Spotify Wrapped 2024 is finally here, and with a long-awaited, personal look back at the year for its users comes new data on what the masses are listening to. Spotify shared the top 15 video podcasts of 2024 in the US exclusively with Yahoo Entertainment
Topping the list are three shows featuring interviews with 2024 presidential candidates, as part of what has been dubbed “the podcast election” – The Joe Rogan Experience, Call her daddy and the Lex Fridman podcast.
The number of creators publishing videos on Spotify has increased by 50% in the past year. There are now more than 300,000 video podcasts available on the streaming platform.
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Here’s the full list of Spotify’s top video podcasts of 2024 in the US:
Top Video Podcasts of 2024 in the US
Jordan Newman, head of content partnerships at Spotify, told Yahoo Entertainment that celebrity interviews with major podcasters were certainly “at the top” in terms of popularity, but that he thought the list was “quite diverse.”
“Lex Fridman interviews experts from various fields, and Rotten mango is a true crime podcast,” he said. “A CEO’s Diary with Steven Bartlett is a British show. … It really speaks to the globalization of podcasts.”
Newman tunes into all these video podcasts, but he shouted The comments section with Drew Afualo, a comedy show hosted by the 29-year-old influencer, of which he is a big fan.
Drew Afualo, host of one of this year’s most popular video podcasts on Spotify. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
“It’s been so great to see her podcast grow year after year and to see her enter the mainstream Zeitgeist, especially with her interview with Chappell Roan, which was so fun to watch,” he said. “Also, Jake Shane, who I think a lot of people call ‘just an influencer’, has a really fantastic podcast.”
Newman said uploading a video podcast allows creators to tap into more revenue opportunities. Video can also be shared clearly across platforms, allowing potential listeners to discover new favorites.
“If you look at some of the best video podcasts, you’ll see that they don’t always have the most sophisticated and polished set up,” he said. “You can do something that feels very raw and authentic, and that’s what podcasting is all about. I think the barriers to entry are quite low.”
Chances are, the biggest hits of 2025 might not even exist yet. Hot mess with Alix Earle And What now? with Trevor Noahthe No. 4 and No. 5 most popular this year were on last year’s most anticipated video podcast list.
“You might be thinking, ‘The best podcasts are the best podcasts!’ And that is true, but there are new entrants all the time,” he said. “I’m always surprised when I see who starts a podcast. … Who knows what next year will look like?”
