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 Oct 2026

10/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 173
Frequency: every 31 days
Duration: 00:43:48

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)
3. pepe&chema (2 shows)
4. Audible (2 shows)
5. The Guardian (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)
2. Acast (16 shows)
3. Omny Studio (12 shows)
4. BBC (8 shows)
5. Simplecast (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture5Acast
79
2Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture49Omny Studio
48
3Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture24American Public Media
62
4Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
5Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture941Simplecast
38
6Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture310Megaphone
42
7Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture265WideOrbit
48
8Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture14PRX
69
9Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture354ART19
68
10Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture37BBC
58
11Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture194Simplecast
58
12Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture24Omny Studio
73
13Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture439Megaphone
32
14Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
15Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture56PRX
64
16Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture144Megaphone
68
17Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture51Megaphone
48
18Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
19Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture191PRX
79
20Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
21Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture87Unknown
63
22Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture51RedCircle
63
23Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture112BBC
38
24Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture100BBC
53
25Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture215Megaphone
38
26Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
27Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture5PRX
59
28Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture11Spreaker
64
29Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
30Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
31Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
32Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture96WideOrbit
68
33Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
34Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
35Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture164Acast
69
36Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture304WideOrbit
68
37Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
38Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture118Acast
73
39Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
40Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
41Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture268Spreaker
69
42Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
43Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
44Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture36Omny Studio
83
45Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture99Acast
79
46Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture156Megaphone
63
47Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture24ART19
73
48Podcast Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineCall Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineDW, LA Times Studios, Futuro StudiosSociety & Culture4Simplecast
68
49Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
50Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture7RedCircle
69
51Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
52Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
53Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture208Megaphone
32
54Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture178Unknown
83
55Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
56Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1199Acast
59
57Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
63
58Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture704Megaphone
53
59Podcast SAS: The Shadow WarSAS: The Shadow WarThe Independent / Aurra StudiosSociety & Culture5Acast
69
60Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture67Acast
83
61Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNOTHING TO SEE HERE INCSociety & Culture5RedCircle
69
62Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture282Megaphone
43
63Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83
64Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
65Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
66Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
67Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
68Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture708Omny Studio
53
69Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
70Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture152Spotify for Podcasters
52
71Podcast On Our WatchOn Our WatchKQEDSociety & Culture32Megaphone
69
72Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture10Libsyn
62
73Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture273Megaphone
32
74Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture527Spreaker
43
75Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture91Libsyn
62
76Podcast HABITUALHABITUALColorado Radio for JusticeSociety & Culture6Transistor
69
77Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
78Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
79Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture11Megaphone
58
80Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture45Omny Studio
53
81Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
82Podcast Al JazeeraAl JazeeraAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture83Spreaker
43
83Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
84Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
85Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
86Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture171Omny Studio
89
87Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
88Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
89Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
90Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture85Spotify for Podcasters
52
91Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
92Podcast Army of Normal FolksArmy of Normal FolksiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture492Omny Studio
68
93Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture356Spotify for Podcasters
38
94Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
95Podcast The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersThe Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture657Acast
69
96Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama14BBC
53
97Podcast Taming Lyons Taming Lyons AutonomousSociety & Culture10Acast
89
98Podcast After The Hatch: Fly Fishing Stories from Big Sky Country & BeyondAfter The Hatch: Fly Fishing Stories from Big Sky Country & BeyondSteve HoovlerDocumentary4Unknown
63
99Podcast Artifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetArtifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetDanny BrownSociety & Culture23Captivate
73
100Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63

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