These are Apple Podcasts’ most popular U.S. podcasts of 2024

Apple on Tuesday 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.
Here are Apple Podcasts’  most popular U.S. podcasts of 2024:
Top Shows

The Daily
Crime Junkie
The Joe Rogan Experience
Dateline NBC
SmartLess
Huberman Lab
This American Life
Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
Up First from NPR
Morbid

Top New Shows

The Tucker Carlson Show
Three
Mortal Sin
Drowning Creek
The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke
Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings
Noble
Murder in the Hollywood Hills
Hysterical
Who Killed JFK?

Top Series

Serial
Up and Vanished
Three
The Bakersfield Three
CounterClock
Something Was Wrong
Dr. Death
The Binge Cases
Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra
The Binge Crimes

Top Episodes

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

Most Shared Shows

Huberman Lab
Scamanda
Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
The Daily
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
The Bible Recap
The Mel Robbins Podcast
Sold a Story
Who Killed JFK?
Crime Junkie

Most Shared Episodes

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

Most Followed Shows

The Joe Rogan Experience
New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
Huberman Lab
Call Her Daddy
The Tucker Carlson Show
The Mel Robbins Podcast
SmartLess
Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Crime Junkie
The Daily

Top Subscriber Shows

Apple News+ Narrated
Morbid
Dateline NBC
The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke
Dr. Death
SmartLess
Something Was Wrong
Scamtown
American Scandal
Mortal Sin

Top Channels

Wondery
iHeartPodcasts
The New York Times
audiochuck
SiriusXM Podcasts
Dateline NBC
Dear Media
iHeart True Crime
Scicomm Media
Cumulus Podcast Network

MacDailyNews Take: Apple Podcasts is the best way to discover and enjoy podcasts and support the creators who make them, with millions of shows covering practically every topic. Apple Podcasts also features thousands of premium podcasts, so when fans are looking for the ultimate experience of their favorite show, they can easily find it and listen on their iPhone, iPad, Mac, CarPlay, Apple Watch with AirPods, and on the web at podcasts.apple.com.

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