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 01 mars 2026

Country

Main category

Sub category

Date

03/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 157

Frequency: every 42 days

Duration: 00:45:44

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (6 shows)

2. CBC (4 shows)

3. Ky Dickens (2 shows)

4. The Observer (2 shows)

5. audiochuck (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (17 shows)

2. Megaphone (16 shows)

3. Omny Studio (16 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. BBC (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	68	Triton Digital	63
2	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
3	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	937	Simplecast	38
4	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	302	Megaphone	42
5	Mind Games	Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	53
6	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	98	BBC	53
7	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	349	ART19	68
8	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
9	Curse of: America’s Next Top Model	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	18	Omny Studio	58
10	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	115	Spreaker	84
11	Au Parloir	Cédric Bergeron	Society & Culture	155	Acast	43
12	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
13	Something Was Wrong	Broken Cycle Media	True Crime	377	Audioboom	62
14	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
15	Lucky Boy \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	119	Acast	73
16	Focus: Adults in the Room	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	17	Omny Studio	68
17	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	140	Megaphone	68
18	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
19	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	47	Megaphone	48
20	Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan	IRONCLAD	Society & Culture	12	Megaphone	83
21	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	431	Megaphone	32
22	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	54	PRX	64
23	Manger les riches	Pier-Luc Ouellet & Colin Boudrias	Society & Culture	21	RSS.com	48
24	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
25	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	23	American Public Media	62
26	The Brothers Ortiz	Campside Media & iHeart Podcasts	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	79
27	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
28	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	263	Spreaker	69
29	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	211	Megaphone	38
30	Left To Their Own Devices	Toronto Star	Society & Culture	13	Libsyn	68
31	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	93	Acast	79
32	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	162	Acast	69
33	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
34	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	279	Megaphone	43
35	Radio Diaries	Radio Diaries & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	271	PRX	43
36	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
37	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	705	Megaphone	53
38	Africville Forever	Podstarter Productions / Frequency Podcast Network	Society & Culture	13	Simplecast	59
39	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
40	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	439	Acast	74
41	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
42	Sasquatch Odyssey	Sasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	766	Spreaker	64
43	Next Question with Katie Couric	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	432	Omny Studio	63
44	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	22	Buzzsprout	42
45	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	352	Spotify for Podcasters	38
46	Thunder Bay	Canadaland	Society & Culture	12	Acast	63
47	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
48	Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World	Jimmy Akin	Society & Culture	300	Unknown	42
49	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	187	Ximalaya	53
50	The Pornhub Empire	CBC	Society & Culture	5	Triton Digital	63
51	Atonement: The John Paulk Story	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	7	Omny Studio	58
52	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	187	PRX	79
53	PARANORMAL • Histoires Vraies	Minuit	Society & Culture	367	Audion	58
54	More Muslim	More Muslim	Society & Culture	12	Captivate	73
55	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
56	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
57	Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	26	Omny Studio	63
58	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
59	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
60	Inconceivable Truth	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
61	Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie Media	Louie Media	Society & Culture	208	Acast	79
62	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	154	Megaphone	63
63	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	79
64	Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	33	Acast	69
65	Chameleon: The Michigan Plot	Sony Music Entertainment / Campside Media	Society & Culture	8	Megaphone	63
66	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1187	Acast	59
67	Family Lore	Audacy	History	27	WideOrbit	73
68	Al Jazeera	Al Jazeera Network	Society & Culture	64	Spreaker	43
69	La liste de Paul Arcand	Cogeco Média	Society & Culture	10	Omny Studio	63
70	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
71	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
72	Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter	Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	148	Spotify for Podcasters	52
73	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	32	Omny Studio	83
74	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
75	On Assignment	Reuters	Society & Culture	51	Megaphone	53
76	Welcome to Paradise	CBC	Society & Culture	10	Triton Digital	59
77	The Telepathy Tapes	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	94	ART19	83
78	COMMONS	CANADALAND	Society & Culture	291	Acast	69
79	Ça peut vous arriver	RTL	Society & Culture	133	Audiomeans	49
80	Radio Marz \| پادکست فارسی رادیو مرز	Marzie	Society & Culture	91	Acast	52
81	The Redefector	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	69
82	A Whole Other Country	Marfa Public Radio	Society & Culture	7	PRX	59
83	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
84	Made It Here	VoixCollective	Society & Culture	2	Spotify for Podcasters	43
85	Extreme	BBC	Society & Culture	18	BBC	69
86	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	3	ART19	63
87	Johnathan Walton Media	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	48	RedCircle	73
88	Tough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos Story	Vanity Fair	Society & Culture	8	PRX	53
89	Debt Heads	Jamie Feldman & Rachel Webster	Society & Culture	13	Transistor	73
90	Sorry About The Kid	CBC	Society & Culture	6	Triton Digital	53
91	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	96	Omny Studio	89
92	La Bibliothèque des Rêves: Documentaires pour s'endormir	The French Whisperer	Society & Culture	75	Megaphone	62
93	Latino USA	My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	699	Omny Studio	53
94	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	87	Libsyn	62
95	Our Common Nature	WNYC	Society & Culture	8	Simplecast	69
96	Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	46	Omny Studio	48
97	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
98	Crackdown	Crackdown Productions	Society & Culture	67	Blubrry	49
99	On Hold	Storied	Society & Culture	7	Buzzsprout	73
100	Ce n'est qu'une théorie	QUB radio	Society & Culture	18	Omny Studio	69

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

The podcast landscape in Canada is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in Canada.
Explore more data on podcast rankings by diving into other categories and countries, and stay ahead in the ever-changing podcast scene.

Previous charts Next charts

About Methodology Contact Support me Privacy Policy Legal Notice