Apple Podcast Rankings
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 ranking from 25 Apr 2025
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USA
Society & Culture
Documentary
Average data
Episodes: 155
Frequency: every 29 days
Duration: 00:46:26
Apple Podcast Rankings
Standard
100%
Top 5 artists
1. iHeartPodcasts (6 shows)
2. Tortoise Media (3 shows)
3. BBC (2 shows)
4. Wavland (2 shows)
5. CBC (2 shows)
Top 5 hosting
1. Megaphone (25 shows)
2. Simplecast (14 shows)
3. Acast (13 shows)
4. Omny Studio (11 shows)
5. PRX (6 shows)
| Rank | Logo | Name | Artist | Main Category | # Eps | Avg Dur. | Hosting | RSS Type | RSS Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Telepathy Tapes | Ky Dickens | Society & Culture | 19 | 00:33:52 | Acast | Standard | 84 |
| 2 |  | Freakonomics Radio | Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher | Society & Culture | 880 | 00:41:15 | Simplecast | Standard | 43 |
| 3 |  | The Redefector | audiochuck | Society & Culture | 8 | 00:39:33 | Simplecast | Standard | 69 |
| 4 |  | Concrete Mama: The Podcast | Unincarcerated Productions | Society & Culture | 8 | 00:43:45 | Buzzsprout | Standard | 52 |
| 5 |  | Criminal | Vox Media Podcast Network | Society & Culture | 376 | 00:34:24 | Megaphone | Standard | 69 |
| 6 |  | Hysterical | Wondery | Pineapple Street Studios | Society & Culture | 10 | 00:18:12 | ART19 | Standard | 69 |
| 7 |  | This Is Actually Happening | Wondery | Society & Culture | 440 | 00:51:07 | ART19 | Standard | 73 |
| 8 |  | Sold a Story | APM Reports | Society & Culture | 20 | 00:36:16 | American Public Media | Standard | 53 |
| 9 |  | The Why Files: Operation Podcast | The Why Files: Operation Podcast | Society & Culture | 207 | 00:41:00 | Audioboom | Standard | 37 |
| 10 |  | Noble | Wavland | Society & Culture | 12 | 00:25:34 | Simplecast | Standard | 63 |
| 11 |  | Lucky Boy | Tortoise Investigates | Tortoise Media | Society & Culture | 103 | 00:32:16 | Acast | Standard | 79 |
| 12 |  | Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories | John "Jay" Wiley | Society & Culture | 605 | 00:40:55 | Omny Studio | Standard | 59 |
| 13 |  | Inconceivable Truth | audiochuck | Society & Culture | 12 | 00:32:09 | Simplecast | Standard | 63 |
| 14 |  | Next Question with Katie Couric | iHeartPodcasts | Society & Culture | 358 | 00:45:35 | Omny Studio | Standard | 63 |
| 15 |  | Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy | DreamCrew | Society & Culture | 7 | 00:28:01 | Megaphone | Standard | 48 |
| 16 |  | Decoder Ring | Slate Podcasts | Society & Culture | 122 | 00:40:10 | Megaphone | Standard | 59 |
| 17 |  | To Catch a Thief: China’s Rise to Cyber Supremacy | Rubrik | Nicole Perlroth | Pod People | Society & Culture | 8 | 00:38:17 | Megaphone | Standard | 63 |
| 18 |  | Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries | Olimpia Pérez | Society & Culture | 69 | 01:03:59 | Simplecast | Standard | 68 |
| 19 |  | Ear Hustle | Ear Hustle & Radiotopia | Society & Culture | 182 | 00:38:01 | PRX | Standard | 74 |
| 20 |  | Hyperfixed | Hyperfixed & Radiotopia | Society & Culture | 16 | 00:31:53 | PRX | Standard | 64 |
| 21 |  | ChannelB پادکست فارسی | Ali Bandari | Society & Culture | 101 | 01:20:34 | Acast | Standard | 69 |
| 22 |  | Sweet Bobby | Tortoise Media | Society & Culture | 12 | 00:30:57 | Acast | Standard | 74 |
| 23 |  | The Shrink Next Door | Wondery | Bloomberg | Society & Culture | 17 | 00:12:38 | ART19 | Standard | 69 |
| 24 |  | How To Destroy Everything | HTDE | QCODE | Society & Culture | 34 | 00:58:03 | Megaphone | Standard | 53 |
| 25 |  | Flightless Bird | David Farrier | Society & Culture | 130 | 00:57:09 | Simplecast | Standard | 53 |
| 26 |  | Campus Files | Audacy | Society & Culture | 44 | 00:40:06 | Megaphone | Standard | 69 |
| 27 |  | Danny Jones Podcast | Danny Jones | QCODE | Society & Culture | 298 | 02:22:35 | Megaphone | Standard | 38 |
| 28 |  | Radio Ambulante | NPR | Society & Culture | 312 | 00:37:22 | Megaphone | Standard | 53 |
| 29 |  | The Documentary Podcast | BBC World Service | Society & Culture | 2000 | 00:30:14 | BBC | Standard | 33 |
| 30 |  | Scene on Radio | Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University | Society & Culture | 126 | 00:38:05 | PRX | Standard | 64 |
| 31 |  | World of Secrets | BBC | Society & Culture | 61 | 00:29:06 | BBC | Standard | 59 |
| 32 |  | The Youth Development Center | NHPR | Society & Culture | 4 | 00:24:23 | Simplecast | Standard | 58 |
| 33 |  | Personally: Creation Myth | CBC | Society & Culture | 32 | 00:26:50 | Triton Digital | Standard | 63 |
| 34 |  | White Smoke - The Path to a New Pope | Caloroga Shark Media | News | 25 | 00:14:22 | Spreaker | Standard | 59 |
| 35 |  | Mike Drop | Mike Ritland | Society & Culture | 243 | 02:34:17 | Megaphone | Standard | 64 |
| 36 |  | Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World | Jimmy Akin | Society & Culture | 300 | 01:14:38 | Unknown | Standard | 42 |
| 37 |  | The Paranormal Podcast | Jim Harold | Society & Culture | 881 | 00:47:36 | Megaphone | Standard | 58 |
| 38 |  | The Know Rogan Experience | Cross Pond Productions | Society & Culture | 18 | 01:17:11 | Libsyn | Standard | 68 |
| 39 |  | Strangers on a Bench | Tom Rosenthal | Society & Culture | 32 | 00:29:35 | Acast | Standard | 64 |
| 40 |  | Signal Hill | Signal Hill | Society & Culture | 12 | 00:23:00 | Buzzsprout | Standard | 68 |
| 41 |  | Wind of Change | Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify | Society & Culture | 15 | 00:34:28 | Megaphone | Standard | 53 |
| 42 |  | The CRUX: True Survival Stories | Kaycee McIntosh, Julie Henningsen, Bleav | Society & Culture | 160 | 00:31:40 | Simplecast | Standard | 48 |
| 43 |  | Skyline Drive | iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope | Society & Culture | 11 | 00:35:16 | Omny Studio | Standard | 59 |
| 44 |  | Our American Stories | iHeartPodcasts | Society & Culture | 2004 | 00:21:04 | Omny Studio | Standard | 43 |
| 45 |  | What It Was Like | Superreal | Society & Culture | 80 | 00:53:02 | Acast | Standard | 84 |
| 46 |  | Cement City | Audacy | Cement City Productions | Society & Culture | 24 | 00:39:31 | Megaphone | Standard | 69 |
| 47 |  | pepe&chema podcast | Directed by José Grajales | troop audio | Society & Culture | 130 | 01:18:21 | Megaphone | Standard | 38 |
| 48 |  | Unfit For Service | Wavland | Society & Culture | 10 | 00:28:40 | Simplecast | Standard | 63 |
| 49 |  | Real Life Ghost Stories | Real Life Ghost Stories | Society & Culture | 965 | 00:32:05 | Acast | Standard | 59 |
| 50 |  | Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez | Sonoro | Futuro Studios | Society & Culture | 19 | 00:34:39 | Megaphone | Standard | 43 |
| 51 |  | Hoaxed | Tortoise Media | Society & Culture | 12 | 00:28:54 | Acast | Standard | 74 |
| 52 |  | Jungle Prince | The New York Times | Society & Culture | 3 | 00:32:09 | Simplecast | Standard | 63 |
| 53 |  | Lost Patients | NPR | Society & Culture | 11 | 00:38:52 | Megaphone | Standard | 59 |
| 54 |  | JAXXON PODCAST | Jaxxon Podcast | Society & Culture | 216 | 01:18:42 | Spotify for Podcasters | Standard | 43 |
| 55 |  | Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord | iHeartPodcasts | Society & Culture | 26 | 00:43:03 | Omny Studio | Standard | 63 |
| 56 |  | The Agent | Imperative Entertainment | Society & Culture | 16 | 00:39:04 | Megaphone | Standard | 64 |
| 57 |  | The Whispering Woods : Real Ghost & Paranormal Stories | True Scary Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories | Society & Culture | 292 | 00:26:48 | Acast | Standard | 79 |
| 58 |  | This is My Thing | Michael Lee | Society & Culture | 8 | 00:16:22 | PRX | Standard | 79 |
| 59 |  | The Underworld Podcast | The Underworld Podcast | Society & Culture | 273 | 00:51:24 | Megaphone | Standard | 43 |
| 60 |  | Boomtown | Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly | Society & Culture | 15 | 00:37:34 | Megaphone | Standard | 64 |
| 61 |  | How I Survived | Pacific Podcast Network | Society & Culture | 35 | 00:19:54 | Acast | Standard | 59 |
| 62 |  | Radio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرز | Marzie | Society & Culture | 77 | 02:02:26 | Acast | Standard | 58 |
| 63 |  | Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks | Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks | Society & Culture | 126 | 01:25:22 | Audioboom | Standard | 48 |
| 64 |  | When The Wolves Came | Meanings of Democracy Lab | Society & Culture | 7 | 00:37:18 | ART19 | Standard | 63 |
| 65 |  | All My Relations Podcast | Matika Wilbur & Temryss Lane | Society & Culture | 58 | 00:55:24 | Buzzsprout | Standard | 62 |
| 66 |  | Art Bell Back in Time | Art Bell Back in Time | Society & Culture | 3 | 02:46:32 | Spotify for Podcasters | Standard | 53 |
| 67 |  | Uncanny | BBC Radio 4 | Society & Culture | 107 | 00:30:13 | BBC | Standard | 33 |
| 68 |  | Top of Mind with Julie Rose | BYUradio | Society & Culture | 132 | 00:45:49 | Unknown | Standard | 68 |
| 69 |  | Weight For It | ohitsBigRon Studios | Society & Culture | 23 | 00:35:03 | PRX | Standard | 84 |
| 70 |  | Relatos Forenses Podcast | Relatos Forenses / troop audio | Society & Culture | 119 | 01:20:53 | Megaphone | Standard | 38 |
| 71 |  | 搞钱女孩｜女性成长访谈播客 | 搞钱女孩小辉 | Society & Culture | 110 | 01:12:03 | Ximalaya | Standard | 48 |
| 72 |  | Finally! A Show | iHeartPodcasts | Society & Culture | 17 | 00:27:43 | Omny Studio | Standard | 73 |
| 73 |  | The Brohio Podcast | Aliens, Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal, Famous Murders, Cryptozoology, Strange Occurrences, Monsters, UFOs, True Crime, Demons, Occult, Urban Legends, Comedy | Society & Culture | 441 | 01:26:58 | Spreaker | Standard | 43 |
| 74 |  | Alien UFO Podcast | Simon Bown | Society & Culture | 271 | 00:43:29 | Simplecast | Standard | 63 |
| 75 |  | Bed of Lies | The Telegraph | Society & Culture | 31 | 00:38:57 | Acast | Standard | 79 |
| 76 |  | Dalton Fischer Podcast | Dalton Fischer | Society & Culture | 12 | 03:22:06 | Buzzsprout | Standard | 32 |
| 77 |  | Everyone Has An Ex | Mamamia Podcasts | Society & Culture | 65 | 00:47:30 | Omny Studio | Standard | 94 |
| 78 |  | On Our Watch | KQED | Society & Culture | 26 | 00:45:59 | Megaphone | Standard | 69 |
| 79 |  | Noche de Lluvia Podcast | Insólita Labs I Lourdes Gómez | Society & Culture | 39 | 00:57:27 | Spotify for Podcasters | Standard | 28 |
| 80 |  | Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast | iHeartPodcasts | Society & Culture | 35 | 00:30:28 | Omny Studio | Standard | 48 |
| 81 |  | I'm Not a Monster | BBC Radio 5 Live | Society & Culture | 32 | 00:27:05 | BBC | Standard | 59 |
| 82 |  | The Legend of SwordQuest | iHeartPodcasts | Society & Culture | 12 | 00:34:55 | Omny Studio | Standard | 53 |
| 83 |  | On podcast پادکست آن | mersen | Society & Culture | 48 | 00:40:51 | Simplecast | Standard | 58 |
| 84 |  | heretics. | Andrew Gold | Society & Culture | 541 | 01:03:56 | Megaphone | Standard | 64 |
| 85 |  | Split Screen: Who Replaced Avril Lavigne? | CBC | Society & Culture | 22 | 00:26:45 | Triton Digital | Standard | 63 |
| 86 |  | Prometheus Lens | Prometheus Lens Podcast | Society & Culture | 191 | 00:56:23 | RSS.com | Standard | 53 |
| 87 |  | Extreme | BBC | Society & Culture | 18 | 00:24:47 | BBC | Standard | 69 |
| 88 |  | BioHacked: Family Secrets | Sony Music Entertainment | Society & Culture | 14 | 00:35:59 | Megaphone | Standard | 53 |
| 89 |  | Rescue | Sony Music Entertainment | Society & Culture | 21 | 00:42:23 | Megaphone | Standard | 79 |
| 90 |  | JFK The Enduring Secret | Jeff Crudele | Society & Culture | 281 | 00:38:57 | Buzzsprout | Standard | 83 |
| 91 |  | Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative | Radiotopia | Society & Culture | 6 | 00:32:47 | PRX | Standard | 73 |
| 92 |  | HUMO: Murder and Silence in El Salvador | Sonoro | Society & Culture | 18 | 00:33:53 | Megaphone | Standard | 59 |
| 93 |  | In Trust | iHeartPodcasts and Bloomberg | Society & Culture | 16 | 00:34:45 | Omny Studio | Standard | 59 |
| 94 |  | Odessa | The New York Times | Society & Culture | 4 | 00:41:12 | Simplecast | Standard | 73 |
| 95 |  | 10 Mujeres | Wondery | Dudas Media | Society & Culture | 11 | 00:27:01 | ART19 | Standard | 89 |
| 96 |  | A Very British Cult | BBC Radio 4 | News | 9 | 00:00:00 | Standard | N/A | |
| 97 |  | Chess Piece: The Elián González Story | My Cultura and iHeartPodcasts | Society & Culture | 11 | 00:28:34 | Omny Studio | Standard | 83 |
| 98 |  | This Land | Crooked Media | Society & Culture | 25 | 00:30:05 | Simplecast | Standard | 63 |
| 99 |  | Reflector | Rockwell | Society & Culture | 19 | 00:49:53 | Megaphone | Standard | 48 |
| 100 |  | SCAMMERLAND | Superreal | Society & Culture | 7 | 00:27:57 | Acast | Standard | 79 |
Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA
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