challenge them.

It's a conversation, not a cross-examination. It's the guests' responsibility to carry their own water. Joe's views are immaterial to me; he books interesting guests and lets them talk.

 

[kagharaht]

Tucker and Rogan...no wonder someone that is an adjudicated rapist is president elect.

 

[FSMBP]

It's a conversation, not a cross-examination. It's the guests' responsibility to carry their own water. Joe's views are immaterial to me; he books interesting guests and lets them talk.

That's fair

 

[Jhonjhon236]

No talk tuah 😔

 

[breather]

It’s mind boggling that Conan OBrien Needs a Friend isn’t on any list. The pod is amazingly fun!


I heard there was talk of gerbils.

 

[Mactech20]

From what I understand, a lot of the hatred is Joe just morphs into his guests' POVs and doesn't consisently ask questions/challenge them.

Also, he lacks following his own POV. I've seen him call out someone he dislikes saying something insane. But when it was brought to his attention that his friend actually said that, he was like "oh not a big deal - he messed up".

I don't care what political side you're on - it makes your character erode when you play favorites but claim to be 'unbiased'.

He has had Trump, Vance, Elon, Bernie, and Fetterman. I agree with you, he kind does morph with who he is talking too but he really does it with all of them. So I think the only favorites he plays aren't left/right but people willing to have an open conversation vs not willing to have an open conversation. I listened to the Trump and Fetterman one and thought they were both really good. I think he's popular because people just want politicians that seem authentic these days. Politicians like Trump, Bernie, and Fetterman feel authentic to people and they prove that when they're willing to have an open conversation for 3 hours.

 

[gleepskip]

Tucker and Rogan...no wonder someone that is an adjudicated rapist is president elect.

Harris was offered a slot on Rogan's show. Her campaign astonishingly declined.

 

[verniesgarden]

Harris was offered a slot on Rogan's show. Her campaign astonishingly declined.

not quite, they tried to negotiate on terms (which is okay and normal) and rogan decilined the terms which is also okay and normal.

It's not grand scheme of anything. it just didnt come together.

But also Harris had nothing to gain from a Rogan interview. He was always going to endorse trump becuase of not wanting to lose his fanbase. He would have purely just did a "after to talking to both of them i endorse trump" would only be damaging.

 

[pianophile]

Harris was offered a slot on Rogan's show. Her campaign astonishingly declined.

I'm no fan of Rogan, but agree that this was a misstep from a campaign that otherwise tended to handle media appearances brilliantly.

 

[Mactech20]

I'm no fan of Rogan, but agree that this was a misstep from a campaign that otherwise tended to handle media appearances brilliantly.

Yeah they definitely should have gone on. I was reading a NYT article about why people decided to vote for Trump and one of them did say it was after the Rogan podcast. Like it or not, some people make decisions that way.