Edison Research at SSRS has announced the Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S. from Edison Podcast Metrics based on reach for the first quarter of 2026 among weekly podcast consumers ages 13+.
The Joe Rogan Experience, Crime Junkie, and The Daily top the list, as they did in Q4 2025. The top six shows remain in the same rank order as Q4, with other rank changes in the Top 10 noted below parenthetically.
The full list of Top 50 podcasts is below.
After winning the inaugural Golden Globe for Best Podcast in January 2026, Good Hang with Amy Poehler soars from 38th to 13th in one quarter, marking the second consecutive quarter the show has reached a record high. Other Golden Globe Best Podcast finalists that moved up the ranker: The Mel Robbins Podcast (+3), Up First (+1), and Armchair Expert (+12).
Notable Moves:
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- Crime Junkie
- The Daily
- Call Her Daddy
- Smartless
- Stuff You Should Know
- Dateline NBC (+2 rank positions since Q4 2025)
- This Past Weekend with Theo Von
- MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories (+8 rank positions since Q4 2025)
- New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
After winning the inaugural Golden Globe for Best Podcast in January 2026, Good Hang with Amy Poehler soars from 38th to 13th in one quarter, marking the second consecutive quarter the show has reached a record high. Other Golden Globe Best Podcast finalists that moved up the ranker: The Mel Robbins Podcast (+3), Up First (+1), and Armchair Expert (+12).
Notable Moves:
- The Giggly Squad breaks into the top 50 for the first time. It won Best Podcast of the Year at the iHeart Podcast Awards in March 2026.
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd hits a record high. Cowherd received criticism after launching an AI version of himself.
- The Dan Bongino Show reenters the top 50. Bongino returned to podcasting in February after a stint as FBI deputy director.
- Bubbling under: Rappers Joe and Jada reach 57th after climbing the ranks consistently since debuting in May 2025.