Fastest Growing Tech Podcasts in 2026: 20 Shows Ranked by Rank Movement
Updated September 2026 · Based on CastFox data covering 26 snapshots of the US Apple Podcasts Technology top 100 (2026-02-24 to 2026-09-25) and 5M+ indexed podcasts
The fastest growing tech podcasts in 2026 are led by Product Therapy, up 42.5 places, Primary Technology, up 35.5, and BTC Sessions, which arrived from outside the top 100 entirely. CastFox captured 26 snapshots of the US Apple Technology top 100 between February 24 and September 25, 2026, and this post ranks the 20 shows with the largest upward move between the three most recent snapshots and the three before them.
This is a momentum list, not a quality list. It answers a narrower question than our best tech podcasts of 2026 ranking, which rewards shows for holding a high rank across every snapshot. Here we reward change, which is what you want when you are looking for a show before its rate card catches up, a guest slot that is still open, or a competitor's next buy.
The clearest pattern in technology is subject matter rather than chart mechanics. Eight of the 20 climbers are built around AI as their main topic: The Last Invention, The TED AI Show, Data Science With Sam, Last Week in AI, The AI XR Podcast, AI For Humans, Latent Space, and How I AI. A ninth, Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson, is about enterprise technology adoption. If you are buying or pitching in this category in 2026, the growth is concentrated in one subject, and our best AI podcasts of 2026 ranking covers that slice on its own. Every number here comes from CastFox chart data; Apple does not publish download figures, so nothing below is a download estimate or an audience size. For the shows that hold the top of this category all year, see the technology podcast chart hub.
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See how CastFox finds shows →In This Guide
- Fastest growing tech podcasts in 2026, at a glance
- How we measure momentum on the US Technology chart
- The 20 movers in one table
- Tech podcasts climbing the charts: the 20 biggest movers
- New tech podcasts 2026: two arrivals and an AI majority
- How to read up and coming technology podcasts before you act on them
- What this means for advertisers, guests, and hosts
- Methodology: where these numbers come from
- Frequently asked questions
How We Measure Momentum on the US Technology Chart
A single day on a podcast chart tells you almost nothing. A tech show can jump forty places because a product launch or a funding story landed on a Tuesday, then give the whole gain back by Friday. So instead of comparing one day to another, we average each show's rank across the three most recent snapshots we hold and compare that to its average across the three snapshots before them. The recent window here is September 25, September 19, and September 8, 2026. The prior window is September 4, August 18, and August 8, 2026.
The difference between those two averages is the number we rank by. A show that went from an average of 81.5 to an average of 39, as Product Therapy did, is up 42.5 places. That figure is resistant to a one-day spike in a way a raw rank change is not, and it is the same method behind the rising this month section inside every CastFox genre listicle.
Shows that were not in the top 100 on any of the three prior dates are a special case. We do not invent a rank for them and we do not claim they climbed from a position they never held. They are labeled as outside the top 100 in the prior window. In technology that applies to two shows, BTC Sessions and Version History. One other detail is worth knowing before you read the table: a show needs to appear on at least two of the three recent dates to qualify, so a recent average can be built from two snapshots rather than three. Product Therapy is the only case of that here, and its card says so.
The 20 Movers in One Table
Read this table with the snapshots column next to the rank change column. A large move with 2 of 26 snapshots is a debut. A smaller move with 26 of 26 snapshots is a show with a floor that is grinding upward, which is a different and often more durable thing. Technology gives you both shapes in quantity, which is unusual.
| # | Show | Rank change | Recent avg US rank | Prior avg US rank | Snapshots | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Product Therapy | Up 42.5 places | #39 | #81.5 | 13 of 26 | 4 |
| 2 | Primary Technology | Up 35.5 places | #62.5 | #98 | 17 of 26 | 26 |
| 3 | BTC Sessions | New to the top 100 | #66 | Outside top 100 | 2 of 26 | 10 |
| 4 | The Last Invention | Up 27 places | #41.3 | #68.3 | 26 of 26 | 21 |
| 5 | The Pragmatic Engineer | Up 27 places | #65 | #92 | 26 of 26 | 63 |
| 6 | Version History | New to the top 100 | #75.5 | Outside top 100 | 11 of 26 | 19 |
| 7 | Apple Events | Up 22.7 places | #45.3 | #68 | 19 of 26 | 71 |
| 8 | Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson | Up 22 places | #24 | #46 | 25 of 26 | 3 |
| 9 | Panic World | Up 22 places | #67 | #89 | 23 of 26 | 23 |
| 10 | Your Undivided Attention | Up 21.7 places | #50.7 | #72.3 | 26 of 26 | 26 |
| 11 | The TED AI Show | Up 19 places | #68.7 | #87.7 | 21 of 26 | 16 |
| 12 | Data Science With Sam | Up 17.3 places | #21.7 | #39 | 23 of 26 | 5 |
| 13 | Last Week in AI | Up 11 places | #49.7 | #60.7 | 25 of 26 | 28 |
| 14 | Uncanny Valley | WIRED | Up 10.7 places | #36 | #46.7 | 26 of 26 | 43 |
| 15 | The AI XR Podcast. | Up 10.3 places | #34 | #44.3 | 25 of 26 | 2 |
| 16 | AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends | Up 9.5 places | #70.5 | #80 | 24 of 26 | 13 |
| 17 | Tech Won't Save Us | Up 8.8 places | #75.7 | #84.5 | 16 of 26 | 24 |
| 18 | Reply All | Up 8.3 places | #49.3 | #57.7 | 26 of 26 | 17 |
| 19 | Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast | Up 8.3 places | #36.3 | #44.7 | 26 of 26 | 57 |
| 20 | How I AI | Up 8 places | #42.3 | #50.3 | 26 of 26 | 37 |
Tech Podcasts Climbing the Charts: the 20 Biggest Movers
These are the 20 shows with the largest gain between the two windows, in order. Every card prints the recent and prior average rank, the number of our snapshots the show appears in, its best rank across the whole period, and how many national top 100 charts it reached on the most recent date. Read those pills before you read our prose: they are the part that separates a durable climb from a single good week.
#1. Product Therapy
Hosted by SVPG
About this show: Christian Idiodi of SVPG goes behind the craft of product work and the behavioral, mindset, and cultural issues that the description says usually are not talked about, in conversation with fellow SVPG partners. The feed holds 46 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: This is the largest move in the data at 42.5 places, from an average US rank of 81.5 in the prior window to 39 in the recent one. One caveat belongs on the card: the show was off the top 100 on the most recent snapshot date, so that recent average is built from two of the three recent dates rather than all three. It appears in 13 of our 26 snapshots with a best rank of 24.
Best fit for: Product managers and product leaders, and B2B software brands selling into product organizations.
#2. Primary Technology
Hosted by Stephen Robles and Jason Aten
About this show: Stephen Robles and Jason Aten break down consumer tech, gadgets, and AI stories. Per the feed, Robles is a content creator with over 350K followers across platforms and Aten is a technology columnist at Inc.com who has written for Business Insider and The Chicago Tribune. New episodes publish every Thursday and the feed holds 151 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 35.5 places, from an average of 98 to 62.5, the second largest gain here. It sits in 17 of our 26 snapshots with a best rank of 45 and charted in 26 countries on the most recent date, so the international footprint is real even though the US position is mid-chart.
Best fit for: General consumer tech listeners, and gadget, app, and accessory brands that want a weekly news show.
#3. BTC Sessions
Hosted by Ben Perrin
About this show: Ben Perrin publishes weekly Bitcoin news roundups and the panel show the feed calls Why Are We Bullish, featuring Bitcoiners from around the world. At 667 episodes it is the deepest catalog in this set.
Why it is moving in 2026: This is one of two shows among the 20 largest movers that was outside the US top 100 across all three prior snapshot dates, so we label it as new to the top 100 rather than quote a rank it never held. It arrived at a recent average of 66, has appeared on 2 of our 26 dates, and reached a best rank of 48.
Best fit for: Bitcoin and crypto audiences, and exchanges, wallets, and hardware brands already buying in that category.
#4. The Last Invention
Hosted by Longview
About this show: A narrative series from Longview on the seventy-year quest to build machines that could think, its rivalries, and its competing visions of utopia and apocalypse. The feed holds 15 episodes, the smallest catalog in this group.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 27 places to an average of 41.3 from 68.3, and it is one of seven shows here present in all 26 of our snapshots, with a best rank of 22. A show with 15 episodes and a full-period chart record is unusual, and it is the strongest combination of youth and consistency in this data.
Best fit for: Listeners who want documentary AI storytelling rather than news, and brands that prefer a produced series to a panel show.
#5. The Pragmatic Engineer
Hosted by Gergely Orosz
About this show: Gergely Orosz runs deepdives with experienced engineers and tech professionals on building software at Big Tech and startups. The feed describes itself as especially relevant for software engineers and engineering leaders and holds 73 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 27 places to an average of 65 from 92, in all 26 snapshots with a best rank of 38. The number to notice is reach: it charted in 63 countries on the most recent date, the second widest in this set, which is what you would expect from a show aimed at a global engineering audience.
Best fit for: Software engineers and engineering managers, and developer tools companies that need reach outside the US.
#6. Version History
Hosted by The Verge
About this show: A weekly show from The Verge and the Vox Media Podcast Network in which Verge writers and guests debate the story and legacy of one gadget, app, website, or other tech product, including the ones that never shipped. The feed holds 28 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: This is the second of the two shows that were absent from the US top 100 on all three prior snapshot dates, so we treat it as new to the top 100. Its record is not that of a debut, though: it appears in 11 of our 26 snapshots and reached a best rank of 31 earlier in the period, then came back at a recent average of 75.5.
Best fit for: Gadget and tech culture listeners, and hardware brands that want an editorial show with a fixed premise.
#7. Apple Events
Hosted by Apple
About this show: Apple's own feed of keynote addresses, carrying product and services announcements plus an archive of past events. It holds 20 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 22.7 places to an average of 45.3 from 68, with a best rank of 11 and a presence in 19 of our 26 snapshots. It charted in 71 countries on the most recent date, the widest reach of any show in this data by a clear margin. Its climb is a calendar effect rather than a programming one, since the feed moves when Apple holds an event.
Best fit for: Anyone tracking Apple announcements. It carries no advertising, so treat it as a competitive signal rather than an inventory opportunity.
#8. Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson
Hosted by Info-Tech Research Group
About this show: Geoff Nielson hosts Info-Tech Research Group's show on how industry leaders use technology to build the organizations of the future, interviewing the thinkers, doers, and innovators the feed says will help predict and harness digital disruption. It holds 80 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 22 places to an average of 24 from 46, which is the second best recent standing among the climbers. It appears in 25 of our 26 snapshots, holds a best rank of 18, and was at 18 on the most recent date. It charts in 3 countries, making it one of the most purely US shows here.
Best fit for: IT leaders and enterprise decision makers, and B2B brands that want a high US chart position without paying for international reach.
#9. Panic World
Hosted by COURIER
About this show: A weekly show hosted by Ryan Broderick about how the internet warps our minds, our culture, and eventually reality. The feed holds 108 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 22 places to an average of 67 from 89. It appears in 23 of our 26 snapshots with a best rank of 29 and was at 47 on the most recent date, so the recent average understates where it currently sits.
Best fit for: Internet culture listeners, and consumer brands comfortable with commentary on platforms and online politics.
#10. Your Undivided Attention
Hosted by The Center for Humane Technology, Tristan Harris, Aza Raskin
About this show: Tristan Harris and co-hosts from the Center for Humane Technology publish every other Thursday on how new technologies shape the way we live, work, and think. The show is a member of the TED Audio Collective and the feed holds 166 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 21.7 places to an average of 50.7 from 72.3. It is in all 26 of our snapshots with a best rank of 31 and charts in 26 countries, so this is a long, steady chart record rather than a recent arrival.
Best fit for: Policy, design, and ethics audiences, and brands that want a considered tone rather than a hype cycle.
#11. The TED AI Show
Hosted by TED
About this show: Creative technologist Bilawal Sidhu talks with experts, artists, and journalists about what AI predictions are hype and what may actually change everything. It comes from TED and holds 37 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 19 places to an average of 68.7 from 87.7, appearing in 21 of our 26 snapshots with a best rank of 59. Of all the AI shows in this set it has the lowest ceiling so far, which makes the current climb the most interesting thing about its record.
Best fit for: General-audience AI listeners, and brands that want the TED association without a top-20 rate card.
#12. Data Science With Sam
Hosted by Soumava Dey
About this show: Soumava Dey hosts an educational show that brings academia and industry experts together on data science, artificial intelligence, actuarial science, and scientific research. The feed holds 48 episodes and carries a disclaimer that the views are the host's and guests' own.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 17.3 places to an average of 21.7 from 39, the best recent standing of any show in this data. It is in 23 of our 26 snapshots, holds a best rank of 21, and was at 21 on the most recent date. It charts in 5 countries, so almost all of that position is US listening.
Best fit for: Working data scientists and students, and technical brands that want a top-25 US placement in a niche show.
#13. Last Week in AI
Hosted by Skynet Today
About this show: Skynet Today's weekly summary of the AI news that matters, per its own one-line description. The feed holds 295 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 11 places to an average of 49.7 from 60.7. It is in 25 of our 26 snapshots with a best rank of 37 and was at 37 on the most recent date, which is the top of its own range rather than the middle.
Best fit for: Listeners who want an AI news digest, and brands looking for a long-running show with a predictable format.
#14. Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Hosted by WIRED
About this show: WIRED's insider show on the people, power, and influence of Silicon Valley. Per the feed, Tuesdays carry The Big Interview with Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond, and Thursdays bring WIRED writers and editors Zoe Schiffer, Brian Barrett, and Leah Feiger on what they are hearing from sources in Silicon Valley and Washington. The feed holds 470 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 10.7 places to an average of 36 from 46.7, with a best rank of 21, a presence in all 26 snapshots, and 43 countries on the most recent date. Among the shows in the top half of this table by recent rank, it has the widest international reach.
Best fit for: Tech news readers and industry professionals, and brands that want a newsroom-backed show with global reach.
#15. The AI XR Podcast.
Hosted by Charlie Fink Productions
About this show: Charlie Fink of Forbes hosts with Ted Schilowitz and Rony Abovitz, interviewing founders, former executives, and industry veterans from companies the feed names including OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Meta Reality Labs, Apple Vision Pro, Microsoft HoloLens, and Unity. It covers AI and spatial computing weekly across 309 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 10.3 places to an average of 34 from 44.3, in 25 of our 26 snapshots with a best rank of 32. It charts in 2 countries, the narrowest reach in this set, so its top-40 US position is doing all the work.
Best fit for: AR, VR, and spatial computing professionals, and hardware and enterprise brands selling into that market.
#16. AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends
Hosted by Kevin Pereira & Gavin Purcell
About this show: Kevin Pereira and Gavin Purcell break down AI news, tools, and breakthroughs every Thursday. The feed quotes Fast Company calling it the most entertaining way to learn about artificial intelligence, and holds 137 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 9.5 places to an average of 70.5 from 80, appearing in 24 of our 26 snapshots with a best rank of 41 and 13 countries on the most recent date. This is a small move on a consistent record rather than a breakout.
Best fit for: AI-curious general listeners, and consumer software brands that want an entertainment-first treatment.
#17. Tech Won't Save Us
Hosted by Paris Marx
About this show: Paris Marx is joined every Thursday by a guest to critically examine the tech industry, its promises, and the people behind them. The feed argues that separating tech from politics has consequences and holds 360 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 8.8 places to an average of 75.7 from 84.5, with a best rank of 54 and a presence in 16 of our 26 snapshots, so it moves in and out of the top 100 more than most shows here. It charts in 24 countries.
Best fit for: Listeners who want tech criticism rather than product coverage, and advertisers whose positioning can survive that framing.
#18. Reply All
Hosted by Gimlet
About this show: A show about the internet from Gimlet, hosted by Alex Goldman and Emmanuel Dzotsi, with 214 episodes in the feed. Its description quotes The Guardian calling it an unfailingly original exploration of modern life and how to survive it.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 8.3 places to an average of 49.3 from 57.7. It holds the best single rank in the whole data set at number 9 and appears in all 26 snapshots, which is the profile of a back catalog that keeps finding new listeners rather than a show on a run.
Best fit for: Narrative podcast listeners, and brands that want an evergreen catalog rather than a news cycle.
#19. Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast
Hosted by Latent.Space
About this show: A show by and for AI engineers covering foundation models, code generation, multimodality, agents, and GPU infrastructure, with interviews the feed says come from companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Sierra, Databricks, and Modular. The feed holds 221 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 8.3 places to an average of 36.3 from 44.7, in all 26 snapshots with a best rank of 26 and 57 countries on the most recent date, the third widest reach here. For a technical show that combination of depth and international presence is rare.
Best fit for: AI engineers and technical founders, and infrastructure and developer tools brands with a global buyer.
#20. How I AI
Hosted by Claire Vo
About this show: Claire Vo hosts guests who each share one specific, practical way they have learned to use AI in their work or life, in roughly 30-minute episodes with live screen sharing. The feed holds 107 episodes.
Why it is moving in 2026: Up 8 places to an average of 42.3 from 50.3, the smallest move we profile. What earns it a place is the record underneath: all 26 snapshots, a best rank of 24, 37 countries, and a rank of 40 on the most recent date.
Best fit for: Knowledge workers adopting AI tools, and SaaS brands whose product can be demonstrated on screen.
New Tech Podcasts 2026: Two Arrivals and an AI Majority
Of the 20 largest movers on the US Technology chart, exactly two were absent from the top 100 across all three prior snapshot dates: BTC Sessions, which has appeared on 2 of our 26 dates, and Version History from The Verge, which has appeared on 11 and reached a best rank of 31 earlier in the period before dropping out and returning. Every other climber was already on the chart and simply moved up. When we ran the same recipe on comedy, one of 20 movers was a new arrival; on health and fitness, 10 of 18 were. Technology sits between those two.
The durability numbers say the rest. Seven of the 20 shows profiled here appear in all 26 snapshots we hold: The Last Invention, The Pragmatic Engineer, Your Undivided Attention, Uncanny Valley from WIRED, Reply All, Latent Space, and How I AI. Only one, BTC Sessions at 2 appearances, has been on the chart fewer than 10 times. Reply All holds the best single rank in the entire data set at number 9, reached earlier in the period, which is a reminder that a back catalog can climb without a new episode driving it.
The more useful finding is what these shows are about. Eight of the 20 are AI shows, and a ninth, Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson, covers enterprise technology adoption. They span the range from documentary storytelling in The Last Invention to engineering practice in Latent Space to a news digest in Last Week in AI, which means AI is no longer one audience in this category but several. The feeds are young too: The Last Invention holds 15 episodes, Version History 28, and The TED AI Show 37. If you are hunting for an underpriced show in technology, that is where the opening is, and the second half of the table is where the durable records are.
How to Read Up and Coming Technology Podcasts Before You Act On Them
Climbers in technology are often young feeds, unlike in other categories
Five of the 20 shows here hold fewer than 50 episodes, and The Last Invention holds 15. That is a different shape from comedy, where most climbers carry hundreds of episodes and moved for reasons other than their own existence. A young feed with a rising rank is the cleanest version of this opportunity, because there is often no rate card yet and the host is still answering their own email. It is also the riskier version, because there is less history to check.
Check the snapshot count before you believe the move
Appearances are printed on every card for a reason. Two of 26 means the show cleared the top 100 twice in seven months. Twenty-six of 26 means it has never dropped out. Data Science With Sam sits at 23 of 26, holds the best recent average in the data at 21.7, and still gained 17.3 places, which is the strongest combination here. At the other end, BTC Sessions at 2 of 26 and Version History at 11 of 26 are the two records to verify yourself before committing budget.
Country count separates a US story from a global one
The countries column counts how many national top 100 charts a show appeared in on the most recent snapshot, out of the 78 CastFox tracks. Apple Events is in 71, The Pragmatic Engineer in 63, and Latent Space in 57, which makes them genuinely international. Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson is in 3 and The AI XR Podcast in 2, which makes them US buys. Neither shape is better, and a brand shipping to two countries should not pay for reach in 71.
Some climbers are not inventory at all
Apple Events is Apple's own keynote feed. It gained 22.7 places and charts in 71 countries, and you cannot buy an ad in it. Its presence in this table is a useful reminder that chart movement and commercial availability are separate questions, and that a technology chart contains owned media, event feeds, and archives alongside advertiser-supported shows. Check which one you are looking at before you build a plan around it.
A low recent average with a strong best rank is a show worth watching
Two shows here have reached much higher than they currently sit. Reply All has a best rank of 9 and a recent average of 49.3, and Version History has a best rank of 31 and a recent average of 75.5. That gap says the audience exists and the show has proven it can hold a higher position. It is not a guarantee of anything, but it is a better reason to keep a show on a watchlist than a single large delta is.
What This Means for Advertisers, Guests, and Hosts
A climbing show is usually cheaper than its audience deserves, because rate cards lag the chart by months. That is the entire commercial argument for a list like this. The risk is the mirror image: you may be paying for a peak that has already passed. In technology there is a second consideration, which is that the audience splits hard by role. A show read by software engineers and a show read by IT buyers both sit in this table, and they are not interchangeable for a brand. The workflow below is the one we recommend for turning any of these 20 names into a decision, and it is the same four steps CastFox is built around.
Discover: build the list from the chart, not from memory
Start from the data rather than from the shows you already listen to. CastFox discovery searches by genre, country, topic, and chart movement across the same snapshots used here, so you can widen this list to the full technology category or narrow it to a slice such as AI engineering or consumer gadgets.
Analyze: check whether the climb held
Open the show profile and look at the chart history rather than a single number. The analyze step shows rank over time across 78 countries, detected sponsors and promo codes, episode cadence, and audience estimates. A show with sponsors already running has proven the format converts, and for software brands specifically our guide to podcast advertising for SaaS companies covers what usually works in this category.
Organize: group the list by the decision you are making
Twenty shows is too many to pitch at once and too few to pick from at random. Organizing them into lists by country reach, audience role, and cadence turns the table above into three workable groups: international engineering shows such as The Pragmatic Engineer and Latent Space, US-only enterprise tests such as Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson and Data Science With Sam, and watchlist names you revisit next month.
Pitch: reach the show while the slot is still open
The advantage of a climbing show is timing, and timing is lost in the inbox. The pitch step carries verified contacts and templates, and our podcast guest pitch template covers what to say once you have the address. For sponsorship specifically, read how to vet a podcast before sponsoring it and our CPM benchmarks by genre first, because technology inventory prices differently from comedy or news.
Methodology: Where These Numbers Come From
CastFox captures the Apple Podcasts top 100 for every genre in 78 countries and stores each capture as a dated snapshot. This post uses the US Technology chart only. We hold 26 snapshots of it between February 24 and September 25, 2026. For each show we averaged its rank across the three most recent snapshots and across the three before them, then ranked by the difference, largest first. A show must appear on at least two of the three recent dates to be included. Shows missing from the top 100 across the entire prior window are labeled as outside the top 100 rather than assigned a rank.
Show details, including host names, episode counts, cadence, and subject matter, come from the podcast's own feed description and its CastFox profile. Where a description does not state a publishing cadence, we do not state one. Nothing on this page is a download estimate, an audience size, or a revenue figure, because Apple does not publish any of those and we do not model them into a chart post. Chart position is a measure of attention, not of quality.
Two limitations are worth naming. Product Therapy was off the top 100 on the most recent snapshot date, so its recent average comes from two dates rather than three, which is noted on its card; it still qualifies under the two-of-three rule and it still holds the largest delta in the set. And snapshots are not taken at a perfectly even cadence, so the two windows here span different numbers of calendar days. That is a real limitation of chart data and it is why we treat every figure in this post as a direction rather than a measurement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the fastest growing tech podcasts in 2026?
Across 26 snapshots of the US Apple Technology chart between February 24 and September 25, 2026, the largest upward moves belong to Product Therapy at 42.5 places, Primary Technology at 35.5, and BTC Sessions, which arrived from outside the top 100. The Last Invention and The Pragmatic Engineer are tied next at 27 places each. Only two of the 20 largest movers were absent from the chart across the whole prior window, so almost every climber here was already on the chart and simply moved up.
What are the trending AI and tech podcasts this month?
In the three most recent CastFox snapshots, taken on September 25, September 19, and September 8, 2026, the tech shows with the strongest recent standing among the movers are Data Science With Sam at an average US rank of 21.7, Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson at 24, The AI XR Podcast at 34, Uncanny Valley from WIRED at 36, and Latent Space at 36.3. Eight of the 20 climbers are built around AI as their main subject. Momentum here means rank movement between two three-snapshot windows, not download counts, which Apple does not publish.
Best new tech podcasts 2026: which ones should I start with?
If new means a young feed rather than a new chart entry, the newest catalogs among the climbers are The Last Invention at 15 episodes, Apple Events at 20, Version History at 28, The TED AI Show at 37, and Product Therapy at 46. The Last Invention is the strongest of those on the data: it is a 15-episode narrative series from Longview that appears in all 26 of our snapshots with a best rank of 22, which no other young feed in this set matches.
Are up and coming technology podcasts worth advertising on?
Often yes, because rate cards lag the chart by months, but the snapshot count decides it. BTC Sessions has cleared the US top 100 on 2 of our 26 dates, which is a few good weeks, while How I AI is in all 26 and still gained 8 places, which is a floor and a direction. Note also that one climber, Apple Events, carries no advertising at all, so read it as a competitive signal rather than inventory.
Which tech podcasts have the widest international reach?
Among the 20 climbers, Apple Events charted in 71 national top 100 charts on the most recent snapshot, The Pragmatic Engineer in 63, Latent Space in 57, Uncanny Valley from WIRED in 43, and How I AI in 37, out of the 78 countries CastFox tracks. At the other end, The AI XR Podcast charted in 2 countries and Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson in 3, so both are effectively US-only buys.
How is this list ranked?
We average each show's US Apple Technology rank across the three most recent chart snapshots and across the three snapshots before them, then rank by the difference. A show absent from the top 100 in the prior window is treated as outside the top 100 rather than given a number, and we label it that way instead of quoting a rank it never held. All of the underlying chart data comes from CastFox.