The State of Podcasting 2026

How long are technology podcasts?

The typical top-charting technology podcast runs 54 minutes an episode: that is the median of 50 shows' own medians, from 3,697 episodes released in the 12 months to 2 October 2026. Longer than the all-chart figure of 50 minutes, it ranks 4th longest of 11 categories. Most episodes (36%) run 30 to 60 minutes.

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  • 54 mintypical show’s median episode
  • 35%of episodes run over an hour
  • 4.4episodes a month, median show
  • 4th of 11categories, longest first

How long is the typical technology episode?

Across all 3,697 technology episodes, the median is 44.1 minutes and the middle half run 28 to 78 minutes. The longest tenth go past 127 minutes.

Show
90th percentile126.875th percentile77.5Median of show medians54.2Median episode44.125th percentile28.310th percentile20.4
Full episodes released in the 12 months to 2 October 2026, in minutes.
10th percentile20.410.1
25th percentile28.322.8
Median episode44.141.8
75th percentile77.561.7
90th percentile126.892.7
Median of show medians54.249.9
Under 30 minutes29.2%30 to 60 minutes36.4%Over an hour34.5%

Are technology podcasts longer than other categories?

It sits in the middle: 4th of 11, between sports (57 min) and society and culture (54 min).

Comedy66 minTV & Film62 minSports57 minTechnology54 minThis pageSociety & Culture54 minHealth & Fitness53 minArts47 minTrue Crime44 minBusiness40 minEducation37 minNews35 min

Median of each show's own median length. Categories with at least 40 charting shows.

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How often do technology podcasts publish?

The median technology show publishes 4.4 episodes a month (all chart shows: 7.2). 37% are weekly and 8% daily. The most common schedule among the 51 charting technology shows is weekly (19).

Daily (5+ a week)4 shows (8%)3–4 a week4 shows (8%)Twice a week6 shows (12%)Weekly19 shows (37%)Less than weekly8 shows (16%)Irregular4 shows (8%)Fewer than 3 in six months2 shows (4%)New (under four weeks old)4 shows (8%)

Schedule over the last 182 days of each feed.

How long are the top technology podcasts?

The ten highest on Apple's US Technology chart, with each show's median episode. Across all 50 charting technology shows the range runs from Digital Edge Podcast (6 min) to Acquired (236 min).

Show
4236 min1110 min1181 min366 min845 min238 min635 min933 min1027 min718 min
Apple Podcasts US Technology chart, 2 October 2026.
1Tomorrow, Today110 min5.0
2AI Business Daily38 min1.8
3All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg66 min11.4
4Acquired236 min0.8
6Power On with Mark Gurman35 minn/a
7Inside AsembleAI: DeepTech, AI & Science18 min6.0
8The Room Podcast45 min1.8
9Building AI Boston33 min0.8
10The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis27 min27.3
11Hard Fork81 minn/a

How many technology podcasts are there?

The Podcast Index lists 76,428 shows filed under Technology, 1.7% of all podcasts. 9,295 of them published in the 90 days to 26 September 2026: 12.2% of the category, a higher survival rate than the 9.4% for all podcasts.

Questions

How long should a technology podcast be?

There is no rule, but the top-charting technology shows have a median episode of 54 minutes, and half of their episodes run between 28 and 78 minutes.

How many episodes a month do technology podcasts release?

The median charting technology show released 4.4 episodes a month over the last six months; 8% published daily and 37% weekly.

What share of technology podcast episodes are over an hour?

34.5% of the 3,697 technology episodes released in the past year ran over 60 minutes, and 29.2% 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 = 50 technology shows and 3,697 episodes. Last updated 2 October 2026.

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