Edison releases its Q3 accounting of the top podcasts in U.S. listening. We view it as a demonstration of success stability. A concise summary describes much of the story:
“The top four podcasts remain in the same rank order as Q2 2025: The Joe Rogan Experience, Crime Junkie, The Daily, and Call Her Daddy. SmartLess moves up one spot from Q2 to round out the top five.” –Edison Research.
Below, the full list with the year-over-year changes marked:
1. The Joe Rogan Experience
2. Crime Junkie
3. The Daily
4. Call Her Daddy
5. SmartLess (+1)
6. This Past Weekend w/Theo Von (-1)
7. New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce (+3)
8. Dateline NBC (-1)
9. Morbid (+9)
10. Stuff You Should Know (-2)
Note that only the Morbid podcast is a new entrant for this quarter.
Edison explains its survey process like this: “Interviews were conducted continuously throughout the quarter in English and Spanish. Rankings are based on average weekly consumption over the full period. All respondents reported listening to a podcast or watching a podcast in the last week. “
