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 15 Oct 2026

10/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 171
Frequency: every 29 days
Duration: 00:45:29

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)
2. Acast (16 shows)
3. BBC (9 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. ART19 (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
79
2Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
3Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture943Simplecast
38
4Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture311Megaphone
42
5Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture269WideOrbit
48
6Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture27American Public Media
62
7Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture357ART19
68
8Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture15PRX
69
9Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture441Megaphone
32
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 & Culture195Simplecast
58
12Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
13Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
14Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNothing To See Here, Inc.Society & Culture7RedCircle
69
15Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture145Megaphone
68
16Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture53RedCircle
73
17Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture51Omny Studio
48
18Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
19Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture6PRX
59
20Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture53Megaphone
48
21Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
22Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
23Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
24Podcast No One Is ComingNo One Is ComingTen Cats MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
84
25Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
26Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
27Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
28Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture122BBC
38
29Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture218Megaphone
38
30Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture166Acast
69
31Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture57PRX
64
32Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture8RedCircle
79
33Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
34Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
35Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture89Unknown
63
36Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture305WideOrbit
68
37Podcast Curse of: Miss AmericaCurse of: Miss AmericaiHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture19Omny Studio
63
38Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
39Podcast The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)TTT MediaSociety & Culture4ART19
58
40Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture101Acast
79
41Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture115Acast
73
42Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
43Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
44Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture15Megaphone
52
45Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
46Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
47Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
48Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
49Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture270Spreaker
69
50Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture710Omny Studio
53
51Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture98WideOrbit
68
52Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture371Omny Studio
73
53Podcast Lore Lodge PodcastLore Lodge PodcastLodgeSociety & Culture174Spreaker
38
54Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
55Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
56Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture25ART19
73
57Missing podcast logo
Kendall Rae
Details temporarily unavailable
Kendall RaeDocumentary90N/A
N/A
58Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture30ART19
53
59Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
60Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture179Unknown
83
61Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture210Megaphone
32
62Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1203Acast
59
63Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
64Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture156Megaphone
63
65Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture38Omny Studio
83
66Podcast Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineCall Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineDW, LA Times Studios, Futuro StudiosSociety & Culture5Simplecast
68
67Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture93Libsyn
62
68Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture707Megaphone
53
69Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture11Libsyn
62
70Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
71Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
72Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
73Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture192Ximalaya
53
74Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture69Acast
83
75Podcast Taming Lyons Taming Lyons AutonomousSociety & Culture11Acast
89
76Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture284Megaphone
43
77Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
78Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture154Spotify for Podcasters
52
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 Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture11Megaphone
58
81Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture87Spotify for Podcasters
52
82Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
83Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
84Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
85Podcast After The Hatch: Fly Fishing Stories from Big Sky Country & BeyondAfter The Hatch: Fly Fishing Stories from Big Sky Country & BeyondSteve HoovlerDocumentary4Unknown
63
86Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
87Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture78Buzzsprout
62
88Podcast Political LensPolitical LensXLab NetworkSociety & Culture5Acast
39
89Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
90Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
91Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83
92Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
93Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
94Podcast The Crimes of Margo FreshwaterThe Crimes of Margo FreshwaterSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture7Megaphone
63
95Podcast Chameleon: Dr. MiracleChameleon: Dr. MiracleSony Music Entertainment / Campside MediaSociety & Culture3Megaphone
63
96Podcast The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersThe Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture667Acast
69
97Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture276Megaphone
32
98Podcast BoomtownBoomtownImperative Entertainment and Texas MonthlySociety & Culture15Megaphone
64
99Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture353Simplecast
78
100Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama14BBC
53

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