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 20 Oct 2026

10/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 178
Frequency: every 26 days
Duration: 00:43:54

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (18 shows)
2. Megaphone (16 shows)
3. Simplecast (9 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. ART19 (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture26American Public Media
62
2Podcast METRO with Sarah KoenigMETRO with Sarah KoenigSerial Productions & The New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
58
3Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
79
4Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture311Megaphone
42
5Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture943Simplecast
38
6Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture268WideOrbit
48
7Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
8Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture15PRX
69
9Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
10Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNOTHING TO SEE HERE INCSociety & Culture6RedCircle
69
11Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture53Megaphone
48
12Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture195Simplecast
58
13Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture441Megaphone
32
14Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture357ART19
68
15Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture101Acast
79
16Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture145Megaphone
68
17Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
18Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
19Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" Wiley, BleavSociety & Culture600Simplecast
69
20Podcast No One Is ComingNo One Is ComingTen Cats MediaSociety & Culture12Acast
84
21Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
22Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
23Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
24Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture305WideOrbit
68
25Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
26Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture121BBC
38
27Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
28Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
29Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture53RedCircle
73
30Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
31Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture6PRX
59
32Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture8RedCircle
79
33Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture166Acast
69
34Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture51Omny Studio
48
35Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
36Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
37Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture269Spreaker
69
38Missing podcast logo
Kendall Rae
Details temporarily unavailable
Kendall RaeDocumentary90N/A
N/A
39Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture88Unknown
63
40Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
41Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture25ART19
73
42Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
43Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
44Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture117Acast
73
45Podcast The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)TTT MediaSociety & Culture4ART19
58
46Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
47Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture371Omny Studio
73
48Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture218Megaphone
38
49Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture56PRX
64
50Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
51Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture710Omny Studio
53
52Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
53Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
54Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
55Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
56Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1203Acast
59
57Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
58Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
59Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture706Megaphone
53
60Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture30ART19
53
61Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture15Megaphone
52
62Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
63Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture179Unknown
83
64Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture11Megaphone
58
65Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture98WideOrbit
68
66Podcast Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineCall Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineDW, LA Times Studios, Futuro StudiosSociety & Culture5Simplecast
68
67Podcast Curse of: Miss AmericaCurse of: Miss AmericaiHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture19Omny Studio
63
68Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture210Megaphone
32
69Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture11Libsyn
62
70Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
71Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture37Omny Studio
83
72Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
73Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture172Omny Studio
89
74Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture78Buzzsprout
62
75Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
76Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
77Podcast Lore Lodge PodcastLore Lodge PodcastLodgeSociety & Culture173Spreaker
38
78Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
79Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture156Megaphone
63
80Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
81Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture275Megaphone
32
82Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture192Ximalaya
53
83Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
84Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture69Acast
83
85Podcast Here Be MonstersHere Be MonstersHere Be MonstersSociety & Culture155Squarespace
73
86Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
87Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastbgtySociety & Culture307Acast
48
88Podcast SAS: The Shadow WarSAS: The Shadow WarThe Independent / Aurra StudiosSociety & Culture6Acast
69
89Podcast The Rewriting HumanityThe Rewriting HumanityJim WalshSociety & Culture20Podbean
48
90Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture284Megaphone
43
91Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
92Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83
93Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture154Spotify for Podcasters
52
94Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
95Podcast Far Away, Up Close: Global Stories from The Carter CenterFar Away, Up Close: Global Stories from The Carter CenterThe Carter CenterSociety & Culture2Libsyn
68
96Podcast Taming Lyons Taming Lyons AutonomousSociety & Culture11Acast
89
97Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture26Acast
83
98Podcast The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersThe Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal EncountersTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture666Acast
69
99Podcast History's Great MysteriesHistory's Great MysteriesNickSociety & Culture20Spotify for Podcasters
28
100Podcast Spicy Alien After DarkSpicy Alien After DarkAlienSociety & Culture17Spotify for Podcasters
22

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