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 Oct 2026

10/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 178
Frequency: every 27 days
Duration: 00:45:59

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)
2. Acast (16 shows)
3. Omny Studio (10 shows)
4. ART19 (8 shows)
5. Simplecast (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast METRO with Sarah KoenigMETRO with Sarah KoenigSerial Productions & The New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
58
2Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture27American Public Media
62
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 Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNothing To See Here, Inc.Society & Culture7RedCircle
69
11Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture15PRX
69
12Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture441Megaphone
32
13Podcast Behind The Story Show Behind The Story Show Jelani GonzalezSociety & Culture69Buzzsprout
59
14Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture54Megaphone
48
15Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" Wiley, BleavSociety & Culture600Simplecast
69
16Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
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 AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
21Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture101Acast
79
22Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
23Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture166Acast
69
24Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
25Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
26Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture57PRX
64
27Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
28Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
29Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture51Omny Studio
48
30Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture25ART19
73
31Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
32Podcast The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)TTT MediaSociety & Culture4ART19
58
33Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture218Megaphone
38
34Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture89Unknown
63
35Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture123BBC
38
36Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture371Omny Studio
73
37Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
38Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture305WideOrbit
68
39Missing podcast logo
Kendall Rae
Details temporarily unavailable
Kendall RaeDocumentary90N/A
N/A
40Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture115Acast
73
41Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture6PRX
59
42Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture270Spreaker
69
43Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
44Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
45Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
46Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
47Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture8RedCircle
79
48Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture53RedCircle
73
49Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture15Megaphone
52
50Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture98WideOrbit
68
51Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
52Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture284Megaphone
43
53Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
54Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1204Acast
59
55Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
56Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture707Megaphone
53
57Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
58Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
59Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture210Megaphone
32
60Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture172Omny Studio
89
61Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture38Omny Studio
83
62Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastbgtySociety & Culture307Acast
48
63Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture276Megaphone
32
64Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
65Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
66Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
67Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture30ART19
53
68Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture11Libsyn
62
69Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
70Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
71Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
72Podcast Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineCall Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineDW, LA Times Studios, Futuro StudiosSociety & Culture5Simplecast
68
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 Lore Lodge PodcastLore Lodge PodcastLodgeSociety & Culture175Spreaker
38
75Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture179Unknown
83
76Podcast Falling TreeFalling TreeFalling TreeSociety & Culture6Unknown
63
77Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
78Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture156Megaphone
63
79Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture93Libsyn
62
80Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture711Omny Studio
53
81Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture154Spotify for Podcasters
52
82Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture69Acast
83
83Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture192Ximalaya
53
84Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
85Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83
86Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
87Podcast InheritanceInheritanceBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture14BBC
63
88Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
89Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture87Spotify for Podcasters
52
90Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
91Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture233Acast
43
92Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
93Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture78Buzzsprout
62
94Podcast ReflectorReflectorLongviewSociety & Culture34Megaphone
48
95Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
96Podcast The Cryptid PodcastThe Cryptid PodcastThe Cryptid Podcast - Daniel "Dano" HamiltonSociety & Culture279PodServe.fm
48
97Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture28Acast
83
98Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
99Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
100Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture47Omny Studio
53

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