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 28 Oct 2026

10/28/2026

Average data

Episodes: 177
Frequency: every 25 days
Duration: 00:46:08

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)
2. Acast (14 shows)
3. Omny Studio (10 shows)
4. BBC (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 & Culture28American Public Media
62
3Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture313Megaphone
42
4Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture944Simplecast
38
5Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture271WideOrbit
48
6Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
Details temporarily unavailable
Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
7Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudible OriginalSociety & Culture358ART19
68
8Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
79
9Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture443Megaphone
32
10Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture103Acast
79
11Podcast Curse of: Miss AmericaCurse of: Miss AmericaiHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture20Omny Studio
63
12Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" Wiley, BleavSociety & Culture600Simplecast
69
13Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNothing To See Here, Inc.Society & Culture8RedCircle
69
14Podcast No One Is ComingNo One Is ComingTen Cats MediaSociety & Culture13Acast
84
15Podcast Behind The Story Show Behind The Story Show Jelani GonzalezSociety & Culture71Buzzsprout
59
16Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture129BBC
38
17Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture146Megaphone
68
18Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture172Omny Studio
89
19Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
20Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture55Megaphone
48
21Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture16PRX
69
22Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture10ART19
63
23Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture196Simplecast
58
24Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
25Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
26Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
27Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture54RedCircle
73
28Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture372Omny Studio
73
29Missing podcast logo
Kendall Rae
Details temporarily unavailable
Kendall RaeDocumentary90N/A
N/A
30Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture219Megaphone
38
31Podcast The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)TTT MediaSociety & Culture5ART19
58
32Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture52Omny Studio
48
33Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture117Acast
73
34Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
35Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
36Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
37Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture26ART19
73
38Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture167Acast
69
39Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture271Spreaker
69
40Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture57PRX
64
41Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
42Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
43Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
44Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
45Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture6PRX
59
46Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture709Megaphone
53
47Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture9RedCircle
79
48Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture306WideOrbit
68
49Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
50Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture12Libsyn
62
51Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
52Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture211Megaphone
32
53Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture285Megaphone
43
54Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
55Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
56Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture94Libsyn
62
57Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingKCRWSociety & Culture90Omny Studio
63
58Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
59Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1206Acast
59
60Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible Original | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
61Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudible OriginalSociety & Culture31ART19
53
62Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
63Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
64Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture712Omny Studio
53
65Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
66Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
67Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture193Ximalaya
53
68Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture278Megaphone
32
69Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture412Buzzsprout
83
70Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
71Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
72Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture99WideOrbit
68
73Podcast Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineCall Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineDW, LA Times Studios, Futuro StudiosSociety & Culture6Simplecast
68
74Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
75Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
76Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture88Spotify for Podcasters
52
77Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture178Unknown
83
78Podcast A Whole Other CountryA Whole Other CountryMarfa Public RadioSociety & Culture9PRX
69
79Podcast The Guild of Ghostly GroundsThe Guild of Ghostly GroundsThe Guild of Ghostly GroundsSociety & Culture5Captivate
73
80Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture157Megaphone
63
81Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture530Spreaker
43
82Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
83Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture155Spotify for Podcasters
52
84Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture71Acast
83
85Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama13BBC
53
86Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible Original | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
87Podcast Sound, Light & FrequencySound, Light & FrequencyiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture38Omny Studio
83
88Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
89Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
90Podcast Radio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزRadio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزMarzieSociety & Culture92Acast
52
91Podcast Falling TreeFalling TreeFalling TreeSociety & Culture7Unknown
63
92Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture11Megaphone
58
93Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
94Podcast All My Relations PodcastAll My Relations PodcastMatika Wilbur & Temryss LaneSociety & Culture78Buzzsprout
62
95Missing podcast logo
Alien UFO Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Simon BownSociety & Culture423Simplecast
63
96Podcast InheritanceInheritanceBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture15BBC
63
97Missing podcast logo
Affaires sensibles
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
France InterDocumentary145N/A
N/A
98Podcast Spicy Alien After DarkSpicy Alien After DarkAlienSociety & Culture19Spotify for Podcasters
22
99Podcast SwingersSwingersBBC Radio WalesSociety & Culture7BBC
43
100Podcast Radio DiariesRadio DiariesRadio Diaries & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture274PRX
43

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