Joe Rogan, Jesse Weber, Megyn Kelly, and Tucker Carlson
True crime took a bite out of the podcast chart this week as Rotten Mango clawed its way to the top of YouTube’s Weekly Top Podcast Shows, knocking seemingly indomitable The Joe Rogan Experience from its perch.
Last week, Joe Rogan led the inaugural list, which YouTube has started publishing as podcasts began to dominate the platform. This week, Stephanie Soo’s true crime and horror storytelling show Rotten Mango surged to #1, with CBS’ long-running 48 Hours rising one spot to #3.
Law&Crime Sidebar with Jesse Weber landed in the top five, the only podcast not ranked in the set last week to break through, moving up from #32. Part of the network created by Mediaite’s own founder Dan Abrams, the daily news breakdown from host Jesse Weber likely owes its ascent to heightened attention on the unfolding Sean “Diddy” Combs trial, which the show has covered intensively, including analysis of search warrants and federal raids.
It’s a banner moment for the true crime genre, which now claims at least seven of the top 30 spots – double the number from last week. Nancy Grace’s Crime Stories and Bailey Sarian’s Murder, Mystery & Makeup also saw notable gains.
It’s only week two but the traditional dominance of personality-driven talk — Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson, Theo Von — is already being challenged to share space with genre-based binge-listening, particularly crime, mystery, and legal commentary.
Legacy media also held firm. 60 Minutes stayed in the top 20. NewsNation’s UFO deep dive show Reality Check with Ross Coulthart bumped up to #16, just one place behind Megyn Kelly, and NBC’s Nightly News made the top 35.
As YouTube continues to tout its dominance in podcast streaming, this week’s rankings show a platform increasingly defined by genre loyalists, legal obsessives, and audiences chasing narrative over noise.
Here’s a full rundown of the top 100 podcasts from YouTube, May 12 – May 18, 2025:
- Rotten Mango
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- 48 Hours
- Kill Tony
- Law&Crime Sidebar with Jesse Weber
- Shawn Ryan Show
- The MeidasTouch Podcast
- Smosh Reads Reddit Stories
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
- The Diary Of A CEO
- H3 Podcast
- The Tucker Carlson Show
- Murder, Mystery & Makeup
- Flagrant
- The Megyn Kelly Show
- Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
- The Pat McAfee Show
- Dr Insanity
- 60 Minutes
- Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
- Club Shay Shay
- Timcast IRL
- Karen Read
- A Closer Look – Late Night with Seth Meyers
- Gil’s Arena
- Bad Friends Podcast
- Creepcast
- The Benny Show
- PBD Podcast
- Lex Fridman Podcast
- Legal AF Podcast
- It Is What It Is
- Nightcap
- The Lets Read Podcast
- NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
- The Yak
- The Philip DeFranco Show
- Just Trish
- The Bulwark Podcast with Tim Miller
- The Trish Regan Show
- Bulwark Takes
- Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast
- IHIP News
- Timcast News Stories
- True Crime with Kendall Rae
- Distractible
- Cancelled with Tana Mongeau & Brooke Schofield
- Smosh Mouth
- Reallyfe Street Starz Podcast
- The 85 South Comedy Show
- Barry Cunningham Podcasts And Live Shows
- Unsubscribe Podcast
- StarTalk Podcast
- Julian Dorey Podcast
- Crime Fix with Angenette Levy
- Breaking Points
- Dark History
- The Joe Budden Podcast
- You Should Know Podcast
- Huberman Lab
- Next Question with Katie Couric
- No Spin News
- rSlash
- Reel Rejects
- Club 520 Podcast
- Cam Capone News
- #RolandMartinUnfiltered
- Stories from the Bible
- Javier Ceriani Show
- Power Hour
- Serialously with Annie Elise
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- The Ben Shapiro Show
- Breaking News
- Two Hot Takes
- The Pivot Podcast
- Pardon My Take
- Democracy Now!
- The David Pakman Show
- Impaulsive Podcast
- On Purpose Podcast
- The Broski Report
- Authorized Account
- The Intersection with Popok
- ScreenCrush
- Extra Anormal Podcast
- MrBallen Crime
- Crime Weekly
- The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
- The Matt Walsh Show
- Interviews with Brian Tyler Cohen
- Gusgri Podcast
- Your Mom’s House w/ Tom Segura & Christina P
- Dan Wootton Outspoken
- The Bill Simmons Podcast
- Critical Role
- Million Dollaz Worth of Game
- Are You Garbage? Comedy Podcast
- All The Smoke with Matt Barnes & Stephen Jackson
- The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie and Katya
Check back here next week for YouTube’s updated podcast rankings!