Apple launches two new Top Charts for paid podcasts

Apple today introduced two new subscription-focused podcast charts to showcase popular paid shows. The two new charts - Top Subscriber Shows and Top Subscriber Channel - will be available to users in the US, UK, Canada and Australia on iPhone, iPad and Mac using iOS 15.6, iPadOS 15.6 and macOS 12.5 or later.

The "Top Subscriber Shows" list includes 100 paid shows and the "Top Subscriber Channels" list contains 100 paid channels with two or more shows. Apple first introduced paid podcast subscriptions last April and expanded to 170 countries later that year. The company's competitor, Spotify, also expanded its podcast subscription program globally in November 2021.

The company also released information on the top five podcasts in the four countries. He also pointed out that the three main shows are made by independent creators.

United States: Morbid with Alaina Urquhart and Ashleigh Kelley is the most popular paid show in the country. This show is followed by Smartless, Something Was Wrong with Tiffany Reese, Fed Up with Casey Wilson, The Marc Smerling Series, and Crooked City: Youngstown, OH, which are the top five subscriber shows in the United States. UK: The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett is the most watched show by subscribers in the UK. No Such Thing As A Fish is the nation's second most popular subscription show, followed by The Totally Football Show with James Richardson of The Athletic, Morbid and Kermode & Mayo's Take, which debuted at No. 1 on its launch in May. Canada: Morbid, Smartless and Fed Up are the three most popular shows. The Canadian True Crime with Kristi Lee and the BBC's Global News podcast takes fourth and fifth place on the charts. Australia: Casefile True Crime with "Casey" takes the No. 1 spot on Australian pay-per-view show...