Top Apple Podcast charts for 2024 show what everyone's been listening to

Apple regularly publishes year-end charts for its various content services, giving a hint to what the world is listening to on their iPhone and other devices. On Tuesday, Apple issued its 2024 Apple Podcasts lists.

Year-end charts are offered in nearly 100 countries and regions, appearing in the Browse tab of Apple Podcasts through to the end of the year. The regional charts provide details of the top overall podcasts, top new shows, most-followed shows, the most shared shows and episodes, and the top free and subscriber channels.

Listeners in over 15 markets are also able to check out Shows We Love on their iPhone and iPad, Apple's curated collection of standout series that came out in the year.

There's more to come, as Apple will be revealing the Show of the Year on December 3.

In the results for the United States, the top show was The Daily, with The Tucker Carlson Show the top new show of the year. Serial was the top series, while Crime Junkie had the top episode about "The Alphabet Murders."

The most shared shows came from Huberman Lab, with The Tucker Carlson Show discussing Ozempic being the most shared episode. The Joe Rogan Experience was the most followed show, Apple News+ Narrated was the top subscribed show, and Wondery was the top channel.

Apple's charts for U.S. results in 2024 follow:

Top Shows

1. The Daily
2. Crime Junkie
3. The Joe Rogan Experience
4. Dateline NBC
5. SmartLess
6. Huberman Lab
7. This American Life
8. New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
9. Up First from NPR
10. Morbid

Top New Shows

1. The Tucker Carlson Show
2. Three
3. Mortal Sin
4. Drowning Creek
5. The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke
6. Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings
7. Noble
8. Murder in the Hollywood Hills
9. Hysterical
10. Who Killed JFK?

Top Series

1. Serial
2. Up and Vanished
3. Three
4. The Bakersfield Three
5. CounterClock
6. Something Was Wrong
7. Dr. Death
8. The Binge Cases
9. Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra
10. The Binge Crimes

Top Episodes

1. Crime Junkie: "SERIAL KILLER: The Alphabet Murders Part 1"
2. The Joe Rogan Experience: "#2219 - Donald Trump"
3. The Daily: "Harris Baits Trump: Inside Their Fiery Debate"
4. Dateline NBC: "Dangerous Secret"
5. The Bakersfield Three: "Episode 1: Fight Like a Mother"
6. SmartLess: "Vince Vaughn"
7. Three: "Skylar Is Missing | Chapter 1"
8. Serial: "Serial S04 - Ep. 1: Poor Baby Raul"
9. Mortal Sin: "1 - Ashes to Ashes"
10. New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce: "Travis Wins on the Road, Jason Celebrates Shirtless and Full Divisional Round Recap | Ep 75"

Most Shared Shows

1. Huberman Lab
2. Scamanda
3. Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
4. The Daily
5. The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
6. The Bible Recap
7. The Mel Robbins Podcast
8. Sold a Story
9. Who Killed JFK?
10. Crime Junkie

Most Shared Episodes

1. The Tucker Carlson Show: "Calley & Casey Means: The Truth About Ozempic, the Pill, and How Big Pharma Keeps You Sick"
2. The Mel Robbins Podcast: "The #1 Menopause Doctor: How to Lose Belly Fat, Sleep Better, & Stop Suffering Now"
3. The Daily: "The Year of Taylor Swift"
4. Huberman Lab: "Dr. Stacy Sims: Female-Specific Exercise & Nutrition for Health, Performance & Longevity"
5. The Joe Rogan Experience: "#2219 - Donald Trump"
6. The Ezra Klein Show: "Is Tim Walz the Midwestern Dad Democrats Need?"
7. Honestly with Bari Weiss: "Why the Kids Aren't Alright"
8. We Can Do Hard Things: "263. Healing from Emotionally Immature Parents with Lindsay C. Gibson"
9. Call Her Daddy: "Vice President Kamala Harris"
10. Good Inside with Dr. Becky: "The Anxious Generation with Jonathan Haidt"

Most Followed Shows

1. The Joe Rogan Experience
2. New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
3. Huberman Lab
4. Call Her Daddy
5. The Tucker Carlson Show
6. The Mel Robbins Podcast
7. SmartLess
8. Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
9. Crime Junkie
10. The Daily

Top Subscriber Shows

1. Apple News+ Narrated
2. Morbid
3. Dateline NBC
4. The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke
5. Dr. Death
6. SmartLess
7. Something Was Wrong
8. Scamtown
9. American Scandal
10. Mortal Sin

Top Channels

1. Wondery
2. iHeartPodcasts
3. The New York Times
4. audiochuck
5. SiriusXM Podcasts
6. Dateline NBC
7. Dear Media
8. iHeart True Crime
9. Scicomm Media
10. Cumulus Podcast Network