Top Podcasts on Apple, Spotify & YouTube
A free top podcasts chart that puts Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube side by side, read from each platform every day, with movement and days on the 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 top podcasts chart shows today's top shows on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube, side by side.
Each list is the platform's own chart, read every day and kept. So you see which shows climbed, which are new, and how long each has been on the chart.
Here's how each platform ranks podcasts, why their charts disagree, and which shows top all three.
TL;DRKey takeaways
What is a top podcasts chart?
A top podcasts chart ranks the shows people listen to most, on one platform, in one country, right now.
Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube each publish their own. And each one measures something different.
How Apple, Spotify and YouTube rank podcasts
Here's what each platform says its chart counts:
Apple Podcasts- What it ranks
- Listening, follows and completion rate
- How many
- 200 a chart, in 19 genres
- Countries
- Over 170
Spotify- What it ranks
- Weekly unique audience
- How many
- 200, and 50 per genre
- Countries
- 26, with genres in 7
YouTube- What it ranks
- Watch time
- How many
- 100, in 1 chart
- Countries
- The US only
From each platform's own page: Apple Podcasts for Creators, Spotify's newsroom (updated April 17, 2025) and YouTube's blog (May 15, 2025). How many shows each chart holds was read from each platform's chart data on September 27, 2026.
Apple refreshes its charts throughout the day. Spotify's chart site says it's updated daily, and YouTube updates its chart every Wednesday.
Why the three charts disagree
The same show can be #1 on one platform and missing from another. Here's the US on September 27, 2026:
The Joe Rogan Experience- Apple Podcasts
- #5
- Spotify
- #1
- YouTube
- #8
The Daily- Apple Podcasts
- #1
- Spotify
- #6
- YouTube
- Not on the chart
Crime Junkie- Apple Podcasts
- #2
- Spotify
- #2
- YouTube
- Not on the chart
The Diary Of A CEO- Apple Podcasts
- #50
- Spotify
- #10
- YouTube
- #2
Financial Audit- Apple Podcasts
- #139
- Spotify
- #32
- YouTube
- #1
That's the measures at work:
- Apple – counts follows and finished episodes, so a daily show with a loyal audience, like The Daily, sits at the top.
- Spotify – counts how many different people listen in a week, which rewards shows with a big, broad audience.
- YouTube – counts watch time, so long video shows like Financial Audit rank high, and audio-first shows often don't appear.
No single chart is "the" top podcasts list. Check all three before you call a show the biggest.
Shows on all three charts
On September 27, 2026, 16 shows were in the top 100 on all three platforms in the US. The Joe Rogan Experience led them: #5 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Spotify and #8 on YouTube.
The tool lists them for your country under "On all three charts", best combined places first.
The three platforms share no show ID, so a show is matched by its name. The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett on Apple is the same show as The Diary Of A CEO on YouTube, for example.
Movement, days on the chart and best rank
Apple, Spotify and YouTube show today's chart only. This tool keeps every chart it reads, from September 27, 2026 on, so each 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, or weeks on YouTube's.
- Its best place – the highest it has reached on this chart.
Spotify publishes its own moves, so they show from the first day. Apple's and YouTube's start with their second chart.
How to get your podcast on the charts
Each platform counts something different, so ask your listeners for what their app counts:
- Apple Podcasts – a follow, and listening to the end. Apple says ratings, reviews and shares don't count toward the charts.
- Spotify – listening every week. Its Top Podcasts chart counts weekly unique audience.
- YouTube – watch time on a playlist set as a podcast in YouTube Studio. Playlists of only clips or Shorts don't count.
A genre chart is the easiest first ranking. Apple ranks 200 shows in each of its 19 genres, so a Business or Technology chart is easier to reach than the top 200 overall.
Check where your show ranks today with the podcast rank checker. Then price your ads with the podcast sponsorship calculator, and read how to make money podcasting.
Each platform's full chart
Open one platform's charts, with every genre and all 26 countries:
- Apple Podcasts charts – the top 200 shows overall and in 19 genres, and the top 100 episodes.
- Spotify podcast charts – the top 200 shows and episodes, trending shows, and genre charts in seven countries.
- YouTube podcast charts – the top 100 US shows by watch time, weekly.
Every chart is read signed out from the platform's own chart data, once a day. Nothing is estimated.
Who is the top podcasts for?
It's for listeners looking for their next show, and hosts watching the charts:
- Apple Podcasts charts – anyone who wants Apple's charts by category
- Spotify podcast charts – listeners on Spotify
- YouTube podcast charts – people who watch podcasts
- Podcast rank checker – hosts checking where their show ranks
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Top Podcasts Chart FAQs
Questions about the top podcasts? Here's what to know.
A top podcasts chart ranks the shows people listen to most on one platform, in one country.
Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube each publish their own, and this page shows all three side by side.
The top podcasts right now are in the charts at the top of this page, read from Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube today.
On September 27, 2026, The Daily was #1 on Apple Podcasts in the US, The Joe Rogan Experience #1 on Spotify, and Financial Audit #1 on YouTube.
The charts on this page are read every day at about 05:00 UTC.
Apple refreshes its charts throughout the day, Spotify updates daily, and YouTube updates its chart every Wednesday.
Each platform measures something different.
Apple counts listening, follows and finished episodes, Spotify counts weekly unique listeners, and YouTube counts watch time.
The Daily was #1 on Apple Podcasts in the US on September 27, 2026, and wasn't in YouTube's top 100.
On September 27, 2026, 16 shows were in the top 100 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube in the US.
The Joe Rogan Experience led them: #5 on Apple, #1 on Spotify and #8 on YouTube.
The list for your country is under "On all three charts" in the tool.
Ratings and reviews don't count toward Apple's charts, by Apple's own words.
Apple says its charts measure listening, follows and completion rate.
Yes, this top podcasts chart is free, with no account.
It reads each platform's public chart, so there's nothing to sign up for.
This top podcasts chart is for anyone who wants to know what's big in podcasting right now:
- Podcast rank checker – podcasters checking where their own show ranks.
- Podcast sponsorship calculator – shows pricing their ads.
- Interview questions generator – hosts planning guests from the top shows.
Advertisers and PR teams use it to find the shows worth pitching, and listeners use it to find the next show.
I did.
I'm Navid Moazzez, and the top podcasts chart is one of my free tools on navid.me.
Read more about me.
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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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