There are around 21786 podcasts listed under Apple Popular Podcast Pages. 19 main genres and 109 sub genres.
The average rating of populare podcasts is 4.7.
- 9987 has fewer than 50 reviews.
- 2567 has 50 - 100 reviews.
- 5121 has 100 - 500 reviews.
- 1519 has 500 - 1000 reviews.
- 1957 has 1000 - 5000 reviews.
- 619 has 5000 - 10000 reviews.
The most reviewed podcasts of all time
| # | Show | Genre | Rating | Reviews | Publisher | Hosting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crime Junkie | 4.8 | 329000 | True Crime | audiochuck | simplecast |
| 2 | My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark | 4.6 | 156100 | True Crime | Exactly Right | simplecast |
| 3 | The Daily | 4.4 | 88900 | News | The New York Times | simplecast |
| 4 | Dr. Death | S1: Dr. Duntsch | 4.9 | 87100 | True Crime | Wondery | art19.com |
| 5 | Sofia with an F | 3.8 | 81300 | Society & Culture | Sloot Media | megaphone.fm |
| 6 | Office Ladies | 4.8 | 80400 | Comedy | Earwolf | simplecast |
| 7 | This American Life | 4.6 | 78700 | Society & Culture | thisamericanlife.org | |
| 8 | Morbid | 4.5 | 78000 | True Crime | Morbid Network | Wondery | audioboom.com |
| 9 | Pardon My Take | 4.9 | 77800 | Sports | Barstool Sports | barstoolsports.com |
| 10 | Pod Save America | 4.5 | 75300 | News | Crooked Media | megaphone.fm |
| 11 | Serial | 4.5 | 71300 | True Crime | Serial Productions & The New York Times | simplecast |
| 12 | VIEWS with David Dobrik & Jason Nash | 4.8 | 70600 | Comedy | VIEWS | feedburner.com |
| 13 | Stuff You Should Know | 4.5 | 66100 | Society & Culture | iHeartPodcasts | omnycontent.com |
| 14 | Small Town Murder | 4.9 | 65000 | True Crime | James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman | art19.com |
| 15 | Armchair Expert Umbrella with Dax Shepard | 4.7 | 63400 | Comedy | Dax Shepard | simplecast |
| 16 | Up and Vanished | 4.5 | 59400 | True Crime | megaphone.fm |
Popular hosting services by podcast with at least 1000 reviews
| # | hosting | podcast count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | megaphone.fm | 1829 |
| 2 | simplecast.com | 1265 |
| 3 | omnycontent.com | 887 |
| 4 | art19.com | 783 |
| 5 | feedburner.com | 673 |
| 6 | acast.com | 665 |
| 7 | audioboom.com | 296 |
| 8 | anchor.fm | 263 |
| 9 | npr.org | 141 |
| 10 | sounder.fm | 109 |
| 11 | podbean.com | 103 |
Popular hosting services by podcast with less than 50 reviews
| # | hosting | podcast count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | anchor.fm | 2237 |
| 2 | buzzsprout.com | 1192 |
| 3 | podbean.com | 628 |
| 4 | megaphone.fm | 487 |
| 5 | simplecast | 367 |
| 6 | spreaker.com | 316 |
| 7 | omnycontent.com | 225 |
| 8 | acast.com | 193 |
| 9 | captivate.fm | 189 |
| 10 | transistor.fm | 153 |
| 11 | rss.com | 140 |
| 12 | redcircle.com | 129 |
| 13 | feedburner.com | 117 |
| 14 | libsyn.com | 109 |
Looks like anchor.fm is still the most popular hosting service read previous post.
We can also see that some of the hosting services are popular for both in > 1000 reviews and < 50 reviews.
- Megaphone by spotify
- Seems to made for scale.
- Base plan $99/Month professional. Need to submit form.
- Simplecast.com
- Starting with $15/m for 20,000 downloads.
- Manage multiple shows with one account.
- Omnycontent.com
- enterprise podcasting
- no public pricing available
- Acast.com
- Free Plan Unlimited Hosting & Downloading.
- Anchor.fm by spotify
- Free for all. By the way, here is why anchor is free
The most reviewed podcasts by hosting service
Megaphone
| # | Podcast | Rating | Review | Genre | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sofia with an F | 3.8 | 81300 | Comedy | Sloot Media |
| 2 | Pod Save America | 4.5 | 75300 | News | Crooked Media |
| 3 | Up and Vanished | 4.5 | 59400 | True Crime | |
| 4 | Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain | 4.8 | 59300 | Comedy | Emma Chamberlain and Ramble |
| 5 | Revisionist History | 4.7 | 56700 | Society & Culture | Pushkin Industries |
| 6 | The Dan Bongino Show | 4.7 | 52700 | News | The Dan Bongino Show |
| 7 | Lore | 4.6 | 42700 | True Crime | Aaron Mahnke |
| 8 | Verdict with Ted Cruz | 4.6 | 40100 | News | Premiere Networks |
| 9 | Louder with Crowder | 4.7 | 35300 | News | Blaze Media |
| 10 | Criminal | 4.7 | 32700 | True Crime | Vox Media Podcast Network |
Simplecast
| # | Podcast | Rating | Review | Genre | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crime Junkie | 4.8 | 329000 | True Crime | audiochuck |
| 2 | My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark | 4.6 | 156100 | True Crime | Exactly Right |
| 3 | The Daily | 4.4 | 88900 | News | The New York Times |
| 4 | Office Ladies | 4.8 | 80400 | Comedy | Earwolf |
| 5 | Serial | 4.5 | 71300 | True Crime | Serial Productions & The New York Times |
| 6 | Armchair Expert Umbrella with Dax Shepard | 4.7 | 63400 | Comedy | Dax Shepard |
| 7 | Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend | 4.8 | 50500 | Comedy | Team Coco & Earwolf |
| 8 | Last Podcast On The Left | 4.7 | 46700 | True Crime | The Last Podcast Network |
| 9 | S-Town | 4.6 | 43700 | Society & Culture | Serial Productions & The New York Times |
| 10 | Hidden Brain | 4.6 | 35500 | Arts | Hidden Brain |
| 11 | The Adventure Zone | 4.9 | 34300 | Fiction | The McElroys |
Omnycontent
| # | Podcast | Rating | Review | Genre | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuff You Should Know | 4.5 | 66100 | Society & Culture | iHeartPodcasts |
| 2 | The Charlie Kirk Show | 4.7 | 38200 | News | Andrew Kolvet |
| 3 | The MeatEater Podcast | 4.9 | 36000 | Sports | MeatEater |
| 4 | Monday Morning Podcast | 4.8 | 30000 | Comedy | Bill Burr |
| 5 | WTF with Marc Maron Podcast | 4.6 | 25600 | Comedy | Marc Maron |
| 6 | Myths and Legends | 4.8 | 22300 | Arts | Jason Weiser |
| 7 | Stuff You Missed in History Class | 4.2 | 22000 | Society & Culture | iHeartPodcasts |
| 8 | Impaulsive with Logan Paul | 4.4 | 21300 | Society & Culture | Kast Media |
| 9 | Atlanta Monster | 4.2 | 20200 | True Crime | iHeartPodcasts & Tenderfoot TV |
| 10 | The Viall Files | 4.1 | 20000 | Society & Culture | Kast Media |
Acast
| # | Podcast | Rating | Review | Genre | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Here’s Where It Gets Interesting | 5 | 13900 | Society & Culture | Sharon McMahon |
| 2 | Anna Faris Is Unqualified | 4.4 | 10800 | Society & Culture | Anna Faris |
| 3 | The Rich Roll Podcast | 4.8 | 9800 | Education | Rich Roll |
| 4 | Unraveled | 4.7 | 9700 | True Crime | Emily Servodidio |
| 5 | We’re Alive | 4.8 | 8900 | Arts | Wayland Productions Inc |
| 6 | The Magnus Archives | 4.9 | 8200 | Arts | Rusty Quill |
| 7 | The Weekly Planet | 4.9 | 8000 | TV & Film | James |
| 8 | Small Town Dicks | 4.7 | 7900 | True Crime | Small Town Dicks Podcast |
| 9 | Dungeons and Daddies | 4.9 | 7900 | Comedy | Dungeons and Daddies |
| 10 | Giggly Squad | 4.6 | 7200 | Comedy | |
| 11 | The New Abnormal | 4.6 | 7000 | News | The Daily Beast |
Anchor.fm
| # | Podcast | Rating | Review | Genre | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pat McAfee Show 2.0 | 4.9 | 17700 | Sports | Pat McAfee |
| 2 | Elevation with Steven Furtick | 4.8 | 13800 | Religion & Spirituality | Elevation Church |
| 3 | The Rundown | 4.9 | 11200 | TV & Film | Noah Beck and Josh Richards |
| 4 | SnapBack Sports Pod | 4.9 | 10700 | Basketball | SnapBack Sports |
| 5 | That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs | 4.9 | 9100 | Religion & Spirituality | Annie F. Downs |
| 6 | Bad Friends | 4.8 | 9100 | Comedy | Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee |
| 7 | rSlash | 4.9 | 8500 | Comedy | rSlash Reads Reddit |
| 8 | Rumble with Michael Moore | 4.7 | 8400 | News | Michael Moore |
| 9 | Cocaine & Rhinestones: The History of Country Music | 4.9 | 7600 | History | Tyler Mahan Coe |
| 10 | Very Really Good | 4.9 | 7200 | Comedy | Kurtis Conner |
| 11 | The Official Podcast | 4.9 | 6500 | Comedy | The Official Podcast |
| 12 | Monsters Among Us Podcast | 4.8 | 6000 | Places & Travel | Derek Hayes |
| 13 | Hodgetwins | 4.8 | 5500 | News | Keith & Kevin Hodge |
| 14 | What If World - Stories for Kids | 4.5 | 5400 | Kids & Family | Eric O’Keeffe |