- by foxnews
- 05 Mar 2026
"The Joe Rogan Experience" clinched the No. 1 podcast spot in the U.S. on Apple Podcasts for 2025, driven by the sheer size of Rogan's audience this year.
The podcast overtook The New York Times' podcast "The Daily," which held Apple's top spot in 2024.
Crime series "Crime Junkie" fell from second place in 2024 to fourth in 2025, as "The Mel Robbins Podcast" rose to No. 2 this year.
"The Taylor Swift Episode" ranked third among the most-watched episodes, behind a "Crime Junkie" episode in second place and "The Telepathy Tapes," which took first.
"The Joe Rogan Experience" also ranks as the second-most-followed show on Apple's U.S. charts for 2025, trailing only "The Mel Robbins Podcast."
Representatives for Rogan did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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