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 Oct 2025

10/26/2025

Average data

Episodes: 236
Frequency: every 241 days
Duration: 00:50:03

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
2. The Observer (2 shows)
3. pepe&chema (2 shows)
4. Ear Hustle & Radiotopia (2 shows)
5. Alex Goldman & Radiotopia (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)
2. Acast (14 shows)
3. Omny Studio (13 shows)
4. PRX (8 shows)
5. Spreaker (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture940Simplecast
38
2Podcast CriminalCriminalVox Media Podcast NetworkTrue Crime408Megaphone
63
3Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
4Podcast Sword and ScaleSword and ScaleSword and ScaleTrue Crime26Spreaker
84
5Podcast Curse of: America’s Next Top ModelCurse of: America’s Next Top ModeliHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture18Omny Studio
58
6Podcast Something Was WrongSomething Was WrongBroken Cycle MediaTrue Crime380Audioboom
62
7Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture308Megaphone
42
8Podcast The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3iHeartPodcasts and Rococo PunchSociety & Culture42Omny Studio
63
9Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture50Megaphone
48
10Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
11Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" WileySociety & Culture605Omny Studio
59
12Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture354ART19
68
13Podcast Classical Music Happy HourClassical Music Happy HourWNYC, WQXRMusic28Simplecast
63
14Podcast Left To Their Own DevicesLeft To Their Own DevicesToronto StarSociety & Culture13Libsyn
68
15Podcast Sold a StorySold a StoryAPM ReportsSociety & Culture24American Public Media
62
16Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture437Megaphone
32
17Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture143Megaphone
68
18Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
19Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture163Acast
69
20Podcast Next Question with Katie CouricNext Question with Katie CouricKatie Couric MediaSociety & Culture433Acast
53
21Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture190PRX
79
22Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture99BBC
53
23Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture97Acast
79
24Podcast Unearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate BlanchettUnearthed - The need for seeds, with Cate BlanchettRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewSociety & Culture28Omny Studio
83
25Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
26Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
27Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture106BBC
38
28Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
29Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture215Megaphone
38
30Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture55PRX
64
31Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture369Omny Studio
73
32Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1196Acast
59
33Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
34Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture50RedCircle
63
35Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
36Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture266Spreaker
69
37Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
38Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
39Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
40Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture12Acast
63
41Podcast Careless | Tortoise Investigates Careless | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture118Acast
73
42Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
43Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
44Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture4ART19
63
45Podcast Creepy ShitCreepy ShitCreepy ShitSociety & Culture73Audioboom
58
46Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture706Omny Studio
53
47Podcast Radio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزRadio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزMarzieSociety & Culture90Acast
52
48Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture208Megaphone
32
49Podcast OutlawedOutlawedBeverly Gray & Jonas SwartzSociety & Culture27Buzzsprout
63
50Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
51Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture155Megaphone
63
52Podcast The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesThe Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal StoriesTrue, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories Society & Culture651Acast
69
53Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Omny Studio
63
54Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
55Podcast Radio DiariesRadio DiariesRadio Diaries & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture272PRX
43
56Podcast ReflectorReflectorLongviewSociety & Culture34Megaphone
48
57Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture271Megaphone
32
58Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture282Megaphone
43
59Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
60Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture9Libsyn
52
61Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture354Spotify for Podcasters
38
62Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture526Spreaker
43
63Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture95WideOrbit
68
64Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture406Buzzsprout
83
65Podcast Art Bell Back in TimeArt Bell Back in TimeArt Bell Back in TimeSociety & Culture3Spotify for Podcasters
53
66Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture702Megaphone
53
67Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture4ART19
63
68Podcast Skyline Drive: How to Live ForeverSkyline Drive: How to Live ForeveriHeartPodcasts and KaleidoscopeSociety & Culture23Omny Studio
68
69Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture91Libsyn
62
70Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
71Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture189Ximalaya
53
72Podcast Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Thrilling Threads - Conspiracy Theories, Strange Phenomena, True Crime, Unsolved Mysteries, etc!Byte & PiecesSociety & Culture1000Spreaker
79
73Podcast Prometheus LensPrometheus LensJustin BrownSociety & Culture569Spreaker
74
74Podcast BioHacked: Family Secrets BioHacked: Family Secrets Sony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture14Megaphone
48
75Podcast Weight For ItWeight For ItohitsBigRon StudiosSociety & Culture25PRX
84
76Podcast The Slow NewscastThe Slow NewscastThe ObserverSociety & Culture445Acast
74
77Podcast To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollTo Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our PayrollRubrik | Nicole Perlroth | Pod PeopleSociety & Culture19Megaphone
63
78Podcast The AgentThe AgentImperative EntertainmentSociety & Culture16Megaphone
59
79Podcast The Haunted Objects PodcastThe Haunted Objects PodcastPlanet WeirdSociety & Culture33Megaphone
62
80Podcast SabotageSabotageGood Luck MediaSociety & Culture11Megaphone
79
81Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture171Omny Studio
89
82Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture44Omny Studio
53
83Podcast Be AmazedBe AmazedBe AmazedSociety & Culture497RedCircle
43
84Podcast Stolen Lives True CrimeStolen Lives True CrimeStolen Lives True CrimeSociety & Culture295Audioboom
58
85Podcast The Improvement AssociationThe Improvement AssociationSerial Productions & The New York TimesSociety & Culture7Simplecast
58
86Podcast A Whole Other CountryA Whole Other CountryMarfa Public RadioSociety & Culture7PRX
59
87Podcast The LoopThe LoopEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture7PRX
64
88Podcast BoomtownBoomtownImperative Entertainment and Texas MonthlySociety & Culture15Megaphone
64
89Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture37BBC
58
90Podcast Leaving Eden PodcastLeaving Eden PodcastLeaving Eden LLCSociety & Culture343Acast
64
91Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture49Omny Studio
48
92Podcast On AssignmentOn AssignmentReutersSociety & Culture53Megaphone
53
93Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
94Podcast ALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZINGALIEN THEORISTS THEORIZINGBig Theory PodcastsSociety & Culture550RedCircle
49
95Podcast Relatos del lado oscuroRelatos del lado oscuroJosé Ramón CantalapiedraReligion & Spirituality554Spreaker
60
96Podcast MimmPodcast | پادکست میمMimmPodcast | پادکست میممهدی عباسیSociety & Culture58Unknown
68
97Podcast First AmericaFirst AmericaPushkin IndustriesHistory34Omny Studio
63
98Podcast Tough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos StoryTough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos StoryVanity FairSociety & Culture8PRX
53
99Podcast Cosmic PeachCosmic PeachJulia HamiltonSociety & Culture321Spreaker
49
100Podcast Hooked on FreddieHooked on FreddieWonderySociety & Culture9ART19
59

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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