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 06 Jul 2026

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07/06/2026

Average data

Episodes: 332

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:42:58

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (5 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)

4. GZM Shows (3 shows)

5. The Midnight Mystery (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (30 shows)

2. Simplecast (15 shows)

3. Acast (10 shows)

4. Libsyn (9 shows)

5. Audioboom (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	121	Omny Studio	63
2	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	732	Audioboom	48
3	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	421	Simplecast	58
4	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
5	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	110	Megaphone	83
6	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	837	Simplecast	73
7	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	107	Megaphone	63
8	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	961	Megaphone	53
9	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	381	Megaphone	53
10	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	146	Acast	69
11	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
12	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	98	Simplecast	73
13	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	661	Simplecast	68
14	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
15	LitReading - Original Short Stories and Classic Tales	Don McDonald	Fiction	124	Megaphone	49
16	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	438	Podbean	52
17	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
18	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
19	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
20	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1253	Acast	69
21	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	565	Megaphone	59
22	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
23	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	169	Simplecast	68
24	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	372	Megaphone	68
25	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
26	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	468	Simplecast	68
27	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	726	Omny Studio	84
28	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	718	Spreaker	53
29	Higher Grounds	YellaBird Media	Fiction	12	Transistor	79
30	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	64	Megaphone	63
31	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	371	Audioboom	47
32	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	194	Megaphone	59
33	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
34	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
35	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
36	Full Body Chills	Audiochuck	Fiction	145	Simplecast	58
37	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
38	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	241	BBC	58
39	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	10	Acast	69
40	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
41	Captains Quadrant	Captains Quadrant	Fiction	293	Spotify for Podcasters	28
42	Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast	BYUradio	Fiction	78	Unknown	78
43	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	260	Megaphone	38
44	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	425	Spotify for Podcasters	41
45	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	267	Audioboom	57
46	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	163	Simplecast	73
47	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	29	ART19	63
48	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1655	Simplecast	83
49	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	371	Libsyn	68
50	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
51	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	424	Megaphone	53
52	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
53	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
54	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	137	Megaphone	68
55	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
56	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
57	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
58	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	478	Megaphone	78
59	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	326	Simplecast	83
60	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
61	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
62	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
63	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	303	Audioboom	53
64	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	273	Simplecast	53
65	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
66	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
67	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	587	Spotify for Podcasters	28
68	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	252	Spreaker	63
69	Biome	Alex Zoubine	Fiction	22	RSS.com	52
70	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
71	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
72	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
73	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
74	Clarkesworld Magazine	Clarkesworld Magazine	Fiction	1196	Libsyn	43
75	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	142	Acast	59
76	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
77	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	169	Simplecast	58
78	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
79	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
80	Kids Short Stories: a Bedtime Show By Mr Jim	iHeartPodcasts and Mr. Jim	Kids & Family	2000	Omny Studio	49
81	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	451	Megaphone	69
82	1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	Arthur Conan Doyle	Fiction	320	Libsyn	42
83	Redwood Bureau	Eeriecast Network	Fiction	121	Megaphone	53
84	Saigon	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	10	Omny Studio	53
85	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	56	Megaphone	43
86	Sorry About The Murder	TA2 Productions	Fiction	39	Megaphone	89
87	Kahani Suno with Kabir and Sarah	Kabir and Sarah	Fiction	57	Podbean	22
88	La Mano Peluda	Radio Fórmula	Fiction	1263	RSS.com	32
89	Imagination Amplified	GZM Shows	Fiction	86	ART19	73
90	CBS Radio Mystery Theater (Restoration)	CBSRMT-Restoration	Fiction	672	Spreaker	63
91	Fantastic Castle	Bri, Caldwell, Kiana & Raj	Fiction	16	ART19	79
92	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	40	BBC	28
93	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
94	The Mario Bros. Show	Rainstorm Productions	Fiction	136	Spotify for Podcasters	28
95	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1009	RedCircle	63
96	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
97	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	373	Audioboom	68
98	1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales	Jon Hagadorn	Fiction	673	Libsyn	32
99	WOE.BEGONE	WOE.BEGONE Industries LLC	Fiction	362	Acast	58
100	Friends at the Table	Friends at the Table	Fiction	550	Libsyn	63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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