The Top 50 US podcasts for Q1 2025 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics is the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcast networks in the US.
The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 50 Podcasts of Q1 2025 list is derived from data collected continuously during the first quarter of 2025, and interviewing 5,068 weekly podcast consumers ages 13 and older in the US. Interviews were conducted continuously throughout the quarter in English and Spanish. The top six podcasts remain in the same rank order as Q4 2024: The Joe Rogan Experience, Crime Junkie, The Daily, Call Her Daddy, This Past Weekend w/Theo Von, and Dateline NBC.
The Top 10 Podcasts in the US for Q1 2025
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- Crime Junkie
- The Daily
- Call Her Daddy
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von (+3 spots)
- Dateline NBC (+1)
- This American Life
- Rotten Mango
- New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
- SmartLess (-2)
Former YouTuber turned podcast host Stephanie Soo joined the SiriusXM Podcast Network recently with her show Rotten Mango. The true crime podcast picked up some PR when it was prominently featured in the YouTube press release about YouTube’s one billion monthly users. The show makes its debut in the Top 10 US podcasts at #8 this quarter.
The Mel Robbins Podcast, hosted by New York Times best-selling self-help author Mel Robbins, debuts in the Top 50 in Q1 2025 at an incredible #15. Robbins has attracted millions of followers on social media as her “Let Them” theory about eschewing others’ judgement and opinions has gone viral.
Also making its appearance for the first time in the Top 50 is Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast at #50. Hosts Matt McCusker and Shane Gillis’s comedy podcast began with video podcasts on Spotify. Gillis continues to garner attention, most recently hosting Saturday Night Live for a second time and as part of a high-profile pop-up show with Zach Bryan before the Super Bowl.
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