Top podcasts of 2025? These have dominated Spotify, Apple, YouTube

When it comes to some podcasts, listeners are all ears.

Spotify, Apple, and YouTube have released their respective year-end data, revealing which podcasts listeners streamed the most in 2025.

This year's top podcasts include shows hosted by big names like Joe Rogan, Alex Cooper, and Tucker Carlson. Self-help gurus like Mel Robbins and Jay Shetty also made the lists, while some news programs proved popular.

Rogan's podcast, "The Joe Rogan Experience," was the top show across Spotify, Apple, and YouTube — which are among the top podcast distribution platforms.

It is the sixth consecutive year Rogan's show has topped Spotify annual charts, while it bumped up from a No. 3 spot on Apple's 2024 list. This is the first year YouTube has released annual listening data.

Here's a look at the full list.

Spotify top podcasts 2025

1. "The Joe Rogan Experience"
2. "The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett"
3. "The Mel Robbins Podcast"
4. "Call Her Daddy"
5. "This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von"
6. "Huberman Lab"
7. "Crime Junkie"
8. "Modern Wisdom"
9. "On Purpose with Jay Shetty"
10. "The Tucker Carlson Show"

Apple top podcasts 2025

1. "The Joe Rogan Experience"
2. "The Daily"
3. "The Mel Robbins Podcast"
4. "Crime Junkie"
5. "Dateline NBC"
6. "SmartLess"
7. "Call Her Daddy"
8. "This American Life"
9. "Huberman Lab"
10. "The Ezra Klein Show"

YouTube top podcasts 2025

1. "The Joe Rogan Experience"
2. "KILL TONY"
3. "Good Mythical Morning"
4. "Rotten Mango"
5. "The MeidasTouch Podcast"
6. "48 Hours"
7. "Shawn Ryan Show"
8. "Smosh Reads Reddit Stories"
9. "This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von"
10. "The Diary Of A CEO"

Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at [email protected].