Apple Podcast Rankings - France - Documentary

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in France

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in France. 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 01 mai 2026

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05/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 104

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:34:24

Top 5 authors

1. Louie Media (4 shows)

2. RTL (4 shows)

3. RTBF (3 shows)

4. Observador (3 shows)

5. Audible (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (23 shows)

2. Audiomeans (18 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Ausha (7 shows)

5. Podcastics (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	134	N/A	N/A
2	Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie Media	Louie Media	Society & Culture	208	Acast	79
3	Ça peut vous arriver	RTL	Society & Culture	133	Audiomeans	49
4	La fabrique du mensonge	France Télévisions	Society & Culture	39	Octopus	59
5	Archives	Neoxi	Society & Culture	69	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	Rôles Modèles	ELLE	Society & Culture	15	Acast	90
7	La Bibliothèque des Rêves: Documentaires pour s'endormir	The French Whisperer	Society & Culture	75	Megaphone	62
8	In Tenebris	Marine Benoit	Society & Culture	23	Acast	84
9	La société de minuit	Tatiana Benhamou	Society & Culture	100	Acast	73
10	Le bureau des complots	RTBF	Society & Culture	52	Audiomeans	73
11	PARANORMAL • Histoires Vraies	Minuit	Society & Culture	368	Audion	58
12	Injustices	Louie Media	Society & Culture	60	Acast	73
13	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
14	Destins Extraordinaires	Europe1	Society & Culture	100	Audiomeans	43
15	Une lettre d'Amérique	RTL	Society & Culture	101	Audiomeans	54
16	Ou peut-être une nuit	Louie Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	69
17	Mythologie Grecque Décomplexée	Mythologie Grecque Décomplexée	Society & Culture	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
18	Les Enfermé·es	Making Waves	Society & Culture	9	Transistor	59
19	À Brûler Sans Ouvrir	Nouvelles Écoutes	Society & Culture	13	Audiomeans	83
20	PRESS ROOM	Esther Press Room	Society & Culture	20	Ausha	94
21	JAMAIS DIT ! le podcast d'Isabelle Farrugia	Isabelle Farrugia	Society & Culture	18	Acast	68
22	Espace Documentaire	Espace Documentaire	Society & Culture	949	Spreaker	64
23	Ils dévoraient la ville en imagination (Maroc, 1965 - 1973)	INA	Society & Culture	7	Octopus	59
24	ET PAN !	ET PAN !	Society & Culture	4	Ausha	64
25	Gilles Galloux	Gilles Galloux	Society & Culture	9	Transistor	59
26	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	98	BBC	53
27	OÙ EST LE BEAU ?	Hélène Aguilar	Society & Culture	516	Audiomeans	84
28	Entre	Louie Media	Society & Culture	61	Acast	94
29	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	1005	Simplecast	38
30	Tous Parano	Tous Parano	Society & Culture	59	Podcastics	89
31	Dark Stories	Dark Stories	Society & Culture	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
32	Blast - Infernet	Pacôme Thiellement, Blast le souffle de l’info	Society & Culture	11	Transistor	59
33	Empire Stories	Entrepreneur Mindset	Society & Culture	60	Ausha	53
34	Le piège : dans les coulisses du développement personnel	RTBF	Society & Culture	7	Audiomeans	73
35	Thread Horreur By Delkor	Delkor	Society & Culture	287	Spotify for Podcasters	32
36	Samy Scoop : les sombres secrets des célébrités	Samy Scoop	Society & Culture	5	Acast	63
37	Le monde selon Trump	BFMTV	Society & Culture	29	Simplecast	49
38	La dame du CDI	Nathanael	Society & Culture	28	Spotify for Podcasters	38
39	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
40	L'Affaire	Paradiso Media	Society & Culture	73	Acast	79
41	Blast - Adolescence	Vincent Decque, Loulou Robert	Society & Culture	8	Transistor	54
42	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
43	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
44	LE DIVAN	TVONEAR	Society & Culture	74	Audiomeans	69
45	L'autre assemblée	CESE	Society & Culture	9	Audiomeans	84
46	La Fille sur le canapé	Nouvelles Écoutes	Society & Culture	10	Audiomeans	59
47	"J'AI HARCELÉ"	LACMÉ	Society & Culture	7	Audiomeans	59
48	Blast - La première Gilet jaune du dernier rond-point	Franck Dépretz, France Timmermans, Baptiste Veilhan	Society & Culture	4	Transistor	49
49	Anaïs Lenar	Anaïs Lenar	Society & Culture	22	Acast	58
50	Untold: Opus Dei	Financial Times	Society & Culture	25	Acast	69
51	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	68	Triton Digital	63
52	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
53	Os Segredos da Seita do Yoga	Observador	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	58
54	Au cœur des archives	Europe 1	Society & Culture	100	Audiomeans	59
55	La Jeune Rue	Nouvelles Ecoutes	Society & Culture	7	Audiomeans	59
56	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
57	Les enjeux de la RSE	OPS Partners	Society & Culture	3	Acast	69
58	Lucky Boy \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	120	Acast	73
59	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	526	ART19	68
60	La Minute Géographie	La Minute Géographie	Society & Culture	24	Spotify for Podcasters	22
61	Maisons hantées, Fantômes et Revenants : Rendez-vous avec l’Étrange	RTBF	Society & Culture	9	Audiomeans	73
62	Happy End	Sarah Dumont	Society & Culture	33	Podcastics	63
63	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	69
64	Nos chaînons invisibles	Elson	Society & Culture	15	Podcastics	74
65	Women of the Seas	Le podcast des aventurières de la Mer	Society & Culture	20	Acast	74
66	Relatos Forenses Podcast	pepe&chema	Society & Culture	265	Megaphone	32
67	Elizabeth II	RTL	Society & Culture	8	Audiomeans	59
68	Kintsugi, l'histoire de ma reconstruction	Slate.fr Podcasts	Society & Culture	10	Audion	83
69	La mort, tout un art !	Lucile Milliard	Society & Culture	21	podCloud	73
70	Al Jazeera	Al Jazeera Network	Society & Culture	63	Spreaker	43
71	Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	59
73	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
74	pepe&chema podcast	pepe&chema	Society & Culture	204	Megaphone	32
75	This Is America: Free Luigi	WDR & Undone für die ARD	Society & Culture	6	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
76	Un jour, un doc	RTL	Society & Culture	100	Audiomeans	43
77	Remonter la piste	Nastasia Time	Society & Culture	11	Spotify for Podcasters	63
78	Je suis migrant·e	ProjetM	Society & Culture	9	Ausha	59
79	Gueules Cassées	Audio Pictura	Society & Culture	6	Podcastics	84
80	Le douze, le podcast 100% Aveyron	Sandrine Casses	Society & Culture	60	Podcastics	68
81	The Motorcycle Archives	The Motorcycle Archives	Society & Culture	12	Spotify for Podcasters	63
82	CAMBIUM, le podcast de l'agroforesterie	Association Française d'Agroforesterie	Society & Culture	20	Ausha	73
83	1983: Portugal à Queima-Roupa	Observador	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	63
84	Le monstre du Loudness - Le podcast d'Acoustik L'école 100% Son -	Acoustik L'école 100% Son	Society & Culture	14	Ausha	48
85	Les femmes qui lisent	Laure Gabus	Society & Culture	14	Acast	84
86	Noble	Wavland	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	63
87	O Encantador de Ricos	Observador	Society & Culture	18	Omny Studio	59
88	Les enfants nés du viol	Maude Petel-Légaré	Society & Culture	6	Captivate	79
89	Er is iets vreemds gebeurd	Babylon AC / Dag en Nacht Media	Society & Culture	6	ART19	79
90	UN PASEO SOBRE LA VIDA DE FRIDA KAHLO	Alejandra Bernal Belmont	Society & Culture	1	Spotify for Podcasters	48
91	Divergent Files Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Divergent Files Podcast	Documentary	144	N/A	N/A
92	Les Chroniques de l'Etrange	Les Chroniques de l'Etrange	Society & Culture	25	Ausha	83
93	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
94	Free From Desire	Aline Laurent-Mayard	Society & Culture	17	Acast	79
95	Oh my planète	ADEME	Society & Culture	41	Audiomeans	79
96	Grossophobia	PaulineCD	Society & Culture	35	Podcastics	69
97	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
98	7 jours sur Terre	7 jours sur Terre, Benjamin Tremblay	Society & Culture	119	Simplecast	53
99	Le Fumoir	Sylvain Di Cristo alias La Pieuvre	Society & Culture	7	Acast	79
100	Le Procès Harelle	Nouvelles Écoutes	Society & Culture	9	Audiomeans	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in France

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