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 09 Aug 2025

Country

Main category

Sub category

Date

08/09/2025

Average data

Episodes: 177

Frequency: every 32 days

Duration: 00:48:25

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)

2. Tortoise Media (3 shows)

3. audiochuck (2 shows)

4. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

5. The New York Times (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Acast (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (13 shows)

4. Omny Studio (11 shows)

5. BBC (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Telepathy Tapes	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	28	Acast	84
2	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	Society & Culture	75	Spreaker	74
3	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	851	Simplecast	43
4	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	35	Acast	84
5	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	Society & Culture	343	Megaphone	69
6	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	35	Omny Studio	63
7	Something Was Wrong	Broken Cycle Media \| Wondery	Society & Culture	343	ART19	63
8	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	223	Audioboom	37
9	Debt Heads	Jamie Feldman & Rachel Webster	Society & Culture	13	Substack	89
10	Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories	John "Jay" Wiley	Society & Culture	605	Omny Studio	59
11	This Is Actually Happening	Wondery	Society & Culture	456	ART19	73
12	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| QCODE	Society & Culture	321	Megaphone	38
13	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	20	American Public Media	53
14	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Megaphone	79
15	Sabotage	Good Luck Media	Society & Culture	10	Megaphone	89
16	SCAMMERLAND	Superreal	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
17	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	47	Acast	64
18	The Lab Detective \| Tortoise Investigates	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	107	Acast	79
19	Cocaine Air	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	13	Libsyn	53
20	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	83	Simplecast	68
21	Campus Files	Audacy	Society & Culture	59	Megaphone	79
22	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	69	Omny Studio	94
23	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	12	Acast	74
24	Hyperfixed	Hyperfixed & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	24	PRX	64
25	Mike Drop	Mike Ritland	Society & Culture	267	Megaphone	64
26	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	193	PRX	74
27	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	165	Megaphone	59
28	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	10	Buzzsprout	38
29	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
30	Next Question with Katie Couric	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	374	Omny Studio	63
31	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	101	Acast	69
32	Radio Ambulante	NPR	Society & Culture	321	Megaphone	53
33	Hysterical	Wondery \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	10	ART19	69
34	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	10	Acast	74
35	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	68	BBC	59
36	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	145	Simplecast	53
37	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	53
38	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	246	Spotify for Podcasters	43
39	The Shrink Next Door	Wondery \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	17	ART19	69
40	Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World	Jimmy Akin	Society & Culture	300	Unknown	42
41	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
42	The CRUX: True Survival Stories	Kaycee McIntosh, Julie Henningsen, Bleav	Society & Culture	178	Simplecast	48
43	To Catch a Thief: China’s Rise to Cyber Supremacy	Rubrik \| Nicole Perlroth \| Pod People	Society & Culture	11	Megaphone	63
44	Afterlives: Marsha P. Johnson	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	21	Omny Studio	63
45	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	896	Megaphone	58
46	Our American Stories	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	2004	Omny Studio	43
47	Sasquatch Odyssey	Sasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	666	Spreaker	64
48	pepe&chema podcast	Directed by José Grajales \| troop audio	Society & Culture	144	Megaphone	38
49	Live Wire: The Loud Life and Shocking Murder of Alan Berg	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	9	Omny Studio	48
50	Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	26	Omny Studio	63
51	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	112	BBC	33
52	Jungle Prince	The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	63
53	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1001	Acast	59
54	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
55	On podcast پادکست آن	mersen	Society & Culture	52	Simplecast	58
56	Marianna in Conspiracyland	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	67	BBC	58
57	Inconceivable Truth	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
58	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	222	Megaphone	43
59	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	32	Libsyn	58
60	Ghosts and Grit With Jack Osbourne	Osbourne Media	Society & Culture	47	Libsyn	53
61	BioHacked: Family Secrets	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	53
62	The Agent	Imperative Entertainment	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
63	Weight For It	ohitsBigRon Studios	Society & Culture	23	PRX	84
64	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	15	Buzzsprout	42
65	Scene on Radio	Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University	Society & Culture	126	PRX	64
66	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	Society & Culture	132	Audioboom	48
67	An Arm and a Leg	An Arm and a Leg	Society & Culture	150	Acast	89
68	Skyline Drive	iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	59
69	heretics.	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	574	Megaphone	64
70	How I Survived	Pacific Podcast Network	Society & Culture	35	Acast	59
71	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	124	Ximalaya	48
72	Alien UFO Podcast	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	302	Simplecast	63
73	Relatos Forenses Podcast	Relatos Forenses / troop audio	Society & Culture	149	Megaphone	38
74	The Redefector	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	69
75	Las Raras	Las Raras	Society & Culture	48	Omny Studio	84
76	Radio Marz \| پادکست فارسی رادیو مرز	Marzie	Society & Culture	80	Acast	58
77	Architecture of Abuse	Architecture of Abuse	Society & Culture	14	Podbean	63
78	Prometheus Lens	Prometheus Lens Podcast	Society & Culture	244	RSS.com	53
79	The Improvement Association	Serial Productions & The New York Times	Society & Culture	7	Simplecast	58
80	Cement City	Audacy \| Cement City Productions	Society & Culture	24	Megaphone	69
81	JFK The Enduring Secret	Jeff Crudele	Society & Culture	301	Buzzsprout	83
82	The Gray Files	Erika Barker	Society & Culture	12	Podbean	63
83	This Haunted Life	Adam Berry	Society & Culture	7	Transistor	79
84	The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories	True Scary Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	524	Acast	79
85	Odessa	The New York Times	Society & Culture	4	Simplecast	73
86	Art Bell Back in Time	Art Bell Back in Time	Society & Culture	3	Spotify for Podcasters	33
87	I'm Not a Monster	BBC Radio 5 Live	Society & Culture	32	BBC	59
88	The Brohio Podcast	Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, Comedy	Society & Culture	455	Spreaker	43
89	Concrete Mama: The Podcast	Unincarcerated Productions	Society & Culture	11	Buzzsprout	62
90	This Land	Crooked Media	Society & Culture	25	Simplecast	63
91	Extreme	BBC	Society & Culture	18	BBC	69
92	Leaving Eden Podcast	Leaving Eden LLC	Society & Culture	279	Acast	64
93	On Assignment	Reuters	Society & Culture	2	Megaphone	59
94	Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the Underbelly	H11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	48
95	Think Twice: Michael Jackson	Audible \| Wondery	Society & Culture	13	ART19	63
96	Bloody Angola: A Podcast by Jim Chapman	Envision Podcast Productions	Society & Culture	256	RedCircle	68
97	Personally: Forever is a Long Time	CBC	Society & Culture	38	Triton Digital	63
98	History's Great Mysteries	Nick	Society & Culture	20	Spotify for Podcasters	28
99	Death on the Lot	Hyperobject Industries / Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	20	Megaphone	69
100	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	18	BBC	33

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

The podcast landscape in USA 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 USA.
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 us Privacy Policy