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 17 Sep 2026

09/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 165
Frequency: every 38 days
Duration: 00:44:24

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)
2. Audible (2 shows)
3. iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope (2 shows)
4. Forbidden Knowledge Network (2 shows)
5. Tortoise Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)
2. Acast (14 shows)
3. Omny Studio (13 shows)
4. Simplecast (8 shows)
5. ART19 (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture938Simplecast
38
2Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture13PRX
69
3Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
4Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture303Megaphone
42
5Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture259WideOrbit
48
6Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture349ART19
68
7Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture33BBC
58
8Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture190Simplecast
58
9Podcast The Rewriting HumanityThe Rewriting HumanityJim WalshSociety & Culture20Podbean
48
10Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture94Acast
79
11Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture432Megaphone
32
12Podcast Skyline Drive: How to Live ForeverSkyline Drive: How to Live ForeveriHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture22Omny Studio
68
13Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture140Megaphone
68
14Podcast Focus: Adults in the RoomFocus: Adults in the RoomKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture17Omny Studio
68
15Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
16Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
17Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
18Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
19Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture48Megaphone
48
20Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
21Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture188PRX
79
22Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
69
23Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
24Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
25Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
26Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture212Megaphone
38
27Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
28Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
29Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture162Acast
69
30Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture48RedCircle
73
31Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
32Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture300WideOrbit
68
33Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture262Spreaker
69
34Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture698Megaphone
53
35Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
36Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
37Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture54PRX
64
38Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
39Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture120Acast
73
40Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
41Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
42Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture140PRX
59
43Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
44Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
45Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture33Omny Studio
83
46Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
47Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture83Unknown
63
48Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture20ART19
73
49Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture93WideOrbit
68
50Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture2Acast
79
51Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
52Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture205Megaphone
32
53Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture96BBC
53
54Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
55Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture64Acast
83
56Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture398Buzzsprout
83
57Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture2PRX
59
58Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
59Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture279Megaphone
43
60Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture10Megaphone
58
61Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture87Libsyn
62
62Podcast Artifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetArtifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetDanny BrownSociety & Culture20Captivate
73
63Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
64Podcast A Whole Other CountryA Whole Other CountryMarfa Public RadioSociety & Culture7PRX
59
65Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
66Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture266Megaphone
32
67Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1189Acast
59
68Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture523Spreaker
43
69Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture3ART19
63
70Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture149Spotify for Podcasters
52
71Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
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72Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture13Transistor
73
73Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
74Podcast HABITUALHABITUALColorado Radio for JusticeSociety & Culture6Transistor
69
75Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
76Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
77Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture77Buzzsprout
62
78Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture46Omny Studio
48
79Podcast Radio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزRadio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزMarzieSociety & Culture91Acast
52
80Podcast The Obit ProjectThe Obit ProjectJad Abumrad and Jule BanvilleSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
59
81Podcast The Crimes of Margo FreshwaterThe Crimes of Margo FreshwaterSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture7Megaphone
63
82Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
83Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
84Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture700Omny Studio
53
85Podcast History's Great MysteriesHistory's Great MysteriesNickSociety & Culture20Spotify for Podcasters
28
86Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture42Omny Studio
53
87Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
88Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
89Podcast BoomtownBoomtownImperative Entertainment and Texas MonthlySociety & Culture15Megaphone
64
90Podcast To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollTo Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollRubrik | Nicole Perlroth | Pod PeopleSociety & Culture19Megaphone
63
91Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
92Podcast HoaxedHoaxedTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
74
93Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture188Ximalaya
53
94Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
95Podcast The RedefectorThe RedefectoraudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
69
96Podcast Into The Fog with Peter LawsInto The Fog with Peter LawsPeter LawsSociety & Culture84Spotify for Podcasters
32
97Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture82Spotify for Podcasters
52
98Podcast The Cryptid PodcastThe Cryptid PodcastThe Cryptid Podcast - Daniel "Dano" HamiltonSociety & Culture264PodServe.fm
48
99Podcast WTF is on my Mind?!WTF is on my Mind?!Mark VicenteSociety & Culture123Buzzsprout
53
100Podcast Mind GamesMind GamesKaleidoscope Society & Culture11Omny Studio
53

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