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 05 Aug 2026

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08/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 281

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:41:06

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (5 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. Voyage Media (4 shows)

4. Dr. NoSleep Studios (3 shows)

5. GZM Shows (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (31 shows)

2. Simplecast (16 shows)

3. Acast (10 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. Audioboom (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media Inc.	Fiction	729	Audioboom	48
2	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	418	Simplecast	58
3	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	387	ART19	63
4	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	104	Megaphone	83
5	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	148	Megaphone	63
6	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	656	Simplecast	68
7	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	953	Megaphone	53
8	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	829	Simplecast	73
9	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
10	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	380	Megaphone	53
11	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	119	Omny Studio	63
12	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
13	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	144	Acast	69
14	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	97	Simplecast	73
15	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	432	Podbean	52
16	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	560	Megaphone	59
17	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	158	Megaphone	78
18	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
19	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1242	Acast	69
20	THE DOUBLE[S]	Wolf at the Door	Fiction	10	Megaphone	68
21	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
22	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	369	Megaphone	68
23	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	713	Omny Studio	84
24	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	68	Megaphone	69
25	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	10	Acast	69
26	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
27	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
28	Full Body Chills	audiochuck	Fiction	144	Simplecast	63
29	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
30	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
31	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
32	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
33	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	460	Audioboom	52
34	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	272	Simplecast	53
35	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	105	Spotify for Podcasters	48
36	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
37	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
38	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	10	Captivate	53
39	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	368	Libsyn	68
40	Midnight Monologue	TheMidnightMonologue	Fiction	11	Podbean	48
41	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
42	Biome	Alex Zoubine	Fiction	20	RSS.com	52
43	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
44	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	366	Audioboom	47
45	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	225	BBC	58
46	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	51	Podbean	52
47	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
48	The Dr. John Delony Show	The Dr.John Delony Show	Fiction	100	Podbean	48
49	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
50	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	135	Megaphone	68
51	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
52	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	579	Spotify for Podcasters	28
53	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	28	ART19	63
54	Saigon	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	10	Omny Studio	53
55	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	258	Megaphone	38
56	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	405	Megaphone	53
57	Bedtime Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	19	Megaphone	53
58	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
59	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
60	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	301	Audioboom	53
61	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	251	Spreaker	63
62	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	532	Simplecast	58
63	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	465	Simplecast	68
64	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	715	Spreaker	53
65	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	476	Megaphone	78
66	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
67	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
68	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	323	Simplecast	83
69	Nightmares	EFRAIN	Fiction	485	WideOrbit	32
70	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	422	Spotify for Podcasters	41
71	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	163	Simplecast	73
72	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
73	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
74	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	344	Simplecast	58
75	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
76	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
77	Kahani Suno with Kabir and Sarah	Kabir and Sarah	Fiction	56	Podbean	22
78	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
79	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
80	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1639	Simplecast	83
81	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
82	The Fog City Mysteries: IN COLOR!	WHAT You Say Productions	Fiction	20	Captivate	58
83	طنزپردازی \| tanzpardazi	tanzpardazi \| طنزپردازی	Fiction	153	Libsyn	58
84	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
85	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
86	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	53
87	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	167	Simplecast	58
88	La Mano Peluda	Radio Fórmula	Fiction	1249	RSS.com	32
89	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
90	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	136	Acast	59
91	Unobtainium Podcast	Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer	Fiction	19	Acast	83
92	Clarkesworld Magazine	Clarkesworld Magazine	Fiction	1196	Libsyn	43
93	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1006	RedCircle	73
94	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
95	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	83	ART19	73
96	Taking Time	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
97	The Sound Of Home	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	83
98	Redwood Bureau	Eeriecast Network	Fiction	120	Megaphone	53
99	Sorry About The Murder	TA2 Productions	Fiction	39	Megaphone	89
100	The Mario Bros. Show	Rainstorm Productions	Fiction	133	Spotify for Podcasters	28

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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