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 01 Oct 2026

10/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 167
Frequency: every 31 days
Duration: 00:45:32

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)
2. Sony Music Entertainment (3 shows)
3. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)
4. Audible (2 shows)
5. The Guardian (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)
2. Acast (13 shows)
3. Omny Studio (12 shows)
4. ART19 (7 shows)
5. BBC (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture14PRX
69
2Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture939Simplecast
38
3Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
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Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
4Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture306Megaphone
42
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 EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture193Simplecast
58
7Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
8Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture262WideOrbit
48
9Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture435Megaphone
32
10Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture48Omny Studio
48
11Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture4Acast
79
12Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
13Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
14Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture70Triton Digital
63
15Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
16Podcast The Rewriting HumanityThe Rewriting HumanityJim WalshSociety & Culture20Podbean
48
17Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture4PRX
59
18Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
19Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
20Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture24American Public Media
62
21Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture50RedCircle
63
22Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture190PRX
79
23Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture50Megaphone
48
24Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture21Omny Studio
73
25Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture214Megaphone
38
26Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
27Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
28Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
29Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
30Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
31Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
79
32Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture95Acast
79
33Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture302WideOrbit
68
34Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
35Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
36Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
63
37Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
38Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
39Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
40Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
41Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture265Spreaker
69
42Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture95WideOrbit
68
43Podcast Everyday Abundance: The hidden stories behind everyday technologiesEveryday Abundance: The hidden stories behind everyday technologiesVirginia Postrel and Charles C. MannSociety & Culture8Castos
52
44Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture22ART19
73
45Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture55PRX
64
46Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
73
47Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture101BBC
38
48Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture207Megaphone
32
49Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture86Unknown
63
50Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture174Unknown
83
51Podcast Not Special: A Liberty Speaks ShowNot Special: A Liberty Speaks ShowLiberty SpeaksSociety & Culture48Buzzsprout
72
52Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
53Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
54Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture11Megaphone
58
55Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
56Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture90Libsyn
62
57Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
59Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
60Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1194Acast
59
61Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture526Spreaker
43
62Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture281Megaphone
43
63Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
64Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
65Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
66Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture404Buzzsprout
83
67Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture701Megaphone
53
68Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
69Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture151Spotify for Podcasters
52
70Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
71Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
72Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
73Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture7RedCircle
69
74Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture66Acast
83
75Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
76Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
77Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture270Megaphone
32
78Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture35Omny Studio
83
79Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
80Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture171Omny Studio
89
81Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
82Podcast HABITUALHABITUALColorado Radio for JusticeSociety & Culture6Transistor
69
83Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture704Omny Studio
53
84Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture84Spotify for Podcasters
52
85Podcast Artifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetArtifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetDanny BrownSociety & Culture21Captivate
73
86Podcast The Crimes of Margo FreshwaterThe Crimes of Margo FreshwaterSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture7Megaphone
63
87Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture13Transistor
73
88Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
89Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture44Omny Studio
53
90Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama14BBC
53
91Podcast History's Great MysteriesHistory's Great MysteriesNickSociety & Culture20Spotify for Podcasters
28
92Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
93Podcast Leaving Eden PodcastLeaving Eden PodcastLeaving Eden LLCSociety & Culture343Acast
64
94Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
95Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture189Ximalaya
53
96Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture162Omny Studio
69
97Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
98Podcast ReflectorReflectorLongviewSociety & Culture34Megaphone
48
99Podcast BioHacked: Family Secrets BioHacked: Family Secrets Sony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture14Megaphone
48
100Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture77Buzzsprout
62

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