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 19 Oct 2025

10/19/2025

Average data

Episodes: 234
Frequency: every 238 days
Duration: 00:50:16

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
2. pepe&chema (2 shows)
3. Ear Hustle & Radiotopia (2 shows)
4. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
5. Be Amazed (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (24 shows)
2. Acast (14 shows)
3. Omny Studio (12 shows)
4. Spreaker (7 shows)
5. Simplecast (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime67Spreaker
84
2Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
3Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
4Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime407Megaphone
63
5Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture939Simplecast
38
6Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
7Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture50Megaphone
48
8Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime380Audioboom
62
9Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture306Megaphone
42
10Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
11Podcast Left To Their Own DevicesLeft To Their Own DevicesToronto StarSociety & Culture13Libsyn
68
12Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
13Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture353ART19
68
14Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
15Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
16Podcast Classical Music Happy HourClassical Music Happy HourWNYC, WQXRMusic28Simplecast
63
17Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture435Megaphone
32
18Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
19Podcast Next Question with Katie CouricNext Question with Katie CouricKatie Couric MediaSociety & Culture430Acast
53
20Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
21Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture7Libsyn
58
22Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
23Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture95Acast
79
24Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
25Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
26Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture214Megaphone
38
27Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1194Acast
59
28Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
29Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture190PRX
79
30Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
31Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
32Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
33Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture50RedCircle
63
34Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
35Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
36Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture12Acast
63
37Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
38Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
39Podcast Creepy ShitCreepy ShitCreepy ShitSociety & Culture73Audioboom
58
40Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture55PRX
64
41Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
42Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
43Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
44Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
45Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture265Spreaker
69
46Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture404Buzzsprout
83
47Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture645Acast
69
48Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
79
49Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture269Megaphone
32
50Podcast Iconic Origins: Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesIconic Origins: Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesParamount PicturesSociety & Culture9Megaphone
48
51Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture207Megaphone
32
52Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture281Megaphone
43
53Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
73
54Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture90Libsyn
62
55Podcast Radio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزRadio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزMarzieSociety & Culture91Acast
52
56Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture354Spotify for Podcasters
38
57Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture704Omny Studio
53
58Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture189Ximalaya
53
59Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
60Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
61Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture701Megaphone
53
62Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture95WideOrbit
68
63Podcast Skyline Drive: How to Live ForeverSkyline Drive: How to Live ForeveriHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture23Omny Studio
68
64Podcast Prometheus LensPrometheus LensJustin BrownSociety & Culture566Spreaker
74
65Podcast ReflectorReflectorLongviewSociety & Culture34Megaphone
48
66Podcast BioHacked: Family Secrets BioHacked: Family Secrets Sony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture14Megaphone
48
67Podcast The AgentThe AgentImperative EntertainmentSociety & Culture15Megaphone
59
68Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
69Podcast Weight For ItWeight For ItohitsBigRon StudiosSociety & Culture25PRX
84
70Podcast Art Bell Back in TimeArt Bell Back in TimeArt Bell Back in TimeSociety & Culture3Spotify for Podcasters
53
71Podcast The Long Time AcademyThe Long Time AcademyHeadspace Studios, The Long Time Project, Scenery StudiosSociety & Culture14Megaphone
79
72Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture526Spreaker
43
73Podcast To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollTo Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollRubrik | Nicole Perlroth | Pod PeopleSociety & Culture19Megaphone
63
74Podcast MimmPodcast | پادکست میمMimmPodcast | پادکست میممهدی عباسیSociety & Culture58Unknown
68
75Podcast The LoopThe LoopEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture7PRX
64
76Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
77Podcast The Haunted Objects PodcastThe Haunted Objects PodcastPlanet WeirdSociety & Culture33Megaphone
62
78Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture70Triton Digital
63
79Podcast Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Byte & PiecesSociety & Culture1000Spreaker
79
80Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
81Podcast Las RarasLas RarasLas RarasSociety & Culture50Libsyn
89
82Podcast Be AmazedBe AmazedBe AmazedSociety & Culture494RedCircle
43
83Podcast Before We GoBefore We GoPodcast NationSociety & Culture20Megaphone
59
84Podcast The Red Treehouse: Scary Stories to Keep You Up at NightThe Red Treehouse: Scary Stories to Keep You Up at NightWill SotoSociety & Culture288Megaphone
72
85Podcast ALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZINGALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZINGBig Theory PodcastsSociety & Culture550RedCircle
49
86Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture36BBC
58
87Podcast BoomtownBoomtownImperative Entertainment and Texas MonthlySociety & Culture15Megaphone
64
88Podcast Stolen Lives True CrimeStolen Lives True CrimeStolen Lives True CrimeSociety & Culture295Audioboom
58
89Podcast The LodgeThe LodgeRNZSociety & Culture10Acast
83
90Podcast First AmericaFirst AmericaPushkin IndustriesHistory34Omny Studio
63
91Podcast The GiftThe GiftBBC Radio 4Society & Culture23BBC
59
92Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture48Omny Studio
48
93Podcast I Talk To GhostsI Talk To GhostsJennifer PageSociety & Culture301Buzzsprout
73
94Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
95Podcast Leaving Eden PodcastLeaving Eden PodcastLeaving Eden LLCSociety & Culture343Acast
64
96Podcast Everyone Has An ExEveryone Has An ExMamamia PodcastsSociety & Culture97Omny Studio
89
97Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture171Omny Studio
89
98Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture77Buzzsprout
62
99Podcast Relatos del lado oscuroRelatos del lado oscuroJosé Ramón CantalapiedraReligion & Spirituality550Spreaker
60
100Podcast This Haunted LifeThis Haunted LifeAdam BerrySociety & Culture14Transistor
79

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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