Apple Podcast Rankings - Canada - Documentary

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Canada

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Canada. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 31 Aug 2026

08/31/2026

Average data

Episodes: 169
Frequency: every 31 days
Duration: 00:43:15

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (3 shows)
3. NPR (3 shows)
4. The Guardian (2 shows)
5. Audible (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (18 shows)
2. Megaphone (16 shows)
3. Simplecast (12 shows)
4. BBC (9 shows)
5. Omny Studio (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture1001Simplecast
38
2Podcast Au ParloirAu ParloirCédric BergeronSociety & Culture153Acast
43
3Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture249Megaphone
43
4Missing podcast logoThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture290Audioboom
37
5Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture522ART19
68
6Podcast The Telepathy TapesThe Telepathy TapesKy DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
7Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
8Podcast Focus: Adults in the RoomFocus: Adults in the RoomNPRSociety & Culture16Megaphone
59
9Podcast We call her Emma | Tortoise InvestigatesWe call her Emma | Tortoise InvestigatesTortoise MediaSociety & Culture138Acast
79
10Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture426Megaphone
32
11Podcast EXTRASEXTRASStudio SFSociety & Culture9Acast
53
12Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture134Simplecast
68
13Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
14Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture10PRX
59
15Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedHyperfixed & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture94PRX
64
16Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture97BBC
63
17Missing podcast logoAffaires sensiblesFrance InterDocumentary138N/A
N/A
18Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture817Megaphone
53
19Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture44Acast
68
20Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
21Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
22Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture91Acast
79
23Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
24Podcast The CRUX: True Survival StoriesThe CRUX: True Survival StoriesKaycee McIntosh, Julie Henningsen, BleavSociety & Culture254Simplecast
48
25Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture61Acast
83
26Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
27Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
28Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
29Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture42Megaphone
53
30Podcast Manger les richesManger les richesPier-Luc Ouellet & Colin BoudriasSociety & Culture21RSS.com
48
31Podcast Personally: Discount Dave (and the Fix)Personally: Discount Dave (and the Fix)CBCSociety & Culture67Triton Digital
63
32Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture204Simplecast
53
33Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture298WideOrbit
68
34Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
35Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingKCRW & Placement TheorySociety & Culture76Megaphone
38
36Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
53
37Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
38Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture29BBC
42
39Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture256Megaphone
59
40Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
41Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
42Podcast The Crimes of Margo FreshwaterThe Crimes of Margo FreshwaterSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture7Megaphone
63
43Podcast The Pornhub EmpireThe Pornhub EmpireCBCSociety & Culture5Triton Digital
63
44Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture2Megaphone
73
45Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture16Substack
89
46Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture196Simplecast
58
47Podcast Skyline Drive: How to Live ForeverSkyline Drive: How to Live ForeveriHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture22Omny Studio
68
48Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
49Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigherGround Society & Culture17ART19
73
50Podcast Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaPassages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie MediaLouie MediaSociety & Culture210Acast
79
51Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
52Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
53Podcast The Obit ProjectThe Obit ProjectJad Abumrad and Jule BanvilleSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
59
54Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
55Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
56Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture9Simplecast
52
57Podcast PARANORMAL • Histoires VraiesPARANORMAL • Histoires VraiesMinuitSociety & Culture360Audion
58
58Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture438Acast
74
59Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture276Megaphone
43
60Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture42Libsyn
63
61Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture224PRX
74
62Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
63Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
64Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
65Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture39Omny Studio
53
66Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteNPRSociety & Culture367Megaphone
53
67Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
68Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1181Acast
59
69Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture13Megaphone
52
70Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
71Podcast 7 jours sur Terre7 jours sur Terre7 jours sur Terre, Benjamin TremblaySociety & Culture112Simplecast
53
72Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture12Acast
63
73Missing podcast logoSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesNews341Audioboom
62
74Podcast Radio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزRadio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزMarzieSociety & Culture90Acast
52
75Podcast Be AmazedBe AmazedBe AmazedSociety & Culture485RedCircle
43
76Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture185Ximalaya
53
77Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
78Podcast The RedefectorThe RedefectoraudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
69
79Podcast Alien UFO PodcastAlien UFO PodcastSimon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
80Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
81Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture29Buzzsprout
38
82Podcast La Bibliothèque des Rêves: Documentaires pour s'endormirLa Bibliothèque des Rêves: Documentaires pour s'endormirThe French WhispererSociety & Culture73Megaphone
62
83Missing podcast logoBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSociety & Culture153Audioboom
48
84Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
85Podcast Dark StoriesDark StoriesDark StoriesSociety & Culture156Spotify for Podcasters
28
86Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture138PRX
59
87Podcast BoomtownBoomtownImperative Entertainment and Texas MonthlySociety & Culture15Megaphone
64
88Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture30Omny Studio
83
89Podcast Le bureau des complotsLe bureau des complotsRTBFSociety & Culture49Audiomeans
73
90Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture370Buzzsprout
83
91Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture76Buzzsprout
62
92Podcast The Brothers OrtizThe Brothers OrtizCampside Media & iHeart PodcastsSociety & Culture11Omny Studio
79
93Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
94Podcast Consciousness CassettesConsciousness CassettesKy DickensSociety & Culture13ART19
58
96Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige CarterConspiracy Files with Paige CarterThe Forbidden Knowledge NetworkHistory143Spotify for Podcasters
53
97Missing podcast logoStolen Lives True CrimeStolen Lives True CrimeSociety & Culture285Audioboom
58
98Podcast Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Byte & PiecesSociety & Culture1000Spreaker
79
99Podcast Bailey SarianBailey SarianBailey SarianSociety & Culture158Spreaker
43
100Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture409BBC
28

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