The State of Podcasting 2026
How long are education podcasts?
The typical top-charting education podcast runs 37 minutes an episode: that is the median of 62 shows' own medians, from 5,232 episodes released in the 12 months to 2 October 2026. Shorter than the all-chart figure of 50 minutes, it ranks 10th longest of 11 categories. 50% of episodes are under 30 minutes.
- 37 mintypical show’s median episode
- 22%of episodes run over an hour
- 5.6episodes a month, median show
- 10th of 11categories, longest first
How long is the typical education episode?
Across all 5,232 education episodes, the median is 29.7 minutes and the middle half run 18 to 55 minutes. Only a tenth run past 83 minutes.
| 10th percentile | 9.5 | 10.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 25th percentile | 18.0 | 22.8 |
| Median episode | 29.7 | 41.8 |
| 75th percentile | 55.4 | 61.7 |
| 90th percentile | 82.9 | 92.7 |
| Median of show medians | 36.8 | 49.9 |
Are education podcasts longer than other categories?
No: education is among the shortest. News is the shortest, at 35 minutes.
Median of each show's own median length. Categories with at least 40 charting shows.
How often do education podcasts publish?
The median education show publishes 5.6 episodes a month (all chart shows: 7.2). 26% are weekly and 8% daily. The most common schedule among the 65 charting education shows is weekly (17).
Schedule over the last 182 days of each feed.
How long are the top education podcasts?
The ten highest on Apple's US Education chart, with each show's median episode. Across all 62 charting education shows the range runs from Learning English Conversations (3 min) to Flow Podcast (119 min).
| 1 | Mick Unplugged | 38 min | 6.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | The Jamie Kern Lima Show | 61 min | 3.7 |
| 3 | The Mel Robbins Podcast | 75 min | 9.5 |
| 4 | We! | 76 min | 6.5 |
| 5 | Building Champions for Life | 49 min | 6.7 |
| 6 | Life is an Inside Job with Coach Mike Basevic | 25 min | 4.9 |
| 7 | Living Your Legacy | 20 min | 62.0 |
| 8 | Business Alchemy with Jackie Minsky | 25 min | 0.0 |
| 9 | Becoming UnDone® with Dr. Toby Brooks | 57 min | 2.3 |
| 10 | Ready For Love with Hilary Silver | 19 min | 4.8 |
How many education podcasts are there?
The Podcast Index lists 481,291 shows filed under Education, 11% of all podcasts. 35,621 of them published in the 90 days to 26 September 2026: 7.4% of the category, a lower survival rate than the 9.4% for all podcasts.
Questions
How long should a education podcast be?
There is no rule, but the top-charting education shows have a median episode of 37 minutes, and half of their episodes run between 18 and 55 minutes.
How many episodes a month do education podcasts release?
The median charting education show released 5.6 episodes a month over the last six months; 8% published daily and 26% weekly.
What share of education podcast episodes are over an hour?
21.6% of the 5,232 education episodes released in the past year ran over 60 minutes, and 50.3% were under 30.
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Where do these numbers come from?
Slice, The State of Podcasting 2026: the RSS feed of every show on Apple Podcasts' top charts in six countries and eleven US genre charts, read on 2 October 2026. Category counts from the Podcast Census 2026 (Podcast Index database of 26 September 2026).
n = 62 education shows and 5,232 episodes. Last updated 2 October 2026.
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