Spotify has unveiled its annual Wrapped rankings, revealing the most-streamed business and technology podcasts of 2025 — a list dominated by breakout British talent, Wall Street heavyweights and format-shifting creators.
The streaming giant said users spent more time listening to—and watching—podcasts this year than ever before, with video podcast consumption jumping 54% year-on-year. More than 390 million listeners streamed a video-based show in 2025, marking a major shift in how audiences engage with long-form content on the platform.
Topping the business and tech charts is The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, which continues to pull in a global audience with its interviews spanning entrepreneurship, psychology, leadership and culture. Bartlett’s show also ranked second across all podcast categories on Spotify this year, cementing its position as one of the biggest media properties in the world.
In second place for business and tech is the The Journal. from The Wall Street Journal, followed by Chris Williamson’s Modern Wisdom, which climbed the charts after several viral episodes and a large leap in video engagement.
Spotify’s top 10 business and tech shows of 2025 are:
1. The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
2. The Journal.
3. Modern Wisdom
4. Lex Fridman Podcast
5. PBD Podcast
6. TED Talks Daily
7. The Mindset Mentor
8. The Ramsey Show
9. Freakonomics Radio
10. All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Speaking to Business Matters, Modern Wisdom host Chris Williamson reflected on the long road to building an audience.
“It took about four years before the show really found meaningful traction,” he said. “Around episode 450 is when things truly started to click. If you’re just starting a podcast — stay patient. The early grind feels endless, but momentum does come.”
Williamson credited leaning into video and prioritising “timeless, evergreen conversations instead of chasing the news cycle” as major reasons for the show’s growth.
Joe Rogan tops Spotify’s global chart — again
In the overall global rankings across all categories, The Joe Rogan Experience remains the most popular podcast on Spotify for 2025. Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO took second place overall, while The Mel Robbins Podcast came in third.
Spotify’s top 10 podcasts of the year across all genres are:
1. The Joe Rogan Experience
2. The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
3. The Mel Robbins Podcast
4. Call Her Daddy
5. This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
6. Huberman Lab
7. Crime Junkie
8. Modern Wisdom
9. On Purpose with Jay Shetty
10. The Tucker Carlson Show
With creators increasingly treating Spotify as a video-first platform and audience behaviours shifting accordingly, the company says the lines between streaming music, podcasts and video are becoming more blurred than ever.
