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 26 Sep 2026

09/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 169
Frequency: every 31 days
Duration: 00:42:05

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (6 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)
3. BBC Sounds (2 shows)
4. Forbidden Knowledge Network (2 shows)
5. The Guardian (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)
2. Omny Studio (16 shows)
3. Acast (13 shows)
4. BBC (8 shows)
5. PRX (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture939Simplecast
38
2Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture13PRX
69
3Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture192Simplecast
58
4Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture35BBC
58
5Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
6Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture352ART19
68
7Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture306Megaphone
42
8Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
9Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture261WideOrbit
48
10Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture435Megaphone
32
11Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture9ART19
69
12Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture142Megaphone
68
13Podcast The Rewriting HumanityThe Rewriting HumanityJim WalshSociety & Culture20Podbean
48
14Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture20Omny Studio
73
15Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture3PRX
59
16Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture47Omny Studio
48
17Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture189PRX
79
18Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture23American Public Media
62
19Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture302WideOrbit
68
20Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
21Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture49Megaphone
48
22Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingBrian ReedSociety & Culture85Unknown
63
23Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
24Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
25Podcast Sweet BobbySweet BobbyTortoise MediaSociety & Culture9Acast
79
26Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
27Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture55PRX
64
28Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture22ART19
73
29Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture265Spreaker
69
30Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture29ART19
63
31Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture98BBC
53
32Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
33Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture34Omny Studio
83
34Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
35Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture213Megaphone
38
36Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture95Acast
79
37Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture121Acast
73
38Podcast ReflectorReflectorLongviewSociety & Culture34Megaphone
48
39Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
40Podcast SuperHumanSuperHumaniHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture12Omny Studio
53
41Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
42Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture49RedCircle
73
43Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
44Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
45Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
46Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1193Acast
59
47Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture701Megaphone
53
48Podcast The PoetThe PoetSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture6Megaphone
73
49Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture404Buzzsprout
83
50Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture94WideOrbit
68
51Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
52Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture170BBC
38
53Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
54Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture70Triton Digital
63
55Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
56Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture206Megaphone
32
57Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture525Spreaker
43
58Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
59Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
60Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture10Megaphone
58
61Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
62Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture89Libsyn
62
63Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
64Podcast Artifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetArtifacts: Stories from the Emotional History of the InternetDanny BrownSociety & Culture21Captivate
73
65Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture280Megaphone
43
66Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
67Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
68Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
69Podcast My Brother DavidMy Brother DavidiHeartMediaSociety & Culture1Omny Studio
59
70Podcast Debt HeadsDebt HeadsJamie Feldman & Rachel WebsterSociety & Culture13Transistor
73
71Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture704Omny Studio
53
72Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture269Megaphone
32
73Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
74Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
75Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture65Acast
83
76Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
77Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture150Spotify for Podcasters
52
78Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture171Omny Studio
89
79Podcast In TrustIn TrustiHeartPodcasts and BloombergSociety & Culture16Omny Studio
59
80Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
81Podcast The FloodThe FloodThe AustralianSociety & Culture5Omny Studio
74
82Podcast Salt of the EarthSalt of the EarthGrigg MediaSociety & Culture126Buzzsprout
58
83Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
84Podcast Homegoings with Myra FlynnHomegoings with Myra FlynnMyra FlynnSociety & Culture3PRX
58
85Podcast Army of Normal FolksArmy of Normal FolksiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture486Omny Studio
68
87Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
88Podcast Skyline Drive: How to Live ForeverSkyline Drive: How to Live ForeveriHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture23Omny Studio
68
89Podcast The Obit ProjectThe Obit ProjectJad Abumrad and Jule BanvilleSociety & Culture13Omny Studio
59
90Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture83Spotify for Podcasters
52
91Podcast Al JazeeraAl JazeeraAl Jazeera NetworkSociety & Culture75Spreaker
43
92Podcast HABITUALHABITUALColorado Radio for JusticeSociety & Culture6Transistor
69
93Podcast The Missing CryptoqueenThe Missing CryptoqueenBBC SoundsSociety & Culture25BBC
33
94Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
95Podcast The Crimes of Margo FreshwaterThe Crimes of Margo FreshwaterSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture7Megaphone
63
96Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
97Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Fiction13BBC
49
98Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
99Podcast Telephone StoriesTelephone StoriesNinth Planet AudioSociety & Culture15Acast
63
100Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture77Buzzsprout
62

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