Apple Podcasts Charts
A free Apple Podcasts charts tool that shows Apple's top 200 shows in every genre, in 26 countries, with each show's move since the last chart.
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by Navid Moazzez·Updated Sept 30, 2026·4 min read·Navid.me is reader-supported. When you buy through links on this site, I may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more.This free Apple Podcasts charts tool shows Apple's top 200 shows overall and in every genre, in 26 countries, plus the top 100 episodes.
It reads Apple's own charts every day and keeps them. So each show carries its move since the last chart, its days on the chart and its best place, which the Apple Podcasts app doesn't show.
Here's how Apple ranks podcasts, what its genre charts are, and what doesn't count.
TL;DRKey takeaways
What are the Apple Podcasts charts?
The Apple Podcasts charts are Apple's rankings of the most popular shows and episodes in each country, overall and in each of its 19 genres.
Apple says they're available in over 170 countries and regions. This tool reads 26 of them, the same 26 countries Spotify charts, so the two compare.
How Apple ranks podcasts
Apple Podcasts for Creators names three things its charts measure:
- Listening – "When listeners are engaging with episodes, it's an indicator of content popularity."
- Follows – "When listeners follow a show to receive new episodes, it's an indicator of their intent to listen."
- Completion rate – "When listeners complete episodes, it's an indicator of content quality."
And one thing it doesn't: "Although ratings, reviews, and shares also help indicate a podcast's newness, popularity, and quality, they are not factored into the algorithm that determines the rankings for Top Shows and Trending Episodes."
So a review campaign won't move your show up the chart by itself. Follows and finished episodes will.
Apple refreshes its charts throughout the day. This tool reads them once a day, at about 05:00 UTC.
Apple's genre charts, 200 deep
Apple ranks 200 shows in each of its 19 genres, in each country:
| Genre | #1 in the US on September 27, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Business |  REAL AF with Andy Frisella |
| News |  The Daily |
| True Crime |  Crime Junkie |
A genre chart is where most shows get their first ranking. It's far easier to be in Business's top 200 than in the top 200 overall.
Apple files many shows under a subgenre, like Entrepreneurship under Business. Its genre charts include the subgenres' shows.
Top shows and top episodes
Top shows ranks podcasts. Top episodes ranks single episodes, 100 deep, and moves faster: a big interview can chart for a few days, then drop.
On September 27, 2026, the top episode in the US was episode 967 of The Joe Budden Podcast, "Guys Love Karaoke".
What the tool adds
The Apple Podcasts app shows today's chart only. This tool keeps each day's chart, from September 27, 2026 on, so every show carries:
- Its move – up or down since the last chart, or new.
- Days on the chart – how many days it has been on this chart.
- Its best place – the highest it has reached on this chart.
There's also a search box to find a show in a chart of 200, and the same chart in 26 countries a click apart.
Apple Podcasts vs Spotify and YouTube
Apple counts follows and finished episodes, Spotify counts weekly unique listeners, and YouTube counts watch time. So their charts differ a lot.
See all three side by side on the top podcasts page, or check one show everywhere with the podcast rank checker.
Read Apple's charts from your AI
My open source Apple Podcasts MCP server and CLI gives Claude, ChatGPT and other AI apps Apple's charts, show details and reviews, with no key to sign up for.
Who is the Apple Podcasts charts for?
It's for hosts and listeners who follow Apple Podcasts:
- Spotify podcast charts – anyone comparing with Spotify
- YouTube podcast charts – people who watch podcasts
- Podcast rank checker – hosts checking their own show
- Podcast RSS feed validator – hosts making sure their feed is right
More tools like these are on my free tools page.
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Apple Podcasts Charts FAQs
Questions about the Apple Podcasts charts? Here's what to know.
The Apple Podcasts charts are Apple's rankings of the most popular shows and episodes in each country.
There's an overall Top Shows chart, a Top Episodes chart, and a chart for each of Apple's 19 genres.
Apple says its charts measure listening, follows and completion rate.
Ratings, reviews and shares aren't factored in, by Apple's own words.
Apple's show charts hold 200 shows, overall and in each genre.
Its Top Episodes chart holds 100 episodes.
Apple refreshes its charts throughout the day.
This tool reads them once a day, at about 05:00 UTC, and keeps each day's chart.
Reviews don't count toward Apple's charts, by Apple's own words.
They can still get people to follow and listen, which do count.
Only 200 shows fit on each chart, so most shows aren't on one.
A genre chart is the easiest to reach, and the podcast rank checker shows every chart your show is on in 26 countries.
Yes, this Apple Podcasts charts tool is free, with no account.
It reads Apple's public charts.
This Apple Podcasts charts tool is for anyone who follows what's big on Apple Podcasts:
- Podcast rank checker – podcasters tracking their own show's place.
- Top podcasts – anyone comparing Apple with Spotify and YouTube.
- Podcast sponsorship calculator – shows pricing their ads.
Advertisers use the genre charts to find shows in their niche.
I did.
I'm Navid Moazzez, and the Apple Podcasts charts tool is one of my free tools on navid.me.
Read more about me.
There's a top podcasts page with all three platforms, Spotify podcast charts, YouTube podcast charts and a podcast rank checker.
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Navid Moazzez
AI business strategist & AI OS builder
Navid Moazzez helps creators and founders master AI and build their own AI Operating System (AI OS) to automate their business and life.
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