Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Fiction

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 01 Aug 2026

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08/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 286

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:42:11

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (6 shows)

2. Voyage Media (3 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (3 shows)

4. Dr. NoSleep Studios (3 shows)

5. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (29 shows)

2. Simplecast (20 shows)

3. Acast (10 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

5. Audioboom (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	125	Omny Studio	63
2	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	423	Simplecast	58
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
4	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	110	Megaphone	63
5	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	394	ART19	63
6	Midnight Monologue	TheMidnightMonologue	Fiction	12	Podbean	48
7	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	735	Audioboom	48
8	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	971	Megaphone	53
9	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
10	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	849	Simplecast	73
11	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	149	Acast	69
12	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	668	Simplecast	68
13	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	384	Megaphone	53
14	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
15	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	100	Simplecast	73
16	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	445	Podbean	52
17	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1279	Acast	69
18	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	574	Megaphone	59
19	THE DOUBLE[S]	Wolf at the Door	Fiction	10	Megaphone	68
20	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	164	Megaphone	78
21	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	52	Podbean	52
22	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	65	Acast	63
23	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	746	Omny Studio	84
24	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	177	Simplecast	68
25	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
26	Full Body Chills	Audiochuck	Fiction	153	Simplecast	58
27	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
28	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
29	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
30	Bedtime Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	35	Megaphone	53
31	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	58
32	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	381	Libsyn	68
33	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	377	Megaphone	68
34	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
35	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	13	Acast	69
36	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
37	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	264	BBC	58
38	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
39	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
40	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	37	ART19	48
41	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	42	Acast	63
42	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	125	Spotify for Podcasters	48
43	Kahani Suno with Kabir and Sarah	Kabir and Sarah	Fiction	57	Podbean	22
44	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	263	Simplecast	58
45	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
46	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
47	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
48	The Dr. John Delony Show	The Dr.John Delony Show	Fiction	100	Podbean	48
49	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	39	Acast	89
50	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	33	ART19	63
51	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	450	Megaphone	53
52	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	152	Acast	59
53	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	278	Simplecast	53
54	Biome	Alex Zoubine	Fiction	26	RSS.com	52
55	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	722	Spreaker	53
56	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	597	Spotify for Podcasters	28
57	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
58	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
59	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	141	Megaphone	68
60	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
61	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1677	Simplecast	83
62	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	81	Acast	74
63	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	429	Spotify for Podcasters	41
64	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Simplecast	78
65	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	482	Megaphone	78
66	Captains Quadrant	Captains Quadrant	Fiction	293	Spotify for Podcasters	28
67	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	173	Simplecast	58
68	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
69	Nightmares	EFRAIN	Fiction	485	WideOrbit	32
70	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	351	Simplecast	58
71	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	334	Simplecast	83
72	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	165	Simplecast	63
73	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	473	Simplecast	68
74	The Fog City Mysteries: IN COLOR!	WHAT You Say Productions	Fiction	21	Captivate	58
75	Saigon	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	10	Omny Studio	53
76	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	196	Megaphone	59
77	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
78	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	466	Audioboom	52
79	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
80	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	253	Spreaker	63
81	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
82	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	307	Audioboom	53
83	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
84	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
85	La Mano Peluda	Radio Fórmula	Fiction	1282	RSS.com	32
86	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
87	Punch the Line	Paul Roland	Fiction	2	Spotify for Podcasters	38
88	The Sound Of Home	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	83
89	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
90	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	149	Megaphone	48
91	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
92	Sorry About The Murder	TA2 Productions	Fiction	32	Megaphone	79
93	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
94	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	379	Audioboom	68
95	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
96	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
97	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
98	Do-Good Detectives	Chick-fil-A Play	Fiction	12	Spotify for Podcasters	28
99	Clarkesworld Magazine	Clarkesworld Magazine	Fiction	1196	Libsyn	43
100	We Fix Space Junk	Battle Bird Productions	Fiction	87	Megaphone	63

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