The 10 Best Business Podcasts in 2026
The business podcasts people actually listen to, ranked by audience, with what listeners praise and criticise about each one. All of them play free on The Pods.
Updated 2026-11-06 · 576 business pods on The Pods
- 1
The Diary of a CEO
Steven Bartlett · 22M subscribers · English
Long, personal interviews with founders, experts and athletes about success and failure.
What listeners saySteven Bartlett's long interviews with founders, doctors and celebrities. Hugely popular and highly produced; also one of the most criticised shows for health claims from guests going unchallenged.Watch free on The Pods →- Polished production and emotional, personal conversations.
- Wide range: business, psychology, health, relationships.
- 2
The Game
Alex Hormozi · 4.6M subscribers · English
Straight talk about growing a business and making more money.
What listeners sayAlex Hormozi's short solo episodes on sales, marketing and running a business. Loved for blunt, actionable advice; critics say it repeats itself and sells his own courses and books.Watch free on The Pods →- Concrete tactics you can use the same day.
- Short episodes, no fluff, no guests.
- 3
The Futur
Chris Do · 2.8M subscribers · English
Business, branding and pricing for creative people.
What listeners sayChris Do on design, creative business and pricing. Designers praise the practical coaching sessions; some find the sales-pitch tone and the pricing talk repetitive.Watch free on The Pods →- Real coaching calls with creatives about pricing and clients.
- Useful for freelancers learning to talk about money.
- 4
My First Million
Sam Parr & Shaan Puri · 970K subscribers · English
Business ideas, side hustles and how real companies make money.
What listeners saySam Parr and Shaan Puri brainstorm business ideas and interview founders. Fans love the energy and idea lists; critics say many ideas are half-baked and the hosts talk over guests.Watch free on The Pods →- Fun, fast, full of startup ideas and stories.
- Good chemistry between the two hosts.
- 5
Acquired
Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal · 339K subscribers · English · #1 on the Apple Podcasts Business chart
Deep histories of great companies like Nvidia, Costco and Hermès.
What listeners sayThree-to-four-hour histories of one company per episode (Nvidia, Costco, LVMH, Nike). Almost universally praised for research depth; the only real complaint is that each episode is a commitment.Watch free on The Pods →- Treated by fans as 'conversational audiobooks': the full story of a company from founding to today.
- Clear explanations of strategy and finance without assuming an MBA.
- 6
Founders
David Senra · 312K subscribers · English
Lessons from biographies of history's great entrepreneurs.
What listeners sayDavid Senra reads biographies of founders and distils them into one episode each. Nearly universal praise for the enthusiasm and depth; the only knocks are the intensity and the repetition of favourite names.Watch free on The Pods →- Hundreds of biographies summarised with real passion.
- Great for long drives; each episode stands alone.
- 7
Masters of Scale
Reid Hoffman · 160K subscribers · English
How famous companies grew from tiny to huge.
What listeners sayReid Hoffman interviews founders about scaling companies. Praised for high-profile guests and tight production; some find it too polished and too kind to the guests.Watch free on The Pods →- Household-name founders telling their own stories.
- Clean narrative editing; easy to follow.
- 8
How I Built This
Guy Raz · 52K subscribers · English
Founders tell the story of how their companies started.
What listeners sayGuy Raz's founder origin stories. One of the most recommended business shows; listeners praise the storytelling and the honesty about failure, with the usual complaint that it follows a formula.Watch free on The Pods →- Warm, well-structured interviews with real setbacks included.
- Accessible even if you do not care about business.
- 9
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13M subscribers · English
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8.2M subscribers · English
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How this list is made
How are the best business podcasts ranked?
By audience: The Pods picks first, then the biggest shows by YouTube subscribers. Where the show is also on the Apple Podcasts Business chart, its chart position is shown.
Are these podcasts free?
Yes. Every show here plays from its official YouTube channel, free and with no account, right on The Pods.
Where do the listener summaries come from?
They sum up public reviews and discussions (Reddit, Apple Podcasts, Spotify) in our own words, with links to the sources on each show page.