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 08 Oct 2026

10/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 170
Frequency: every 33 days
Duration: 00:44:07

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)
3. KQED (2 shows)
4. The Guardian (2 shows)
5. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)
2. Acast (16 shows)
3. Omny Studio (11 shows)
4. BBC (8 shows)
5. Simplecast (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
79
2Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture24American Public Media
62
3Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
4Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture941Simplecast
38
5Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture14PRX
69
6Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture309Megaphone
42
7Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture264WideOrbit
48
8Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture354ART19
68
9Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture37BBC
58
10Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture438Megaphone
32
11Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture49Omny Studio
48
12Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
13Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture194Simplecast
58
14Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture51Megaphone
48
15Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture143Megaphone
68
16Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture71Triton Digital
63
17Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture56PRX
64
18Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
19Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture51RedCircle
63
20Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture23Omny Studio
73
21Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture109BBC
38
22Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture215Megaphone
38
23Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
24Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture11Spreaker
64
25Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture191PRX
79
26Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture87Unknown
63
27Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture5PRX
59
28Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture99BBC
53
29Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
30Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
31Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
32Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
33Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
34Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
35Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture303WideOrbit
68
36Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
37Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture164Acast
69
38Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
39Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture99Acast
79
40Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
41Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture23ART19
73
42Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture96WideOrbit
68
43Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
44Podcast Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineCall Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineDW, LA Times Studios, Futuro StudiosSociety & Culture4Simplecast
68
45Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture118Acast
73
46Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture267Spreaker
69
47Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture7RedCircle
69
48Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
49Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
50Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
51Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
63
52Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture703Megaphone
53
53Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture208Megaphone
32
54Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture67Acast
83
55Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNOTHING TO SEE HERE INCSociety & Culture5RedCircle
69
56Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture176Unknown
83
57Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1198Acast
59
58Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
59Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture152Spotify for Podcasters
52
60Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture707Omny Studio
53
61Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
62Podcast SAS: The Shadow WarSAS: The Shadow WarThe Independent / Aurra StudiosSociety & Culture4Acast
69
63Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
64Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture11Megaphone
58
65Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
66Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
67Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture91Libsyn
62
68Podcast On Our WatchOn Our WatchKQEDSociety & Culture32Megaphone
69
69Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83
70Podcast HABITUALHABITUALColorado Radio for JusticeSociety & Culture6Transistor
69
71Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture9Libsyn
52
72Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
73Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture282Megaphone
43
74Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
75Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture527Spreaker
43
76Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture156Megaphone
63
77Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture36Omny Studio
83
78Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama14BBC
53
79Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
80Podcast Artifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetArtifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetDanny BrownSociety & Culture23Captivate
73
81Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture85Spotify for Podcasters
52
82Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture171Omny Studio
89
83Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
84Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
85Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture272Megaphone
32
86Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
87Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
88Podcast Taming Lyons Taming Lyons AutonomousSociety & Culture10Acast
89
89Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture356Spotify for Podcasters
38
90Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
91Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
92Podcast StrangeologyStrangeologyStrangeology PodcastSociety & Culture100Spreaker
59
93Podcast Al JazeeraAl JazeeraAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture80Spreaker
43
94Podcast BoomtownBoomtownImperative Entertainment and Texas MonthlySociety & Culture15Megaphone
64
95Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture229Acast
43
96Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
97Podcast The Crimes of Margo FreshwaterThe Crimes of Margo FreshwaterSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture7Megaphone
63
98Podcast Army of Normal FolksArmy of Normal FolksiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture492Omny Studio
68
99Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
100Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture45Omny Studio
53

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