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 14 Sep 2025

09/14/2025

Average data

Episodes: 255
Frequency: every 245 days
Duration: 00:49:41

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)
3. BBC (2 shows)
4. pepe&chema (2 shows)
5. Tortoise Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)
2. Acast (17 shows)
3. Omny Studio (14 shows)
4. Spreaker (8 shows)
5. BBC (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime408Megaphone
63
2Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture940Simplecast
38
3Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
4Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime28Spreaker
84
5Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime380Audioboom
62
6Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
7Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture307Megaphone
42
8Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
9Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture436Megaphone
32
10Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture143Megaphone
68
11Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
12Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
13Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture24American Public Media
62
14Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture97Acast
79
15Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
16Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture214Megaphone
38
17Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture55PRX
64
18Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
19Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
20Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
21Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture50RedCircle
63
22Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture190PRX
79
23Podcast The LodgeThe LodgeRNZSociety & Culture10Acast
83
24Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1196Acast
59
25Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture95WideOrbit
68
26Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
27Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
28Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
79
29Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
30Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture99BBC
53
31Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
32Podcast Next Question with Katie CouricNext Question with Katie CouricKatie Couric MediaSociety & Culture432Acast
53
33Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
34Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
35Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83
36Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
37Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture526Spreaker
43
38Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
73
39Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
40Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture706Omny Studio
53
41Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
42Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture265Spreaker
69
43Podcast Prometheus LensPrometheus LensJustin BrownSociety & Culture568Spreaker
74
44Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture207Megaphone
32
45Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture281Megaphone
43
46Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
47Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
48Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture48Omny Studio
48
49Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture13Transistor
73
50Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture90Libsyn
62
51Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
52Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture270Megaphone
32
53Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
54Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture104BBC
38
55Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture354Spotify for Podcasters
38
56Podcast OutlawedOutlawedBeverly Gray & Jonas SwartzSociety & Culture27Buzzsprout
63
57Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
58Podcast PipelinePipelineDaily MailSociety & Culture7Acast
79
59Podcast BioHacked: Family Secrets BioHacked: Family Secrets Sony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture14Megaphone
48
60Podcast The Haunted Objects PodcastThe Haunted Objects PodcastPlanet WeirdSociety & Culture33Megaphone
62
61Podcast Art Bell Back in TimeArt Bell Back in TimeArt Bell Back in TimeSociety & Culture3Spotify for Podcasters
53
62Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture37BBC
58
63Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
64Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture189Ximalaya
53
65Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture97Omny Studio
89
66Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
67Podcast Relatos del lado oscuroRelatos del lado oscuroJosé Ramón CantalapiedraReligion & Spirituality550Spreaker
60
68Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
69Podcast Weight For ItWeight For ItohitsBigRon StudiosSociety & Culture25PRX
84
70Podcast Afterlives: Marsha P. JohnsonAfterlives: Marsha P. JohnsoniHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
63
71Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture171Omny Studio
89
72Podcast Be AmazedBe AmazedBe AmazedSociety & Culture497RedCircle
43
73Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture701Megaphone
53
74Podcast Radio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزRadio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزMarzieSociety & Culture91Acast
52
75Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
76Podcast The AgentThe AgentImperative EntertainmentSociety & Culture16Megaphone
59
77Podcast Army of Normal FolksArmy of Normal FolksiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture488Omny Studio
68
78Podcast How To Destroy EverythingHow To Destroy EverythingHTDE | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture43Megaphone
48
79Podcast From Now OnFrom Now OnLA PHILLIPS MEDIASociety & Culture46Megaphone
69
80Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture44Omny Studio
53
81Podcast Leaving Eden PodcastLeaving Eden PodcastLeaving Eden LLCSociety & Culture343Acast
64
82Podcast Family LoreFamily LoreAudacy History27WideOrbit
73
83Podcast BoomtownBoomtownImperative Entertainment and Texas MonthlySociety & Culture15Megaphone
64
84Podcast On podcast پادکست آنOn podcast پادکست آنmersenSociety & Culture53Simplecast
52
85Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture649Acast
69
86Podcast Skyline Drive: How to Live ForeverSkyline Drive: How to Live ForeveriHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture23Omny Studio
68
87Podcast Before We GoBefore We GoPodcast NationSociety & Culture20Megaphone
59
88Podcast StorytimeStorytimeStorytimeSociety & Culture2000Acast
69
89Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
90Podcast Las RarasLas RarasLas RarasSociety & Culture50Libsyn
89
91Podcast Death on the LotDeath on the LotHyperobject Industries / Sony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture13Megaphone
69
92Podcast Great LivesGreat LivesBBC Radio 4Society & Culture412BBC
28
93Podcast MiedoScope Historias de Terror en DirectoMiedoScope Historias de Terror en DirectoMiedoscopeSociety & Culture1000Spreaker
49
94Podcast On AssignmentOn AssignmentReutersSociety & Culture53Megaphone
53
95Podcast Cosmic PeachCosmic PeachJulia HamiltonSociety & Culture321Spreaker
49
96Podcast Jack Osbourne's The Most HauntedJack Osbourne's The Most HauntedOsbourne MediaSociety & Culture60Libsyn
42
97Podcast Top CommentTop CommentBBCNews100BBC
48
98Podcast SabotageSabotageGood Luck MediaSociety & Culture11Megaphone
79
99Podcast First AmericaFirst AmericaPushkin IndustriesHistory34Omny Studio
63
100Podcast Breaking Down: CollapseBreaking Down: CollapseKory & KellanScience362Acast
69

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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