What is ranking on Spotify today: August 26, 2026
Spotify Live still leads Spotify Top Podcasts on August 26, 2026, at #1, with the same ten shows in the same order as August 25. The Joe Rogan Experience holds #2. Crime Junkie holds #3. The Daily holds #6. Wikipedia dates Rogan to December 24, 2009, and The Daily's first episode to February 1, 2017. Zero new shows entered. The as_of_ts is 2026-08-26T04:01:35Z.
Top trending podcasts on Spotify: August 26
Spotify Live
Holds #1. Rank is unchanged from August 25, when it rose from #2. The first-party live-audio row still sits above Rogan. No widely reported talent booking for August 26 was attached at fetch time.
The Joe Rogan Experience
Holds #2. Rank is unchanged. Wikipedia dates the show's start to December 24, 2009. It remains the default talk flagship on Spotify's chart even when Spotify Live prints first.
Crime Junkie
Holds #3. Rank is unchanged from August 24 and August 25. Audiochuck's true-crime show is a fixture.
The Shawn Ryan Show
Holds #4. Rank is unchanged.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Holds #5. Rank is unchanged. The Ringer comedy interview show stays in the same slot.
The Daily
Holds #6. Rank is unchanged from August 25, when it rose from #7. The New York Times Company dated the first episode to February 1, 2017. August 26 news files (Canada tariffs, Darline Graham) did not move the rank.
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
Holds #7. Rank is unchanged.
The Tucker Carlson Show
Holds #8. Rank is unchanged.
Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast
Holds #9. Rank is unchanged.
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Holds #10. Rank is unchanged.
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What changed on Spotify since yesterday
New in the top 10 versus August 25: none. Drop-offs: none. Big movers: none. The ten titles and ten ranks match August 25 exactly, including Spotify Live at #1 after the August 24-25 swap with Rogan. That freeze is the story, not a guest-driven reshuffle.
What today's Spotify podcasts reveal
First-party inventory still beats the 2009 Rogan catalog on this snapshot. Spotify Live at #1 and Rogan at #2 are a two-day hold after a one-slot swap. Crime Junkie at #3 through Armchair Expert at #10 did not move.
The Daily at #6, launched February 1, 2017, did not climb on a heavy news morning. For podcast versus newsletter boards, see Spotify Top Podcasts vs Substack.
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This ranked list is the August 26, 2026 get_top_trends snapshot for type Spotify Top Podcasts with limit 10. Product and research teams that watch podcast ranks as they move can call the same feed as new rows arrive. The generating call:
{
"type": "Spotify Top Podcasts",
"limit": 10
}
See the Spotify Top Podcasts API page for source notes.