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 10 Oct 2026

10/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 172
Frequency: every 30 days
Duration: 00:44:19

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)
2. BBC Sounds (2 shows)
3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
4. Forbidden Knowledge Network (2 shows)
5. The Guardian (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)
2. Acast (15 shows)
3. Omny Studio (11 shows)
4. Simplecast (8 shows)
5. PRX (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
79
2Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture944Simplecast
38
3Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
4Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture27American Public Media
62
5Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture312Megaphone
42
6Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture51Omny Studio
48
7Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture269WideOrbit
48
8Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture357ART19
68
9Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture15PRX
69
10Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
11Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture196Simplecast
58
12Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
13Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture441Megaphone
32
14Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture57PRX
64
15Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
16Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture145Megaphone
68
17Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
18Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture54Megaphone
48
19Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture53RedCircle
73
20Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture89Unknown
63
21Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture123BBC
38
22Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture98WideOrbit
68
23Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
24Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
25Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
26Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
27Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture6PRX
59
28Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
29Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
30Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture218Megaphone
38
31Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
32Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
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 Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture38Omny Studio
83
36Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture270Spreaker
69
37Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
38Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture305WideOrbit
68
39Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
40Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
41Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture115Acast
73
42Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture166Acast
69
43Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
44Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture156Megaphone
63
45Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture711Omny Studio
53
46Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture25ART19
73
47Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1204Acast
59
48Podcast Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineCall Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineDW, LA Times Studios, Futuro StudiosSociety & Culture5Simplecast
68
49Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture101Acast
79
50Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture8RedCircle
79
51Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture371Omny Studio
73
52Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture707Megaphone
53
53Podcast The Long Time AcademyThe Long Time AcademyHeadspace Studios, The Long Time Project, Scenery StudiosSociety & Culture14Megaphone
79
54Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture15Megaphone
52
55Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
56Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture30ART19
53
57Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
58Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture179Unknown
83
59Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture210Megaphone
32
60Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
61Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
62Podcast SAS: The Shadow WarSAS: The Shadow WarThe Independent / Aurra StudiosSociety & Culture6Acast
69
63Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture11Libsyn
62
64Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
65Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
66Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture284Megaphone
43
67Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture69Acast
83
68Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
69Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNothing To See Here, Inc.Society & Culture7RedCircle
69
70Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83
71Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
72Podcast Radio DiariesRadio DiariesRadio Diaries & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture274PRX
43
73Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture276Megaphone
32
74Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
75Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture154Spotify for Podcasters
52
76Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
77Podcast HABITUALHABITUALColorado Radio for JusticeSociety & Culture6Transistor
69
78Podcast On Our WatchOn Our WatchKQEDSociety & Culture32Megaphone
69
79Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture529Spreaker
43
80Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture93Libsyn
62
81Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
82Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
83Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
84Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
85Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
86Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture47Omny Studio
53
87Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture87Spotify for Podcasters
52
88Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture172Omny Studio
89
89Podcast Army of Normal FolksArmy of Normal FolksiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture494Omny Studio
68
90Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
91Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture11Megaphone
58
92Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
93Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
94Podcast The Crimes of Margo FreshwaterThe Crimes of Margo FreshwaterSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture7Megaphone
63
95Podcast After The Hatch: Fly Fishing Stories from Big Sky Country & BeyondAfter The Hatch: Fly Fishing Stories from Big Sky Country & BeyondSteve HoovlerDocumentary4Unknown
63
96Podcast Political LensPolitical LensXLab NetworkSociety & Culture5Acast
39
97Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture192Ximalaya
53
98Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
99Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
100Podcast BoomtownBoomtownImperative Entertainment and Texas MonthlySociety & Culture15Megaphone
64

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