Summary

  • YouTube has launched a chart to track the 100 most popular podcasts in the US, which will be updated weekly, revealing the podcasts that gather the most views on the platform.
  • During the week beginning 5 May, The Joe Rogan Experience was the most popular podcast on the platform, followed by Kill Tony, Rotten Mango and 48 Hours.
  • YouTube has been increasingly pushing its podcast offerings in recent years, aiming to challenge Spotify’s dominance in the podcast space.
  • The video platform said that more than 1 billion people tune into podcasts on YouTube each month, compared to 100 million monthly listeners reported by Spotify last year.
  • YouTube plans to add new features to the chart and expand it to more regions in future.

By Emma Roth

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