Top Rising Podcasts

Rising Health & Wellness Podcasts

Ranked for momentum and increasing sponsorship value, not simply the largest audience.

50 ranked podcastsUpdated October 2, 2026Sponsor Scout Rising Index
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Rising Index 83

Sleep-aid podcast featuring calm, slow-paced readings about science, history, and everyday oddities to help listeners relax and fall asleep.

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🤝 8 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~390,000👥 Estimated audience: ~390,000
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Rising Index 75

Mental, physical, and emotional fitness podcast helping men develop mindfulness, resilience, emotional intelligence, healthier relationships, and purposeful leadership.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~150,000👥 Estimated audience: ~150,000
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Rising Index 69

A candid health and wellness podcast covering nutrition, anxiety, confidence, stress, sleep, longevity, body image, and practical evidence-informed lifestyle strategies.

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🤝 1 sponsor🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~44,000👥 Estimated audience: ~44,000
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Rising Index 68

Wellness, fitness, mental health, self-care, personal development, nutrition, and lifestyle conversations centered on women of color.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~36,000👥 Estimated audience: ~36,000
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Rising Index 65

Evidence-based mental health and personal-growth conversations for Gen Z, covering anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, confidence, mindfulness, and emotional resilience.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 8 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~10,000👥 Estimated audience: ~10,000
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Rising Index 64

A personal growth and mental wellness podcast covering psychological, emotional, spiritual, relational, physical, and transformational topics through solo episodes and expert interviews.

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🤝 5 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~8,000👥 Estimated audience: ~8,000
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Rising Index 63

Weekly mental-health conversations featuring personal testimonials and expert insights on trauma recovery, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, emotional regulation, self-care, and resilience.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 1 sponsor🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~5,000👥 Estimated audience: ~5,000
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Rising Index 62

Workplace wellness, employee wellbeing, fitness, nutrition, longevity, and health strategies for busy professionals, executives, HR leaders, and organizations.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~4,000
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Rising Index 60

Nutrition, body image, mental health, fueling, training, and wellness guidance for female runners, hosted by registered dietitian and running coach Serena Marie RD.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 8 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~1,000👥 Estimated audience: ~1,000
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Rising Index 58

Holistic wellness, women's health, chronic illness, functional medicine, mindset, nutrition, nature-based health, and personal transformation.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~1,000
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Rising Index 57

Personal conversations about living with a rare disease, disability, low vision, accessibility, chronic illness, friendship, style, and everyday life.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~755👥 Estimated audience: ~755
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Rising Index 57

Functional and integrative medicine, hormones, nutrition, gut health, metabolic health, longevity, fitness, prevention, and practical whole-person wellness.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~750
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Rising Index 56

Health optimization, sleep, metabolic health, longevity, cognitive performance, functional movement, chronic disease, and sustainable performance for high-achieving professionals.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~500👥 Estimated audience: ~500
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Rising Index 56

A whole-person health and wellness show covering physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being, relationships, boundaries, stress, chronic illness, and personal growth.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~500
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Rising Index 56

Wellness podcast covering burnout prevention, nervous-system regulation, sustainable wellness, leadership wellbeing, intentional living, parenting, and practical whole-person health strategies.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~500👥 Estimated audience: ~500
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Rising Index 56

Fitness, nutrition, health, performance, mindset, leadership, training periodization, food marketing, laboratory testing, and everyday lifestyle podcast hosted by Nick and Britni Briney.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~500👥 Estimated audience: ~500
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Rising Index 56

Evidence-based fitness, nutrition, wellness-industry criticism, body image, supplements, weight-loss drugs, and practical health education.

Top 100 Rising PodcastNew Entry
🤝 0 sponsors🎧 Estimated monthly downloads: ~500👥 Estimated audience: ~500

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How the Sponsor Scout Rising Index works

The index ranks observable momentum and increasing sponsorship value, not raw size. We do not claim exact download growth when public evidence only supports an estimate or qualitative signal.

Growth MomentumHighest weight
Observable upward-trajectory signals across publishing, engagement, reviews, social reach, and media activity.
Audience QualityHigh weight
Estimated reach and evidence that the audience is specific, engaged, and valuable to relevant sponsors.
Commercial ReadinessMedium weight
Sponsor pages, media kits, contact paths, prior partnerships, and signs the show can activate a campaign.
Publishing HealthMedium weight
Recent and consistent episode production, healthy cadence, and an established publishing history.
Brand AlignmentLower weight
Clear fit with identifiable sponsor categories and usable integration opportunities.
Authority SignalsLower weight
Guest quality, host credibility, press, cross-platform presence, and category authority.

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