Crime Junkie

Crime Junkie remains the definitive true crime podcast in 2025, consistently topping Apple Podcasts charts with a clear, no-filler format delivering one case per week. Its production company, audiochuck, expanded into a full network with over a dozen crime shows, generating 200 million monthly downloads across all titles. The show's listener retention rate of 85% outperforms #4 Stuff You Should Know by 15 percentage points.