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 Oct 2026

10/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 165
Frequency: every 28 days
Duration: 00:44:27

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)
2. Acast (15 shows)
3. Omny Studio (10 shows)
4. ART19 (8 shows)
5. BBC (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
79
2Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture26American Public Media
62
3Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
4Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture267WideOrbit
48
5Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture310Megaphone
42
6Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture942Simplecast
38
7Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture15PRX
69
8Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture356ART19
68
9Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNOTHING TO SEE HERE INCSociety & Culture6RedCircle
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 Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture440Megaphone
32
12Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture52Megaphone
48
13Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture195Simplecast
58
14Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
15Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
16Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
17Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture145Megaphone
68
18Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture52RedCircle
73
19Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
20Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
21Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
22Podcast No One Is ComingNo One Is ComingTen Cats MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
84
23Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture50Omny Studio
48
24Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture6PRX
59
25Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture165Acast
69
26Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
27Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture8RedCircle
79
28Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
29Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
30Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture88Unknown
63
31Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
32Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture118BBC
38
33Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture217Megaphone
38
34Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
35Podcast The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)TTT MediaSociety & Culture3ART19
58
36Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
37Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture56PRX
64
38Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
39Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
40Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
41Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture305WideOrbit
68
42Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
43Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture115Acast
73
44Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture101Acast
79
45Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
46Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
47Podcast Far Away, Up Close: Global Stories from The Carter CenterFar Away, Up Close: Global Stories from The Carter CenterThe Carter CenterSociety & Culture2Libsyn
68
48Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
49Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture10Libsyn
62
50Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture97WideOrbit
68
51Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture24ART19
73
52Missing podcast logo
Kendall Rae
Details temporarily unavailable
Kendall RaeDocumentary90N/A
N/A
53Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
54Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture710Omny Studio
53
55Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture171Omny Studio
89
56Podcast Lore Lodge PodcastLore Lodge PodcastLodgeSociety & Culture170Spreaker
38
57Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture268Spreaker
69
58Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture209Megaphone
32
59Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
60Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
61Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture37Omny Studio
83
62Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
63Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
64Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
65Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture30ART19
53
66Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
67Podcast 28ish Days Later28ish Days LaterBBC Radio 4Society & Culture29BBC
43
68Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
69Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1202Acast
59
70Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture156Megaphone
63
71Podcast Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineCall Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineDW, LA Times Studios, Futuro StudiosSociety & Culture5Simplecast
68
72Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
73Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture178Unknown
83
74Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture191Ximalaya
53
75Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture11Megaphone
58
76Podcast Taming Lyons Taming Lyons AutonomousSociety & Culture11Acast
89
77Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
78Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
79Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture283Megaphone
43
80Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture78Buzzsprout
62
81Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
82Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture46Omny Studio
53
83Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
84Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture153Spotify for Podcasters
52
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 CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
87Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture274Megaphone
32
88Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture92Libsyn
62
89Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture528Spreaker
43
90Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
91Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture68Acast
83
92Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture86Spotify for Podcasters
52
93Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
94Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
95Podcast Chameleon: Dr. MiracleChameleon: Dr. MiracleSony Music Entertainment / Campside MediaSociety & Culture3Megaphone
63
96Podcast Al JazeeraAl JazeeraAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture89Spreaker
43
97Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
98Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
99Podcast Theo Von - Biography FlashTheo Von - Biography FlashLiquid StudiosSociety & Culture167Megaphone
58
100Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83

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