Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Documentary

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in USA

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in USA. 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 03 Oct 2026

10/03/2026

Average data

Episodes: 160
Frequency: every 32 days
Duration: 00:44:02

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)
3. Forbidden Knowledge Network (2 shows)
4. Sony Music Entertainment (2 shows)
5. pepe&chema (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)
2. Acast (12 shows)
3. Omny Studio (11 shows)
4. BBC (7 shows)
5. Simplecast (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture24American Public Media
62
2Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture940Simplecast
38
3Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture14PRX
69
4Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
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Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
5Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture37BBC
58
6Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture307Megaphone
42
7Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture193Simplecast
58
8Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
9Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture262WideOrbit
48
10Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
11Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture436Megaphone
32
12Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture50Megaphone
48
13Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
14Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
15Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture4Acast
79
16Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture70Triton Digital
63
17Podcast The Rewriting HumanityThe Rewriting HumanityJim WalshSociety & Culture20Podbean
48
18Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
19Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
20Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture48Omny Studio
48
21Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture190PRX
79
22Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture21Omny Studio
73
23Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture4PRX
59
24Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture50RedCircle
63
25Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture97Acast
79
26Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
27Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
28Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
29Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
30Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture102BBC
38
31Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
79
32Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
33Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
34Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture86Unknown
63
35Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture214Megaphone
38
36Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture303WideOrbit
68
37Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
38Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
39Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
40Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture22ART19
73
41Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
43Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
44Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
45Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
63
46Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
47Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
73
48Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
49Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture265Spreaker
69
50Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture95WideOrbit
68
51Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1195Acast
59
52Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
53Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
54Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
55Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture174Unknown
83
56Podcast Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineCall Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineDW, LA Times Studios, Futuro StudiosSociety & Culture3Simplecast
68
57Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture207Megaphone
32
58Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture701Megaphone
53
59Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture35Omny Studio
83
60Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture11Megaphone
58
61Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture55PRX
64
62Podcast Everyday Abundance: The hidden stories behind everyday technologiesEveryday Abundance: The hidden stories behind everyday technologiesVirginia Postrel and Charles C. MannSociety & Culture8Castos
52
63Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
64Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture7RedCircle
69
65Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83
66Podcast Not Special: A Liberty Speaks ShowNot Special: A Liberty Speaks ShowLiberty SpeaksSociety & Culture48Buzzsprout
72
67Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
68Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
69Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
70Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
71Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture270Megaphone
32
72Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
73Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
74Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture281Megaphone
43
75Podcast HABITUALHABITUALColorado Radio for JusticeSociety & Culture6Transistor
69
76Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
77Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture705Omny Studio
53
78Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
79Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
80Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture526Spreaker
43
81Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture151Spotify for Podcasters
52
82Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNOTHING TO SEE HERE INCSociety & Culture4RedCircle
69
83Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture44Omny Studio
53
84Podcast Into the MixInto the MixBen & Jerry's and ABF CreativeSociety & Culture51Megaphone
59
85Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture66Acast
83
86Podcast Artifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetArtifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetDanny BrownSociety & Culture22Captivate
73
87Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
88Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
89Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture90Libsyn
62
90Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture84Spotify for Podcasters
52
91Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
92Podcast The Crimes of Margo FreshwaterThe Crimes of Margo FreshwaterSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture7Megaphone
63
93Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
94Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture171Omny Studio
89
95Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture8Libsyn
52
96Podcast History's Great MysteriesHistory's Great MysteriesNickSociety & Culture20Spotify for Podcasters
28
97Podcast Chameleon: Dr. MiracleChameleon: Dr. MiracleSony Music Entertainment / Campside MediaSociety & Culture3Megaphone
63
98Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama14BBC
53
99Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture77Buzzsprout
62
100Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture13Transistor
73

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