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 22 Oct 2026

10/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 175
Frequency: every 26 days
Duration: 00:45:26

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)
2. The Guardian (2 shows)
3. pepe&chema (2 shows)
4. Audible (2 shows)
5. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)
2. Acast (15 shows)
3. Omny Studio (9 shows)
4. Simplecast (9 shows)
5. ART19 (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture27American Public Media
62
2Podcast METRO with Sarah KoenigMETRO with Sarah KoenigSerial Productions & The New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
58
3Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture312Megaphone
42
4Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
79
5Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture944Simplecast
38
6Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
7Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture269WideOrbit
48
8Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture357ART19
68
9Podcast Curse of: Miss AmericaCurse of: Miss AmericaiHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture19Omny Studio
63
10Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture15PRX
69
11Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture441Megaphone
32
12Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNothing To See Here, Inc.Society & Culture7RedCircle
69
13Podcast Behind The Story Show Behind The Story Show Jelani GonzalezSociety & Culture69Buzzsprout
59
14Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture54Megaphone
48
15Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
16Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" Wiley, BleavSociety & Culture600Simplecast
69
17Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture196Simplecast
58
18Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture145Megaphone
68
19Podcast No One Is ComingNo One Is ComingTen Cats MediaSociety & Culture13Acast
84
20Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture25ART19
73
21Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
22Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
23Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture101Acast
79
24Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture51Omny Studio
48
25Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
26Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
27Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
28Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture218Megaphone
38
29Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture166Acast
69
30Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
31Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
32Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture123BBC
38
33Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
34Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture371Omny Studio
73
35Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture305WideOrbit
68
36Missing podcast logo
Kendall Rae
Details temporarily unavailable
Kendall RaeDocumentary90N/A
N/A
37Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture6PRX
59
38Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture53RedCircle
73
39Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
40Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture115Acast
73
41Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture15Megaphone
52
42Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
43Podcast The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)TTT MediaSociety & Culture4ART19
58
44Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture270Spreaker
69
45Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
46Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture98WideOrbit
68
47Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture89Unknown
63
48Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture8RedCircle
79
49Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
50Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
51Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
52Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture210Megaphone
32
53Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture57PRX
64
54Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1204Acast
59
55Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
56Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
57Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
58Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture284Megaphone
43
59Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
60Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture707Megaphone
53
61Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture179Unknown
83
62Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastbgtySociety & Culture307Acast
48
63Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
64Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
65Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture711Omny Studio
53
66Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
67Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture93Libsyn
62
68Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
69Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture30ART19
53
70Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture154Spotify for Podcasters
52
71Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
72Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture172Omny Studio
89
73Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture529Spreaker
43
74Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
75Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
76Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture69Acast
83
77Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture276Megaphone
32
78Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture156Megaphone
63
79Podcast Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineCall Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineDW, LA Times Studios, Futuro StudiosSociety & Culture5Simplecast
68
80Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
81Podcast Lore Lodge PodcastLore Lodge PodcastLodgeSociety & Culture175Spreaker
38
82Podcast Signal HillSignal HillSignal HillSociety & Culture34Buzzsprout
62
83Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture11Libsyn
62
84Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
85Podcast ReflectorReflectorLongviewSociety & Culture34Megaphone
48
86Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture38Omny Studio
83
87Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture87Spotify for Podcasters
52
88Podcast Here Be MonstersHere Be MonstersHere Be MonstersSociety & Culture155Squarespace
73
89Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
90Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
91Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture78Buzzsprout
62
92Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
93Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture192Ximalaya
53
94Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83
95Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
96Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture11Megaphone
58
97Podcast Far Away, Up Close: Global Stories from The Carter CenterFar Away, Up Close: Global Stories from The Carter CenterThe Carter CenterSociety & Culture2Libsyn
68
98Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
99Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
100Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture28Acast
83

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