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 18 Oct 2026

10/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 179
Frequency: every 27 days
Duration: 00:44:43

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)
2. Acast (15 shows)
3. Omny Studio (9 shows)
4. ART19 (8 shows)
5. Simplecast (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture26American Public Media
62
2Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture6Acast
79
3Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture942Simplecast
38
4Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
5Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture267WideOrbit
48
6Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
7Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture310Megaphone
42
8Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture195Simplecast
58
9Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture15PRX
69
10Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture52Megaphone
48
11Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture356ART19
68
12Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture440Megaphone
32
13Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNOTHING TO SEE HERE INCSociety & Culture6RedCircle
69
14Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
15Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
16Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture145Megaphone
68
17Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
18Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
19Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
20Podcast No One Is ComingNo One Is ComingTen Cats MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
84
21Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture50Omny Studio
48
22Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture101Acast
79
23Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture305WideOrbit
68
24Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture52RedCircle
73
25Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
26Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture165Acast
69
27Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture6PRX
59
28Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture118BBC
38
29Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
30Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
31Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
32Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture217Megaphone
38
33Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
34Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
35Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture88Unknown
63
36Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
37Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture8RedCircle
79
38Missing podcast logo
Kendall Rae
Details temporarily unavailable
Kendall RaeDocumentary90N/A
N/A
39Podcast The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)TTT MediaSociety & Culture3ART19
58
40Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
41Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
42Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
43Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture56PRX
64
44Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture710Omny Studio
53
45Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
46Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
47Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
48Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture24ART19
73
49Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
50Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture268Spreaker
69
51Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
52Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1202Acast
59
53Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
54Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture115Acast
73
55Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture209Megaphone
32
56Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture30ART19
53
57Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
58Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
59Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture97WideOrbit
68
60Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
61Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture78Buzzsprout
62
62Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
63Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture171Omny Studio
89
64Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
65Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture10Libsyn
62
66Podcast Lore Lodge PodcastLore Lodge PodcastLodgeSociety & Culture170Spreaker
38
67Podcast The Rewriting HumanityThe Rewriting HumanityJim WalshSociety & Culture20Podbean
48
68Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
69Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture37Omny Studio
83
70Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
71Podcast Far Away, Up Close: Global Stories from The Carter CenterFar Away, Up Close: Global Stories from The Carter CenterThe Carter CenterSociety & Culture2Libsyn
68
72Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture156Megaphone
63
73Podcast Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineCall Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineDW, LA Times Studios, Futuro StudiosSociety & Culture5Simplecast
68
74Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
75Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture11Megaphone
58
76Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83
77Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture705Megaphone
53
78Podcast Here Be MonstersHere Be MonstersHere Be MonstersSociety & Culture155Squarespace
73
79Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
80Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture68Acast
83
81Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture178Unknown
83
82Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
83Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
84Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" Wiley, BleavSociety & Culture600Simplecast
69
85Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
86Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
87Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture92Libsyn
62
88Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture191Ximalaya
53
89Podcast History's Great MysteriesHistory's Great MysteriesNickSociety & Culture20Spotify for Podcasters
28
90Podcast Chameleon: Dr. MiracleChameleon: Dr. MiracleSony Music Entertainment / Campside MediaSociety & Culture3Megaphone
63
91Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture283Megaphone
43
92Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
93Podcast The Guild of Ghostly GroundsThe Guild of Ghostly GroundsThe Guild of Ghostly GroundsSociety & Culture2Captivate
73
94Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture528Spreaker
43
95Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
96Podcast Taming Lyons Taming Lyons AutonomousSociety & Culture11Acast
89
97Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture274Megaphone
32
98Podcast Into the MixInto the MixBen & Jerry's and ABF CreativeSociety & Culture53Megaphone
59
99Podcast The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersThe Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture663Acast
69
100Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33

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