Podcast Research · March 16, 2023

Top Podcasts in Arts, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, and Leisure, by reach

By Edison Research

We know from The Infinite Dial that around 120 million Americans age 12+ are monthly podcast listeners, and the industry has provided a wide variety of genres from which listeners can choose. Each day this week we are announcing the top three podcasts in several genres in the U.S. based on reach using data from Edison Podcast Metrics.  You can find top podcasts in other genres posted on our site here.

Below are the top three podcasts in the Arts, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, and Leisure genres from Q3-Q4 2022 based on weekly audience reach among weekly podcast listeners age 13+.

The top three podcasts in the U.S. based on reach among weekly podcast listeners age 13+ in the Arts genre:

#1 Fresh Air
#2 The Moth
#3 99% Invisible

The top three podcasts in the U.S. based on reach among weekly podcast listeners age 13+ in the Health & Fitness genre:

#1  Huberman Lab
#2  The Self Love Fix
#3  On Purpose with Jay Shetty

The top three podcasts in the U.S. based on reach among weekly podcast listeners age 13+ in the Kids & Family genre:

#1 Frog of the Week
#2 Focus on the Family Broadcast
#3 Good Inside with Dr. Becky

The top three podcasts in the U.S. based on reach among weekly podcast listeners age 13+ in the Leisure genre:

#1 Trash Taste
#2 The Critical Role
#3 Kinda Funny Gamescast: Video Game Podcast

Stay tuned to Edison Research social media and this site for our end-of-week genre announcements tomorrow. These genres are the most popular and you have already seen them represented by many of the shows in our Top 50 Podcast show ranker: Comedy, News, Society & Culture, Sports, and True Crime

Genre is defined as the podcast’s ‘Primary Category’ in Apple Podcasts and is selected by the show’s producer. Shows that are not available on Apple Podcasts are not included. A full ranking of shows by genre is available via subscription to Edison Podcast Metrics. Contact epm@edisonresearch.com for more information.

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