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 23 Feb 2026

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02/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 200

Frequency: every 240 days

Duration: 00:48:01

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (6 shows)

2. pepe&chema (2 shows)

3. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

4. The Observer (2 shows)

5. Ear Hustle & Radiotopia (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Omny Studio (15 shows)

3. Acast (14 shows)

4. PRX (8 shows)

5. ART19 (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
2	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	26	Spreaker	84
3	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	940	Simplecast	38
4	Curse of: America’s Next Top Model	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	18	Omny Studio	58
5	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	308	Megaphone	42
6	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
7	Something Was Wrong	Broken Cycle Media	True Crime	380	Audioboom	62
8	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	99	BBC	53
9	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
10	Mind Games	Kaleidoscope	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	53
11	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	353	ART19	68
12	Atonement: The John Paulk Story	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	9	Omny Studio	42
13	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	437	Megaphone	32
14	The Brothers Ortiz	Campside Media & iHeart Podcasts	Society & Culture	11	Omny Studio	79
15	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	71	Triton Digital	63
16	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	117	Acast	73
17	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	143	Megaphone	68
18	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
19	Radio Diaries	Radio Diaries & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	272	PRX	43
20	Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn Ryan	IRONCLAD	Society & Culture	12	Megaphone	83
21	Next Question with Katie Couric	Katie Couric Media	Society & Culture	432	Acast	53
22	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
23	Classical Music Happy Hour	WNYC, WQXR	Music	28	Simplecast	63
24	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	24	American Public Media	62
25	Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories	John "Jay" Wiley	Society & Culture	605	Omny Studio	59
26	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	50	Megaphone	48
27	What It Was Like	Superreal	Society & Culture	97	Acast	79
28	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
29	Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World	Jimmy Akin	Society & Culture	300	Unknown	42
30	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	214	Megaphone	38
31	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
32	Sound, Light & Frequency	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	35	Omny Studio	83
33	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
34	Dalton Fischer Podcast	Dalton Fischer	Society & Culture	23	Buzzsprout	42
35	Ear Hustle	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	190	PRX	79
36	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
37	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	163	Acast	69
38	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	266	Spreaker	69
39	Sasquatch Odyssey	Sasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	766	Spreaker	64
40	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	55	PRX	64
41	Johnathan Walton Media	Johnathan Walton	Society & Culture	50	RedCircle	63
42	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
43	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1196	Acast	59
44	The Telepathy Tapes	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	94	ART19	83
45	Hysterical	Audible \| Pineapple Street Studios	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
46	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	105	BBC	38
47	Latino USA	My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	706	Omny Studio	53
48	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
49	Left To Their Own Devices	Toronto Star	Society & Culture	13	Libsyn	68
50	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	702	Megaphone	53
51	The Paranormal Podcast	Jim Harold	Society & Culture	14	Megaphone	52
52	Chameleon: The Michigan Plot	Sony Music Entertainment / Campside Media	Society & Culture	8	Megaphone	63
53	The Witch Farm	BBC Radio 4	Drama	14	BBC	53
54	Radio Marz \| پادکست فارسی رادیو مرز	Marzie	Society & Culture	90	Acast	52
55	The Commune	Stuff Audio	Society & Culture	13	Megaphone	63
56	Our American Stories	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	2004	Omny Studio	43
57	More Muslim	More Muslim	Society & Culture	12	Captivate	73
58	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
59	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
60	给女孩的商业第一课	闪光少女斯斯	Society & Culture	111	Ximalaya	59
61	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
62	The Underworld Podcast	The Underworld Podcast	Society & Culture	281	Megaphone	43
63	The Shrink Next Door	Audible \| Bloomberg	Society & Culture	4	ART19	63
64	pepe&chema podcast	pepe&chema	Society & Culture	207	Megaphone	32
65	The Loop	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	7	PRX	64
66	Reflector	Longview	Society & Culture	34	Megaphone	48
67	Hidden Derbyshire - Landscapes of Time	Nine Ladies Productions	History	12	RedCircle	53
68	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	189	Ximalaya	53
69	The Agent	Imperative Entertainment	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	59
70	Belief Hole \| Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks	SpectreVision Radio	Society & Culture	155	Megaphone	63
71	JAXXON PODCAST	Jaxxon Podcast	Society & Culture	354	Spotify for Podcasters	38
72	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	22	Omny Studio	73
73	Made in China	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	5	BBC	49
74	Relatos Forenses Podcast	pepe&chema	Society & Culture	271	Megaphone	32
75	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
76	Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	26	Omny Studio	63
77	Lucky Boy	Gary Marshall	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
78	Tough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos Story	Vanity Fair	Society & Culture	8	PRX	53
79	A Whole Other Country	Marfa Public Radio	Society & Culture	7	PRX	59
80	Scene on Radio	Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University	Society & Culture	141	PRX	59
81	Conspiracy Theories and Cover-Ups	The Forbidden Knowledge Network	Society & Culture	47	Podbean	58
82	Amended! Liberty's Guide to the First Amendment	Voxtopica & Liberty Vittert	Society & Culture	5	ART19	63
83	Alien UFO Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Simon Bown	Society & Culture	423	Simplecast	63
84	JFK The Enduring Secret	Jeff Crudele	Society & Culture	406	Buzzsprout	83
85	The Know Rogan Experience	Cross Pond Productions	Society & Culture	90	Libsyn	62
86	An Arm and a Leg	An Arm and a Leg	Society & Culture	171	Omny Studio	89
87	The Brohio Podcast	Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, Comedy	Society & Culture	526	Spreaker	43
88	Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	48	Omny Studio	48
89	Top Comment	BBC	News	100	BBC	48
90	Jay Shetty - Biography Flash	Inception Point AI	Society & Culture	92	Megaphone	63
91	Art Bell Back in Time	Art Bell Back in Time	Society & Culture	3	Spotify for Podcasters	53
92	Weight For It	ohitsBigRon Studios	Society & Culture	25	PRX	84
93	The Ugly Truth About The Girl Next Door	The Ugly Truth About The Girl Next Door	Society & Culture	96	Spotify for Podcasters	28
94	On Assignment	Reuters	Society & Culture	53	Megaphone	53
95	Prometheus Lens	Justin Brown	Society & Culture	569	Spreaker	74
96	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	444	Acast	74
97	Jungle Prince	The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	63
98	Hooked on Freddie	Wondery	Society & Culture	9	ART19	59
99	Thunder Bay	Canadaland	Society & Culture	12	Acast	63
100	The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories	True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	650	Acast	69

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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