Top Celebrity Podcasts for 2024
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Here are the key findings from a recent survey of the top celebrity podcasts for 2024::
The most popular celebrity podcast is Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend with the listen score of 85.
Oprah Winfrey, the richest celebrity with a popular podcast, hosts the second most-listened to podcast, Oprah’s Super Soul.
Travis Kelce stands out as the most-searched-for celebrity with a podcast with 591,000 people seeking New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce in one month.
Experts at Winz.io conducted research to rank the most popular celebrity podcasts. The final ranking was made based on the listen score from Listen Notes.
The most popular celebrity podcast is Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend hosted by American comedian Conan O’Brien. The podcast gained an 85 listen score, the highest in the ranking, and is regularly searched online with 62.5K people looking it up monthly. Conan O’Brien is also one of the richest celebrities in the list, with a net worth of $200M.
Oprah's Super Soul takes second place in the ranking of the most popular celebrity podcasts with a listen score of 83. Hosted by media mogul Oprah Winfrey, this podcast has over 490 episodes. It is ranked highly by listeners and often sought online with 54.8K searches a month. Oprah is also the richest celebrity in this ranking with a net worth of $2.8B.
LeVar Burton Reads hosted by actor, director and TV host LeVar Burton holds third place with a 77 listen score. Reading the best short fiction stories, Levar recorded over 200 episodes. It is one of the most popular podcasts online with 308K people searching for it monthly.
Under The Skin With Russell Brand is fourth with a listen score of 75. More than 300 episodes feature interviews with people from all over the world. The critically acclaimed podcast is searched monthly by 16K people.
New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce is in fifth place with a 72 listen score. A new success, the podcast was searched for 591K times last month, almost two times more than Oprah’s Super Soul.
The Goop Podcast takes sixth place with a 70 listen score. Hosted by actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow, the podcast focuses on interviews with people from art, journalism, and culture. It’s had 440 episodes.
Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast follows closely in seventh place with a listen score of 70. Michelle talks with her friends and family as well as celebrities and other podcasters.
All There Is with Anderson Cooper has a listen score of 68. Hosted by Cooper, the podcast discusses serious themes of loss and grief. In the last month it was searched for by 13.7K people.
I Weigh with Jameela Jamil takes ninth place with a listen score of 66. Over 200 episodes discuss societal norms and mental health.
Red Table Talk closes the ranking of the most popular celebrity podcasts with tenth place and a listen score of 61. Hosted by actress Jada Pinkett-Smith as well as her daughter and mother, the podcast is popular with over 30K searches monthly.
Interestingly, Wink.io missed a lot of celebrity podcasts that are more popular, such as The Dan Bongino Show (with a listen score of 84, 3.1 million subscribers, more than 100,000 daily listeners, and more than 2,000 episodes) and The Rubin Report (with a listen score of 74, 2.25 million subscribers, more than 200,000 daily listeners, and more than 1170 episodes).