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 2026

10/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 186
Frequency: every 26 days
Duration: 00:45:29

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
3. Forbidden Knowledge Network (2 shows)
4. TTT Media (2 shows)
5. BBC World Service (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (17 shows)
2. Megaphone (14 shows)
3. Omny Studio (10 shows)
4. Simplecast (10 shows)
5. ART19 (9 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 Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture944Simplecast
38
4Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture313Megaphone
42
5Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
6Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture7Acast
79
7Podcast Behind The Story Show Behind The Story Show Jelani GonzalezSociety & Culture69Buzzsprout
59
8Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture270WideOrbit
48
9Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudibleSociety & Culture358ART19
68
10Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture103Acast
79
11Podcast Curse of: Miss AmericaCurse of: Miss AmericaiHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture19Omny Studio
63
12Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture443Megaphone
32
13Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNothing To See Here, Inc.Society & Culture7RedCircle
69
14Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture172Omny Studio
89
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 Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture146Megaphone
68
18Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture54Megaphone
48
19Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture15PRX
69
20Podcast No One Is ComingNo One Is ComingTen Cats MediaSociety & Culture13Acast
84
21Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture196Simplecast
58
22Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture10ART19
63
23Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
24Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
25Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
26Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture126BBC
38
27Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture166Acast
69
28Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
29Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture57PRX
64
30Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture191PRX
79
31Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
32Podcast Missing Debbie | Bed of LiesMissing Debbie | Bed of LiesThe TelegraphSociety & Culture28Acast
83
33Missing podcast logo
Kendall Rae
Details temporarily unavailable
Kendall RaeDocumentary90N/A
N/A
34Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
35Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture218Megaphone
38
36Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture371Omny Studio
73
37Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture26ART19
73
38Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
39Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture8RedCircle
79
40Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
41Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture271Spreaker
69
42Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture305WideOrbit
68
43Podcast The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)TTT MediaSociety & Culture4ART19
58
44Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture53RedCircle
73
45Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1205Acast
59
46Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
47Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture51Omny Studio
48
48Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture89Omny Studio
63
49Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture115Acast
73
50Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture6PRX
59
51Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
52Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture409Buzzsprout
83
53Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
54Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture15Megaphone
52
55Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
56Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture712Omny Studio
53
57Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
58Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
59Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture12Libsyn
62
60Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
61Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
62Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
63Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture98WideOrbit
68
64Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture284Megaphone
43
65Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
66Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudibleSociety & Culture31ART19
53
67Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible | BloombergSociety & Culture6ART19
63
68Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
69Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture708Megaphone
53
70Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
71Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
72Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
73Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastbgtySociety & Culture307Acast
48
74Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture93Libsyn
62
75Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture192Ximalaya
53
76Podcast Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineCall Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineDW, LA Times Studios, Futuro StudiosSociety & Culture5Simplecast
68
77Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture38Omny Studio
83
78Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture156Megaphone
63
79Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture210Megaphone
32
80Podcast Falling TreeFalling TreeFalling TreeSociety & Culture6Unknown
63
81Podcast InheritanceInheritanceBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture15BBC
63
82Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
83Podcast Radio DiariesRadio DiariesRadio Diaries & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture274PRX
43
84Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture154Spotify for Podcasters
52
85Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture6ART19
63
86Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture277Megaphone
32
87Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
88Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture69Acast
83
89Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture87Spotify for Podcasters
52
90Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture179Unknown
83
91Podcast Lore Lodge PodcastLore Lodge PodcastLodgeSociety & Culture178Spreaker
38
92Podcast Jungle PrinceJungle PrinceThe New York TimesSociety & Culture3Simplecast
63
93Podcast Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the UnexplainedHaunted UKSociety & Culture234Acast
43
94Podcast Thunder BayThunder BayCanadalandSociety & Culture13Acast
69
95Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture78Buzzsprout
62
96Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
97Podcast Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current AffairsSecrets & SpiesSociety & Culture354Simplecast
78
98Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture529Spreaker
43
99Podcast Bitter Blood: Kasem V KasemBitter Blood: Kasem V KasemAudible OriginalsSociety & Culture9ART19
53
100Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary139N/A
N/A

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