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 12 May 2025

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05/12/2025

Average data

Episodes: 191

Frequency: every 240 days

Duration: 00:47:56

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)

2. pepe&chema (2 shows)

3. BBC World Service (2 shows)

4. Tortoise Media (2 shows)

5. Wavland (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Acast (15 shows)

3. Omny Studio (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. ART19 (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	SCAMMERLAND	Superreal	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
2	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
3	Debt Heads	Jamie Feldman & Rachel Webster	Society & Culture	13	Transistor	73
4	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	945	Simplecast	38
5	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	414	Megaphone	63
6	This Is Actually Happening	Audible Original	Society & Culture	359	ART19	68
7	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	28	American Public Media	62
8	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
9	Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories	John "Jay" Wiley, Bleav	Society & Culture	600	Simplecast	69
10	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	315	Megaphone	42
11	This Haunted Life	Adam Berry	Society & Culture	14	Transistor	79
12	Hysterical	Audible Original \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
13	Spiral \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	118	Acast	73
14	Concrete Mama: An Unincarcerated Podcast	Unincarcerated Productions	Society & Culture	25	Buzzsprout	51
15	Next Question with Katie Couric	Katie Couric Media	Society & Culture	444	Acast	53
16	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	105	Acast	79
17	CNN Presents	CNN Audio	Society & Culture	20	Megaphone	69
18	Inconceivable Truth	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
19	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	147	Megaphone	68
20	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	167	Acast	69
21	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	445	Megaphone	32
22	The Shrink Next Door	Audible Original \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
23	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
24	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	58	PRX	74
25	The Redefector	audiochuck	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	69
26	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
27	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
28	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	192	PRX	79
29	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
30	Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World	Jimmy Akin	Society & Culture	300	Unknown	42
31	How To Destroy Everything	HTDE \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	43	Megaphone	48
32	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
33	Mike Drop	Mike Ritland	Society & Culture	461	RedCircle	59
34	To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our Payroll	Rubrik \| Nicole Perlroth \| Pod People	Society & Culture	19	Megaphone	63
35	Scene on Radio	Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University	Society & Culture	141	PRX	59
36	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	220	Megaphone	38
37	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	374	Omny Studio	73
38	Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy	DreamCrew	Society & Culture	7	Megaphone	48
39	Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American Universities	Audacy	Society & Culture	99	WideOrbit	68
40	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
41	Spoiled Fruit: Faith & Power	John Williamson	Society & Culture	21	RedCircle	73
42	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	102	BBC	53
43	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	52
44	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
45	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
46	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
47	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	272	Spreaker	69
48	Crumbs	My Cultura and Sonoro	Society & Culture	43	Omny Studio	79
49	Jungle Prince	The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	63
50	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	95	Libsyn	62
51	Our American Stories	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	2004	Omny Studio	43
52	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1208	Acast	59
53	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
54	Skyline Drive: How to Live Forever	iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	23	Omny Studio	68
55	Art Bell Back in Time	Art Bell Back in Time	Society & Culture	3	Spotify for Podcasters	53
56	Odessa	The New York Times	Society & Culture	4	Simplecast	73
57	Unfit For Service	Wavland	Society & Culture	10	Simplecast	63
58	Dispatches from the Divide	BYUradio	Society & Culture	178	Unknown	83
59	Radio Marz \| پادکست فارسی رادیو مرز	Marzie	Society & Culture	92	Acast	52
60	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	133	BBC	38
61	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	25	Omny Studio	73
62	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	358	Spotify for Podcasters	38
63	JFK The Enduring Secret	Jeff Crudele	Society & Culture	413	Buzzsprout	83
64	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	157	Megaphone	63
65	How I Survived	That's Life!	Society & Culture	48	Omny Studio	53
66	Finally! A Show	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	17	Omny Studio	73
67	Prometheus Lens	Justin Brown	Society & Culture	587	Spreaker	74
68	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	193	Ximalaya	53
69	Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	26	Omny Studio	63
70	The Agent	Imperative Entertainment	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	59
71	On podcast پادکست آن	mersen	Society & Culture	53	Simplecast	52
72	Niche to Meet You	Leslie Eiler Thompson	Society & Culture	29	ART19	63
73	On Our Watch	KQED	Society & Culture	32	Megaphone	69
74	When The Wolves Came	Meanings of Democracy Lab	Society & Culture	7	ART19	63
75	Extreme	BBC	Society & Culture	18	BBC	69
76	The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	678	Acast	69
77	13 Minutes: Trouble with Hubble	BBC World Service	History	59	BBC	58
78	Weight For It	ohitsBigRon Studios	Society & Culture	25	PRX	84
79	Inheriting	NPR	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	89
80	The Legend of SwordQuest	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	12	Omny Studio	48
81	pepe&chema podcast	pepe&chema	Society & Culture	212	Megaphone	32
82	Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and Culture	Laura Flanders, Curious Communications	Society & Culture	846	Simplecast	63
83	Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	53	Omny Studio	48
84	Legacy: Sports Stories	Stak	Society & Culture	46	Acast	79
85	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	286	Megaphone	43
86	Rescue	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	21	Megaphone	79
87	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
88	The Brohio Podcast	Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, Comedy	Society & Culture	530	Spreaker	43
89	BioHacked: Family Secrets	Sony Music Entertainment	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	48
90	In Trust	iHeartPodcasts and Bloomberg	Society & Culture	16	Omny Studio	59
91	All My Relations Podcast	Matika Wilbur & Temryss Lane	Society & Culture	78	Buzzsprout	62
92	Be Amazed	Be Amazed	Society & Culture	507	RedCircle	43
93	10 Mujeres	Wondery \| Dudas Media	Society & Culture	11	ART19	89
94	Tampa Bay Developer	Garrett Greco	Society & Culture	138	Spotify for Podcasters	33
95	Family Lore	Audacy	History	27	WideOrbit	73
96	To See Each Other	To See Each Other	Society & Culture	15	ART19	79
97	Chess Piece: The Elián González Story	My Cultura and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	12	Omny Studio	83
98	Missing Debbie \| Bed of Lies	The Telegraph	True Crime	31	Acast	83
99	Relatos Forenses Podcast	pepe&chema	Society & Culture	279	Megaphone	32
100	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	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.

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