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 04 Jun 2025

Country

Main category

Sub category

Date

06/04/2025

Average data

Episodes: 192

Frequency: every 239 days

Duration: 00:49:06

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

2. audiochuck (2 shows)

3. BBC World Service (2 shows)

4. Wavland (2 shows)

5. BBC (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Acast (18 shows)

3. Omny Studio (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. BBC (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
2	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	311	Megaphone	42
3	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	943	Simplecast	38
4	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	411	Megaphone	63
5	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	357	ART19	68
6	Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories	John "Jay" Wiley, Bleav	Society & Culture	600	Simplecast	69
7	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	441	Megaphone	32
8	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	27	American Public Media	62
9	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
10	Spiral \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	115	Acast	73
11	Next Question with Katie Couric	Katie Couric Media	Society & Culture	441	Acast	53
12	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	145	Megaphone	68
13	Inconceivable Truth	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
14	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	218	Megaphone	38
15	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	192	PRX	79
16	This Haunted Life	Adam Berry	Society & Culture	14	Transistor	79
17	Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the Underbelly	H11, Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	13	Omny Studio	48
18	Debt Heads	Jamie Feldman & Rachel Webster	Society & Culture	13	Transistor	73
19	How To Destroy Everything	HTDE \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	43	Megaphone	48
20	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	371	Omny Studio	73
21	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	52
22	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
23	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
24	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
25	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	166	Acast	69
26	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
27	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
28	Scene on Radio	Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University	Society & Culture	141	PRX	59
29	SCAMMERLAND	Superreal	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
30	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
31	Mike Drop	Mike Ritland	Society & Culture	451	RedCircle	59
32	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	57	PRX	64
33	Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World	Jimmy Akin	Society & Culture	300	Unknown	42
34	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	101	Acast	79
35	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
36	White Men Can't Work!	Tim Samuels	Society & Culture	6	Acast	74
37	Jungle Prince	The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	63
38	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	122	BBC	38
39	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	93	Libsyn	62
40	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	270	Spreaker	69
41	Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American Universities	Audacy	Society & Culture	98	WideOrbit	68
42	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
43	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1203	Acast	59
44	To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our Payroll	Rubrik \| Nicole Perlroth \| Pod People	Society & Culture	19	Megaphone	63
45	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
46	Art Bell Back in Time	Art Bell Back in Time	Society & Culture	3	Spotify for Podcasters	53
47	Our American Stories	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	2004	Omny Studio	43
48	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	284	Megaphone	43
49	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
50	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
51	pepe&chema podcast	pepe&chema	Society & Culture	210	Megaphone	32
52	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
53	Pipeline	Daily Mail	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
54	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
55	The Redefector	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	69
56	Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	26	Omny Studio	63
57	JFK The Enduring Secret	Jeff Crudele	Society & Culture	406	Buzzsprout	83
58	Relatos Forenses Podcast	pepe&chema	Society & Culture	276	Megaphone	32
59	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
60	Skyline Drive: How to Live Forever	iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	23	Omny Studio	68
61	Radio Marz \| پادکست فارسی رادیو مرز	Marzie	Society & Culture	91	Acast	52
62	Prometheus Lens	Justin Brown	Society & Culture	576	Spreaker	74
63	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	192	Ximalaya	53
64	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	356	Spotify for Podcasters	38
65	Dispatches from the Divide	BYUradio	Society & Culture	179	Unknown	83
66	The Agent	Imperative Entertainment	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	59
67	Unfit For Service	Wavland	Society & Culture	10	Simplecast	63
68	BioHacked: Family Secrets	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	48
69	How I Survived	That's Life!	Society & Culture	47	Omny Studio	53
70	WTF is on my Mind?!	Mark Vicente	Society & Culture	125	Buzzsprout	53
71	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
72	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	156	Megaphone	63
73	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	25	Omny Studio	73
74	Division Street Revisited	Mary Schmich	Society & Culture	9	PRX	63
75	Weight For It	ohitsBigRon Studios	Society & Culture	25	PRX	84
76	On Our Watch	KQED	Society & Culture	32	Megaphone	69
77	Chess Piece: The Elián González Story	My Cultura and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	12	Omny Studio	83
78	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	667	Acast	69
79	Leaving Eden Podcast	Leaving Eden LLC	Society & Culture	346	Acast	64
80	Spoiled Fruit: Faith & Power	John Williamson	Society & Culture	21	RedCircle	73
81	Extreme	BBC	Society & Culture	18	BBC	69
82	The Jack Hopkins Show Podcast	Jack Hopkins	Society & Culture	60	Buzzsprout	37
83	The Brohio Podcast	Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, Comedy	Society & Culture	529	Spreaker	43
84	Finally! A Show	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	17	Omny Studio	73
85	Sleep and ASMR by The French Whisperer	The French Whisperer	Religion & Spirituality	130	Spotify for Podcasters	38
86	Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	51	Omny Studio	48
87	Crumbs	My Cultura and Sonoro	Society & Culture	43	Omny Studio	79
88	Sabotage	Good Luck Media	Society & Culture	11	Megaphone	79
89	Rescue	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	21	Megaphone	79
90	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	26	Acast	83
91	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	707	Megaphone	53
92	CNN Presents	CNN Audio	Society & Culture	20	Megaphone	69
93	Odessa	The New York Times	Society & Culture	4	Simplecast	73
94	10 Mujeres	Wondery \| Dudas Media	Society & Culture	11	ART19	89
95	Be Amazed	Be Amazed	Society & Culture	500	RedCircle	43
96	In Trust	iHeartPodcasts and Bloomberg	Society & Culture	16	Omny Studio	59
97	The Takeover	Canada's National Observer	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
98	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	30	ART19	53
99	Family Lore	Audacy	History	27	WideOrbit	73
100	13 Minutes: Trouble with Hubble	BBC World Service	History	58	BBC	58

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 Methodology Contact Support me Privacy Policy Legal Notice