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 31 Jul 2026

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07/31/2026

Average data

Episodes: 285

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:41:26

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (6 shows)

2. Chilling Entertainment (4 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

4. Dr. NoSleep Studios (3 shows)

5. QCODE (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (26 shows)

2. Simplecast (21 shows)

3. Acast (10 shows)

4. Libsyn (7 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	125	Omny Studio	63
2	Midnight Monologue	TheMidnightMonologue	Fiction	12	Podbean	48
3	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	423	Simplecast	58
4	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	115	Megaphone	83
5	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	736	Audioboom	48
6	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	112	Megaphone	63
7	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	390	ART19	63
8	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	974	Megaphone	53
9	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	855	Simplecast	73
10	EXTRA ANORMAL Details temporarily unavailable	Paco Arias	Fiction	519	Simplecast	53
11	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	670	Simplecast	68
12	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	149	Acast	69
13	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	386	Simplecast	63
14	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
15	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1283	Acast	69
16	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	445	Podbean	52
17	Campfire Radio Theater	Haunted Air Audio	Fiction	52	Podbean	52
18	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	100	Simplecast	73
19	THE DOUBLE[S]	Wolf at the Door	Fiction	10	Megaphone	68
20	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	165	Megaphone	78
21	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	576	Megaphone	59
22	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	65	Acast	63
23	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	27
24	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	751	Omny Studio	84
25	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	179	Simplecast	68
26	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
27	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	58
28	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	14	Acast	69
29	Full Body Chills	Audiochuck	Fiction	154	Simplecast	58
30	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	128	Spotify for Podcasters	48
31	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	383	Libsyn	68
32	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
33	Night Falls: Bedtime Stories For Sleep	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	380	Megaphone	73
34	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	42	Acast	63
35	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
36	Bedtime Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	37	Megaphone	53
37	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	270	BBC	58
38	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
39	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	34	ART19	68
40	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
41	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	154	Acast	59
42	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
43	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	34	ART19	63
44	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	279	Simplecast	53
45	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
46	Biome	Alex Zoubine	Fiction	27	RSS.com	52
47	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
48	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	40	Acast	89
49	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
50	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	458	Megaphone	53
51	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	8	Captivate	53
52	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
53	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	82	Acast	74
54	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	430	Spotify for Podcasters	41
55	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
56	Kahani Suno with Kabir and Sarah	Kabir and Sarah	Fiction	57	Podbean	22
57	Paranormal	Fepo	Fiction	352	Simplecast	58
58	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	383	Audioboom	47
59	HABLEMOS DE LO QUE NO EXISTE	César González _ EL NARRADOR _	Fiction	601	Spotify for Podcasters	28
60	The Dr. John Delony Show	The Dr.John Delony Show	Fiction	100	Podbean	48
61	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	165	Simplecast	63
62	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	264	Simplecast	58
63	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Simplecast	78
64	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	474	Simplecast	68
65	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
66	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	467	Audioboom	52
67	Do-Good Detectives	Chick-fil-A Play	Fiction	12	Spotify for Podcasters	28
68	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	483	Megaphone	78
69	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	337	Simplecast	83
70	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	197	Megaphone	59
71	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	142	Megaphone	68
72	Punch the Line	Paul Roland	Fiction	2	Spotify for Podcasters	38
73	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	253	Spreaker	63
74	Creepscast	Mr. Creeps	Fiction	308	Audioboom	53
75	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	88	Simplecast	63
76	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
77	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1683	Simplecast	83
78	The Fog City Mysteries: IN COLOR!	WHAT You Say Productions	Fiction	21	Captivate	58
79	Saigon	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	10	Omny Studio	53
80	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
81	Sorry About The Murder	TA2 Productions	Fiction	32	Megaphone	79
82	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	456	Megaphone	69
83	The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)	Adam Graham Radio Detective Podcast	Fiction	723	Spreaker	53
84	La Mano Peluda	Radio Fórmula	Fiction	1288	RSS.com	32
85	Nightmares	EFRAIN	Fiction	485	WideOrbit	32
86	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
87	Captains Quadrant	Captains Quadrant	Fiction	293	Spotify for Podcasters	28
88	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
89	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
90	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
91	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
92	INSOMNIO	Fepo	Fiction	175	Simplecast	58
93	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
94	Clarkesworld Magazine	Clarkesworld Magazine	Fiction	1196	Libsyn	43
95	Incoming	Past Tense Future Perfect	Fiction	66	ART19	53
96	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	275	Audioboom	57
97	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
98	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
99	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
100	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57

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