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 30 Oct 2026

10/30/2026

Average data

Episodes: 178
Frequency: every 26 days
Duration: 00:46:05

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)
3. Sony Music Entertainment (2 shows)
4. Audible Original (2 shows)
5. TTT Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)
2. Acast (15 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 & Culture28American Public Media
62
3Podcast The Binge: Free Shelley JensenThe Binge: Free Shelley JensenSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture161Megaphone
48
4Podcast OtherworldOtherworldOtherworldSociety & Culture272WideOrbit
48
5Missing podcast logo
The Telepathy Tapes
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Ky DickensSociety & Culture88Acast
84
6Podcast The Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastThe Why Files: Operation PodcastSociety & Culture314Megaphone
42
7Podcast Freakonomics RadioFreakonomics RadioFreakonomics Radio + StitcherSociety & Culture945Simplecast
38
8Podcast Behind The Story Show Behind The Story Show Jelani GonzalezSociety & Culture71Buzzsprout
59
9Podcast Reaching OutReaching OutFuturo MediaSociety & Culture8Acast
79
10Podcast This Is Actually HappeningThis Is Actually HappeningAudible OriginalSociety & Culture358ART19
68
11Podcast Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesLaw Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma StoriesJohn "Jay" Wiley, BleavSociety & Culture600Simplecast
69
12Podcast No One Is ComingNo One Is ComingTen Cats MediaSociety & Culture14Acast
84
13Podcast Danny Jones PodcastDanny Jones PodcastDanny Jones | Daylight MediaSociety & Culture444Megaphone
32
14Podcast Deep SecretsDeep SecretsNothing To See Here, Inc.Society & Culture8RedCircle
69
15Podcast What It Was LikeWhat It Was LikeSuperreal Society & Culture105Acast
79
16Podcast Paper TrailPaper TrailProPublicaSociety & Culture16PRX
69
17Podcast Curse of: Miss AmericaCurse of: Miss AmericaiHeartPodcasts and Glass PodcastsSociety & Culture20Omny Studio
63
18Podcast UncannyUncannyBBC Radio 4Society & Culture130BBC
38
19Podcast The Hidden ThirdThe Hidden ThirdMariana van ZellerSociety & Culture55Megaphone
48
20Podcast Lights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesLights Out Library: Sleep DocumentariesOlimpia PérezSociety & Culture146Megaphone
68
21Podcast I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?BBC SoundsSociety & Culture38BBC
58
22Podcast AdriftAdriftApple TV / Blanchard HouseSociety & Culture10ART19
63
23Podcast EmbeddedEmbeddedNPRSociety & Culture196Simplecast
58
24Podcast Ear HustleEar HustleEar Hustle & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture192PRX
79
25Podcast The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)The Reincarnation Records (The Telepathy Tapes Season 3)TTT MediaSociety & Culture5ART19
58
26Podcast Johnathan Walton MediaJohnathan Walton MediaJohnathan WaltonSociety & Culture54RedCircle
73
27Podcast Decoder RingDecoder RingSlate PodcastsSociety & Culture167Acast
69
28Podcast The Documentary PodcastThe Documentary PodcastBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture2000BBC
33
29Podcast An Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegAn Arm and a LegSociety & Culture172Omny Studio
89
30Podcast Spiral | Tortoise Investigates Spiral | Tortoise Investigates The ObserverSociety & Culture117Acast
73
31Podcast Focus: We Keep Us SafeFocus: We Keep Us SafeKUOW News and InformationSociety & Culture25Omny Studio
73
32Podcast Radio AmbulanteRadio AmbulanteMy Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture372Omny Studio
73
33Podcast Question EverythingQuestion EverythingKCRWSociety & Culture90Omny Studio
63
34Podcast Stories from a StrangerStories from a StrangerHigher Ground Society & Culture26ART19
73
35Podcast World of SecretsWorld of SecretsBBCSociety & Culture101BBC
53
36Podcast HyperfixedHyperfixedAlex Goldman & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture58PRX
74
37Podcast Dalton Fischer PodcastDalton Fischer PodcastDalton FischerSociety & Culture23Buzzsprout
42
38Podcast Better in Person with Stephen DubnerBetter in Person with Stephen DubnerFreakonomics RadioSociety & Culture11Simplecast
62
39Podcast Theories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindTheories of the Third KindSociety & Culture306WideOrbit
68
40Podcast The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)The Consciousness Cassettes (Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes)TTT MediaSociety & Culture15ART19
52
41Podcast Sweet Bobby Sweet Bobby Tortoise MediaSociety & Culture3Acast
79
42Podcast Flightless BirdFlightless BirdDavid FarrierSociety & Culture219Megaphone
38
43Podcast Unquiet RealitiesUnquiet RealitiesWinchesterSociety & Culture9RedCircle
79
44Podcast Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastSymptomatic: A Medical Mystery PodcastiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture52Omny Studio
48
45Podcast The Paranormal PodcastThe Paranormal PodcastJim HaroldSociety & Culture14Megaphone
52
46Podcast Wind of ChangeWind of ChangePineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / SpotifySociety & Culture16Megaphone
53
47Podcast The SpeakerThe SpeakerKQEDSociety & Culture7PRX
59
48Podcast Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksBelief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought SnacksSpectreVision RadioSociety & Culture157Megaphone
63
49Podcast Revisiting The Gay LifeRevisiting The Gay LifeDavid BoyerSociety & Culture15PRX
79
50Podcast Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesCampus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American UniversitiesAudacySociety & Culture99WideOrbit
68
51Podcast Personally: Agent LaylaPersonally: Agent LaylaCBCSociety & Culture72Triton Digital
63
52Podcast pepe&chema podcastpepe&chema podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture211Megaphone
32
53Podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy Akin's Mysterious WorldJimmy AkinSociety & Culture300Unknown
42
54Podcast The Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesThe Crux True Survival StoriesSociety & Culture271Spreaker
69
55Podcast The Powers of Darkness PodcastThe Powers of Darkness PodcastOr Whatever MoviesSociety & Culture12Libsyn
62
56Podcast Heretics | Andrew GoldHeretics | Andrew GoldAndrew GoldSociety & Culture709Megaphone
53
57Podcast Real Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesReal Life Ghost StoriesSociety & Culture1207Acast
59
58Podcast Relatos Forenses PodcastRelatos Forenses Podcastpepe&chemaSociety & Culture278Megaphone
32
59Podcast The Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastThe Underworld PodcastSociety & Culture285Megaphone
43
60Podcast Black Box: The ChatbotsBlack Box: The ChatbotsThe GuardianSociety & Culture51Acast
68
61Podcast The Shrink Next DoorThe Shrink Next DoorAudible Original | BloombergSociety & Culture5ART19
63
62Podcast ChannelB پادکست فارسیChannelB پادکست فارسیAli BandariSociety & Culture105Acast
69
63Podcast Our American StoriesOur American StoriesiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture2004Omny Studio
43
64Podcast The Secret World of Roald DahlThe Secret World of Roald DahliHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture14Omny Studio
78
65Podcast The Guild of Ghostly GroundsThe Guild of Ghostly GroundsThe Guild of Ghostly GroundsSociety & Culture5Captivate
73
66Podcast NobleNobleWavlandSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
67Podcast Strangers on a BenchStrangers on a BenchTom RosenthalSociety & Culture100Acast
59
68Podcast 搞钱女孩搞钱女孩搞钱女孩小辉Society & Culture193Ximalaya
53
69Podcast OnlyFantasyOnlyFantasyAudible OriginalSociety & Culture31ART19
53
70Podcast Latino USALatino USAMy Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture713Omny Studio
53
71Podcast A Whole Other CountryA Whole Other CountryMarfa Public RadioSociety & Culture9PRX
69
72Podcast Where the River Took UsWhere the River Took UsTexas MonthlySociety & Culture10Spreaker
64
73Podcast Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter Forbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture155Spotify for Podcasters
52
74Podcast The Birth KeepersThe Birth KeepersThe GuardianSociety & Culture6Acast
58
75Podcast HystericalHystericalAudible Original | Pineapple Street StudiosSociety & Culture5ART19
63
76Podcast Dispatches from the DivideDispatches from the DivideBYUradioSociety & Culture178Unknown
83
77Podcast JFK The Enduring SecretJFK The Enduring SecretJeff CrudeleSociety & Culture412Buzzsprout
83
78Podcast The Brohio PodcastThe Brohio PodcastAliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, ComedySociety & Culture530Spreaker
43
79Podcast Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineCall Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in UkraineDW, LA Times Studios, Futuro StudiosSociety & Culture6Simplecast
68
80Podcast The Know Rogan ExperienceThe Know Rogan ExperienceCross Pond ProductionsSociety & Culture94Libsyn
62
81Podcast The CommuneThe CommuneStuff AudioSociety & Culture13Megaphone
63
82Podcast Conspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsConspiracy Theories and Cover-UpsForbidden Knowledge NetworkSociety & Culture88Spotify for Podcasters
52
83Podcast Scene on RadioScene on RadioKenan Institute for Ethics at Duke UniversitySociety & Culture141PRX
59
84Podcast Lucky BoyLucky BoyGary MarshallDocumentary6N/A
N/A
85Podcast Inconceivable TruthInconceivable TruthaudiochuckSociety & Culture12Simplecast
63
86Podcast What I survived What I survived Jack LaurenceSociety & Culture71Acast
83
87Podcast The Witch FarmThe Witch FarmBBC Radio 4Drama13BBC
53
88Podcast How I SurvivedHow I SurvivedThat's Life!Society & Culture48Omny Studio
53
89Podcast A Very British CultA Very British CultBBC Radio 4Society & Culture9BBC
49
90Podcast InheritanceInheritanceBBC World ServiceSociety & Culture15BBC
63
91Podcast Fighting CrimeFighting CrimeArnold VenturesSociety & Culture11Megaphone
58
92Podcast 5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan5CAST w/ Andrew CallaghanAndrew CallaghanSociety & Culture31Buzzsprout
38
93Podcast Radio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزRadio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرزMarzieSociety & Culture92Acast
52
94Podcast Lore Lodge PodcastLore Lodge PodcastLodgeSociety & Culture182Spreaker
38
95Podcast Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordSurviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug LordiHeartPodcastsSociety & Culture26Acast
63
96Podcast Target Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanTarget Intelligence: PSYOP with Shawn RyanIRONCLADSociety & Culture12Megaphone
83
97Podcast Spicy Alien After DarkSpicy Alien After DarkAlienSociety & Culture19Spotify for Podcasters
22
98Podcast The Crimes of Margo FreshwaterThe Crimes of Margo FreshwaterSony Music EntertainmentSociety & Culture7Megaphone
63
99Podcast JAXXON PODCASTJAXXON PODCASTJaxxon PodcastSociety & Culture358Spotify for Podcasters
38
100Podcast Radio DiariesRadio DiariesRadio Diaries & RadiotopiaSociety & Culture274PRX
43

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