Edison Releases Top 50 Q4 2025 Podcast Rankings

RADIO ONLINE | Friday, January 23, 2026 | 9:59am CT

Edison Research

Edison Research has released its Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S. based on reach for Q4 2025 among weekly podcast consumers ages 13 and over, using data from Edison Podcast Metrics.

The top five shows remained unchanged from Q3 2025, with The Joe Rogan Experience holding the top spot, followed by Crime Junkie, The Daily, Call Her Daddy, and SmartLess. Several titles posted notable gains during the quarter, including Stuff You Should Know, which climbed four places to No. 6, and This American Life, which rose five spots to No. 7.

Rounding out the Top 10 were This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von (No. 8), Dateline NBC (No. 9), and New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce at No. 10, despite a three-rank decline.

One of the quarter's fastest risers was Good Hang with Amy Poehler, which climbed to a new high at No. 38 following its March 2025 debut. The show recently earned the Golden Globe Award for Best Podcast, though Edison noted that many Top 25 podcasts -- including This American Life, New Heights, The Breakfast Club, Radiolab, and Club Shay Shay -- were not eligible for Golden Globe consideration.

Three podcasts entered the Edison Top 50 for the first time this quarter: The Diary Of A CEO, The 85 South Show, and Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce. Meanwhile, The Charlie Kirk Show posted the steepest decline, falling 30 positions after peaking at No. 17 in the previous quarter.