Podcast Genres Ranked
Podcast Genres Ranked is a structured entertainment dataset with 13 entries. Its fields include Genre, Market Share, Flagship Show. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 13 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 6, 2026
Included fields: Genre, Market Share, Flagship Show, Listener Profile, The Hook.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Market Share groups
- 9 distinct values
- Across 13 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Genre, Market Share, and Flagship Show across entertainment entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 13 downloadable records
Genre↕ | Market Share↕ | Flagship Show↕ | Listener Profile↕ | The Hook↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
True Crime | #1 (~24%) | Serial / Crime Junkie | Commuters, dog walkers, 'I know way too much about murder' | Serialized mysteries, 'who did it?' suspense, armchair detective culture, morbid fascination |
Comedy | #2 (~18%) | Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend | Everyone who needs to laugh, background listeners | Celebrity banter, improv, 'comedy is the new rock and roll', laugh-out-loud commute companion |
News & Politics | #3 (~15%) | The Daily (NYT) / Pod Save America | News junkies, political obsessives, NPR crowd | 20-minute daily briefing, deeper analysis than cable news, hear both sides (or just yours) |
Business & Tech | ~12% | How I Built This / Acquired | Entrepreneurs, tech workers, LinkedIn posters | Founder origin stories, startup wisdom, 'I listen to podcasts to learn' energy, MBA replacement |
Interview / Conversational | ~15% | Joe Rogan Experience / Lex Fridman | Long-form listeners, curious minds, gym goers | 3-hour deep dives, unfiltered conversations, parasocial relationships, 'it's like hanging out with smart friends' |
Self-Help / Wellness | ~8% | Huberman Lab / The School of Greatness | Optimizers, morning routine people, biohackers | Science-backed advice, 'protocols', motivation, the podcast your productivity-obsessed friend recommends |
History | ~5% | Hardcore History / Revolutions | History nerds, road trippers, 'well actually...' people | Dan Carlin's 6-hour episodes, 'Wrath of the Khans', learning while doing chores, deeply researched |
Sports | ~8% | The Bill Simmons Podcast / Pardon My Take | Fantasy sports players, Monday morning quarterbacks | Hot takes, draft analysis, 'who's your guy?', sports talk radio evolved for the streaming age |
Science & Education | ~5% | Radiolab / StarTalk | Curious minds, lifelong learners | Make complex topics fascinating, 'I learned this on a podcast', sound design as art (Radiolab) |
Fiction / Audio Drama | ~3% | Welcome to Night Vale / The Magnus Archives | Book lovers, immersive storytelling fans | Like a movie for your ears, serialized stories, sound design, the audiobook's cool cousin |
Pop Culture / Entertainment | ~8% | Watch What Happens Live / Pop Culture Happy Hour | TV bingers, movie buffs, recap addicts | Episode breakdowns, fan theories, 'did you watch it yet?', shared viewing experience extension |
Finance / Money | ~5% | Planet Money / The Ramsey Show | FIRE movement, debt payers, investors | Make money less scary, Dave Ramsey's tough love, 'your latte is costing you $1M', financial literacy |
Relationship / Dating | ~4% | Call Her Daddy / Where Should We Begin? | 20-30somethings, dating app survivors | Unfiltered dating talk, Esther Perel's therapy sessions, 'is this normal?', vulnerability as content |
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