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 16 Sep 2026

09/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 175
Frequency: every 20 days
Duration: 00:44:07

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (6 shows)
2. The Guardian (2 shows)
3. iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope (2 shows)
4. BBC Sounds (2 shows)
5. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)
2. Omny Studio (16 shows)
3. Acast (12 shows)
4. Simplecast (8 shows)
5. BBC (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture1008Simplecast
38
2Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture306Megaphone
42
3Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture261WideOrbit
48
4Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture13PRX
69
5Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
6Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture40BBC
58
7Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture531ART19
68
8Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture203Simplecast
58
9Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture434Megaphone
32
10Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
11Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture19Omny Studio
73
12Podcast The Rewriting HumanityThe Rewriting HumanityJim WalshSociety & Culture20Podbean
48
13Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
14Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
15Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture95Acast
79
16Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
17Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
18Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
19Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
20Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
21Podcast Skyline Drive: How to Live ForeverSkyline Drive: How to Live ForeveriHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture23Omny Studio
68
22Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
23Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture49Megaphone
48
24Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
25Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
26Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
27Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture213Megaphone
38
28Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
29Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture264Spreaker
69
30Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture302WideOrbit
68
31Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture103PRX
64
32Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture49RedCircle
73
33Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture700Megaphone
53
34Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
35Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
36Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
37Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
38Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
39Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture189PRX
79
40Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
41Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
42Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture85Unknown
63
43Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture21ART19
73
44Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
45Podcast Careless | Tortoise InvestigatesCareless | Tortoise InvestigatesThe ObserverSociety & Culture149Acast
73
46Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
47Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture102BBC
53
48Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
49Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture10Megaphone
58
50Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
51Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture404Buzzsprout
83
52Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
53Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture280Megaphone
43
54Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
73
55Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
56Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1193Acast
59
57Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
58Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture34Omny Studio
83
59Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture65Acast
83
60Podcast Artifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetArtifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetDanny BrownSociety & Culture21Captivate
73
61Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture206Megaphone
32
62Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture89Libsyn
62
63Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture268Megaphone
32
64Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
65Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture13Transistor
73
66Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture94WideOrbit
68
67Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture150Spotify for Podcasters
52
68Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
69Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
70Podcast The Crimes of Margo FreshwaterThe Crimes of Margo FreshwaterSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture7Megaphone
63
71Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture3ART19
63
72Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture704Omny Studio
53
73Podcast HABITUALHABITUALColorado Radio for JusticeSociety & Culture6Transistor
69
74Podcast History's Great MysteriesHistory's Great MysteriesNickSociety & Culture20Spotify for Podcasters
28
75Podcast A Whole Other CountryA Whole Other CountryMarfa Public RadioSociety & Culture7PRX
59
76Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
77Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture43Omny Studio
53
78Podcast Army of Normal FolksArmy of Normal FolksiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture486Omny Studio
68
79Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
80Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
81Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
82Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture189Ximalaya
53
83Podcast To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollTo Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollRubrik | Nicole Perlroth | Pod PeopleSociety & Culture19Megaphone
63
84Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
85Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture85Spotify for Podcasters
32
86Podcast The Obit ProjectThe Obit ProjectJad Abumrad and Jule BanvilleSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
59
87Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture525Spreaker
43
88Podcast The RedefectorThe RedefectoraudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
69
89Podcast BoomtownBoomtownImperative Entertainment and Texas MonthlySociety & Culture15Megaphone
64
90Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture171Omny Studio
89
91Podcast Radio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزRadio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزMarzieSociety & Culture91Acast
52
92Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
93Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
94Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
95Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture47Omny Studio
48
96Podcast ReflectorReflectorLongviewSociety & Culture34Megaphone
48
97Podcast Secrets We KeepSecrets We KeepLiSTNRSociety & Culture160Omny Studio
69
98Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
99Podcast WTF is on my Mind?!WTF is on my Mind?!Mark VicenteSociety & Culture124Buzzsprout
53
100Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary136N/A
N/A

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