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 15 Aug 2026

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08/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 282

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:42:04

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (5 shows)

2. Voyage Media (4 shows)

3. Chilling Entertainment (3 shows)

4. Dr. NoSleep Studios (3 shows)

5. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (30 shows)

2. Simplecast (18 shows)

3. Acast (12 shows)

4. Audioboom (6 shows)

5. Libsyn (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	125	Omny Studio	63
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
3	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	423	Simplecast	58
4	Midnight Monologue	TheMidnightMonologue	Fiction	12	Podbean	48
5	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
6	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	110	Megaphone	63
7	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	736	Audioboom	48
8	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	971	Megaphone	53
9	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	149	Acast	69
10	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
11	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	669	Simplecast	68
12	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	850	Simplecast	73
13	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	385	Megaphone	53
14	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
15	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	177	Simplecast	68
16	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1281	Acast	69
17	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	445	Podbean	52
18	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	39	Acast	89
19	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	65	Acast	63
20	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	100	Simplecast	73
21	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	574	Megaphone	59
22	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	746	Omny Studio	84
23	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	164	Megaphone	78
24	THE DOUBLE[S]	Wolf at the Door	Fiction	10	Megaphone	68
25	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	379	Audioboom	47
26	Full Body Chills	Audiochuck	Fiction	154	Simplecast	58
27	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
28	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
29	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	13	Acast	69
30	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	58
31	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
32	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	382	Libsyn	68
33	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	466	Audioboom	52
34	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
35	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
36	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	279	Simplecast	53
37	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	378	Megaphone	68
38	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	42	Acast	63
39	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	33	ART19	68
40	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	33	ART19	63
41	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
42	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	265	BBC	58
43	HumorUs Stories — Classic and Original Funny Stories	Don McDonald	Fiction	27	Acast	69
44	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	8	Captivate	53
45	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
46	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
47	The Dr. John Delony Show	The Dr.John Delony Show	Fiction	100	Podbean	48
48	The Fog City Mysteries: IN COLOR!	WHAT You Say Productions	Fiction	21	Captivate	58
49	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
50	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
51	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	429	Spotify for Podcasters	41
52	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
53	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	598	Spotify for Podcasters	28
54	Saigon	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	10	Omny Studio	53
55	Unobtainium Podcast	Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer	Fiction	22	Acast	89
56	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
57	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	452	Megaphone	53
58	Biome	Alex Zoubine	Fiction	26	RSS.com	52
59	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	81	Acast	74
60	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
61	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1679	Simplecast	83
62	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	126	Spotify for Podcasters	48
63	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	335	Simplecast	83
64	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	722	Spreaker	53
65	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
66	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	152	Acast	59
67	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	165	Simplecast	63
68	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
69	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	473	Simplecast	68
70	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	173	Simplecast	58
71	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	264	Simplecast	58
72	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	351	Simplecast	58
73	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	482	Megaphone	78
74	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	307	Audioboom	53
75	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
76	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
78	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	141	Megaphone	68
79	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	253	Spreaker	63
80	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
81	La Mano Peluda	Radio Fórmula	Fiction	1283	RSS.com	32
82	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	149	Megaphone	48
83	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
84	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
85	Rude Tales of Magic	Bucket of Milk	Fiction	200	ART19	79
86	Taking Time	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
87	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
88	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Simplecast	78
89	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
90	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
91	The Void	StillGood Audio Fiction	Fiction	44	Megaphone	73
92	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
93	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	379	Audioboom	68
94	The Sound Of Home	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	83
95	Do-Good Detectives	Chick-fil-A Play	Fiction	12	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
97	American Hostage	Criminal Content	Fiction	12	Spreaker	59
98	Não Inviabilize	Déia Freitas	Fiction	1414	Spotify for Podcasters	28
99	Bedtime Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	35	Megaphone	53
100	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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