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 Nov 2026

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11/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 227

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:36:36

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (6 shows)

2. Voyage Media (5 shows)

3. Dr. NoSleep Studios (3 shows)

4. GZM Shows (3 shows)

5. Mark R. Healy (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (30 shows)

2. Simplecast (19 shows)

3. Acast (15 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. Omny Studio (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Red Room	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	83
2	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	125	Omny Studio	63
3	Midnight Radio	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	5	Omny Studio	53
4	Full Body Chills	Audiochuck	Fiction	154	Simplecast	58
5	The Death of Edgar Allan Poe	My Victorian Nightmare	Fiction	6	Libsyn	62
6	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	115	Megaphone	83
7	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	854	Simplecast	73
8	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	736	Audioboom	48
9	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	423	Simplecast	58
10	Bear Hunt	Goalhanger	Fiction	11	Megaphone	83
11	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
12	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	670	Simplecast	68
13	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	974	Megaphone	53
14	UnderGround Zero: 9/11 & The Mob \| Starring Michael Imperioli & Steve Schirripa	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	6	Omny Studio	53
15	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	386	Simplecast	63
16	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	112	Megaphone	63
17	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1283	Acast	69
18	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	14	Acast	69
19	The Haunted Library	BBC Studios	Fiction	16	Omny Studio	73
20	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
21	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	149	Acast	69
22	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	82	Acast	74
23	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	445	Podbean	52
24	The Backrooms: Silverfish	Bloody Disgusting	Fiction	7	Simplecast	58
25	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
26	Care Protocol — An Original Limited Series	Don McDonald	Fiction	5	Acast	69
27	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	179	Simplecast	68
28	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	40	Acast	89
29	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	165	Megaphone	78
30	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	751	Omny Studio	84
31	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	128	Spotify for Podcasters	48
32	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	576	Megaphone	59
33	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
34	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	100	Simplecast	73
35	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	65	Acast	63
36	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
37	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
38	The Dr. John Delony Show’s Podcast	The Dr. John Delony	Fiction	100	Podbean	27
39	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	18	Acast	63
40	Blood Stone	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	78
41	Room 1D343: I'll Stop When They're Dead	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	62
42	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	36	Megaphone	89
43	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
44	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
45	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	175	Simplecast	58
46	Night Falls: Bedtime Stories For Sleep	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	380	Megaphone	73
47	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	253	Spreaker	63
48	The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane	Slumber Studios	Fiction	24	ART19	62
49	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	457	Megaphone	53
50	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
51	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	34	ART19	63
52	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	32	BBC	73
53	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	467	Audioboom	52
54	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
55	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
56	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
57	Unobtainium Podcast	Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer	Fiction	23	Acast	89
58	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	142	Megaphone	68
59	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
60	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
61	The Silt Verses	Eskew Productions Ltd	Fiction	56	Acast	84
62	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
63	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
64	Biome	Alex Zoubine	Fiction	27	RSS.com	52
65	Station 151	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	47	Megaphone	78
66	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
67	The Void	Still Good Audio Fiction	Fiction	45	Megaphone	73
68	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
69	The Fog City Mysteries: IN COLOR!	WHAT You Say Productions	Fiction	21	Captivate	58
70	Camp Monsters	REI Co-op	Fiction	87	Simplecast	63
71	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	352	Simplecast	58
72	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	26	Megaphone	73
73	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	42	Acast	63
74	Taking Time	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
75	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	34	ART19	68
76	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	473	Simplecast	68
77	Silent Key	ARC Productions	Fiction	3	Acast	69
78	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1013	RedCircle	63
79	HumorUs Stories — Classic and Original Funny Stories	Don McDonald	Fiction	27	Acast	69
80	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	383	Libsyn	68
81	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	88	Simplecast	63
82	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
83	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
84	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
85	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	382	Audioboom	47
86	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Simplecast	78
87	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
88	Bedtime Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	37	Megaphone	53
89	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	279	Simplecast	53
90	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1683	Simplecast	83
91	The Survivor Tapes	Josh Sterling	Fiction	17	Spotify for Podcasters	58
92	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	430	Spotify for Podcasters	41
93	The Hollow	GZM Shows	Fiction	9	ART19	73
94	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
95	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	600	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton	Wil Wheaton	Fiction	63	Megaphone	58
97	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	337	Simplecast	83
98	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	57	Megaphone	43
99	How i Died	Audiohm Media	Fiction	81	Megaphone	48
100	The Dr. John Delony Show	The Dr.John Delony Show	Fiction	100	Podbean	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

The podcast landscape in USA is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

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