YouTube Podcast Charts
A free YouTube podcast charts tool that shows YouTube's top 100 US podcasts by watch time each week, with each show's move and weeks on the chart.
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by Navid Moazzez·Updated Sept 30, 2026·3 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 YouTube podcast charts tool shows YouTube's top 100 podcasts in the US, ranked by watch time, week by week.
It reads YouTube's own chart and keeps every week of it. So each show carries its move since last week, its weeks on the chart and its best place.
Here's how YouTube ranks podcasts, what counts as a podcast on YouTube, and why its chart looks so different from Apple's and Spotify's.
TL;DRKey takeaways
What is the YouTube podcast chart?
The YouTube podcast chart is YouTube's weekly ranking of the top 100 podcast shows in the US, by watch time.
YouTube launched it on May 15, 2025, at charts.youtube.com/podcasts.
How YouTube ranks podcasts
YouTube's blog (May 15, 2025) sets out the rules in two sentences:
- Watch time, weekly – "Every Wednesday, the Weekly Top Podcast Shows chart is updated with podcast shows ranked by watchtime."
- Podcasts only – "Generally, charts will include playlists that are designated as "podcasts" by the creator in the upload process, and will not include playlists that contain only clips or Shorts."
So views don't decide it, and neither do subscribers. Minutes watched on podcast playlists do.
US only
YouTube publishes its podcast chart for the US only. Asking its chart data for the UK, Germany, Brazil or India returns nothing (checked September 27, 2026).
YouTube's blog says it's expanding the charts to more regions. This tool will add them when YouTube does.
Why YouTube's chart looks different
Watch time rewards long video shows. On the week ending September 20, 2026:
- Financial Audit – #1 on YouTube, #32 on Spotify and #139 on Apple Podcasts.
- The Diary Of A CEO – #2 on YouTube, #10 on Spotify, #50 on Apple Podcasts.
- The Daily – #1 on Apple Podcasts, not in YouTube's top 100.
Audio-first shows often have no full episodes on YouTube at all, so they can't chart there.
How to get your podcast on YouTube's chart
YouTube's chart counts playlists set as podcasts. YouTube Help gives the steps:
- In YouTube Studio, open Content, then Playlists
- Hover over the playlist of your full episodes, open its menu and pick Set as podcast
- Add a square podcast thumbnail, check the details and click Done
Keep full episodes in it: a playlist of only clips or Shorts doesn't count. Then watch time decides your place.
What the tool adds
YouTube's chart page shows this week only. This tool keeps each week's chart, from the week ending September 20, 2026, so each show carries:
- Its move – up or down since last week, or new.
- Weeks on the chart – how many weeks it has been in the top 100.
- Its best place – the highest it has reached.
See YouTube next to Apple Podcasts and Spotify on the top podcasts page. And check one show everywhere with the podcast rank checker.
Who is the YouTube podcast charts for?
It's for hosts who put their podcast on YouTube, and people who watch podcasts:
- Apple Podcasts charts – anyone comparing with Apple
- Spotify podcast charts – anyone comparing with Spotify
- YouTube money calculator – hosts working out what the views earn
- Podcast rank checker – hosts checking their own show
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YouTube Podcast Charts FAQs
Questions about the YouTube podcast charts? Here's what to know.
The YouTube podcast chart is YouTube's weekly ranking of the top 100 podcast shows in the US, by watch time.
YouTube launched it on May 15, 2025.
YouTube ranks podcasts by watch time, by its own words.
It counts playlists the creator set as podcasts, and never playlists of only clips or Shorts.
YouTube updates its podcast chart every Wednesday, for the week before.
This tool reads it every day and keeps each week.
Yes, YouTube publishes its podcast chart for the US only.
YouTube's blog says it's expanding to more regions.
Set a playlist of your full episodes as a podcast in YouTube Studio, under Content, then Playlists.
Then watch time decides your place, and a playlist of only clips or Shorts doesn't count.
Only 100 shows fit on the chart, and only playlists set as podcasts count.
The podcast rank checker shows every chart your show is on, on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Yes, this YouTube podcast charts tool is free, with no account.
It reads YouTube's public chart.
This YouTube podcast charts tool is for anyone who follows video podcasts:
- Podcast rank checker – podcasters tracking their own show's place.
- Top podcasts – anyone comparing YouTube with Apple and Spotify.
- YouTube money calculator – video podcasters working out their ad earnings.
Advertisers use it to find the video shows with the most watch time.
I did.
I'm Navid Moazzez, and the YouTube podcast 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, Apple Podcasts charts, Spotify 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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