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 06 Dec 2025

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12/06/2025

Average data

Episodes: 121

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:35:31

Top 5 authors

1. Louie Media (4 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. RTL (3 shows)

4. Nouvelles Écoutes (2 shows)

5. Making Waves (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Audiomeans (21 shows)

2. Acast (16 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

4. Ausha (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie Media	Louie Media	Society & Culture	214	Acast	79
2	Ça peut vous arriver	RTL	Society & Culture	133	Audiomeans	49
3	La fabrique du mensonge	France Télévisions	Society & Culture	38	Octopus	59
4	Injustices	Louie Media	Society & Culture	60	Acast	73
5	Archives	Neoxi	Society & Culture	73	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	La Bibliothèque des Rêves: Documentaires pour s'endormir	The French Whisperer	Society & Culture	81	Megaphone	62
7	Le bureau des complots	RTBF	Society & Culture	59	Audiomeans	73
8	In Tenebris	Marine Benoit	True Crime	27	Acast	79
9	Le piège : dans les coulisses du développement personnel	RTBF	Society & Culture	7	Audiomeans	73
10	PARANORMAL • Histoires Vraies	Minuit	Society & Culture	387	Audion	58
11	Tous Parano	Tous Parano	Society & Culture	59	Podcastics	89
12	Les Enfermé·es	Making Waves	Society & Culture	10	Transistor	53
13	Une lettre d'Amérique	RTL	Society & Culture	101	Audiomeans	54
14	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
15	Soif de Sens \| Écologie	Pierre Chevelle \| Écologie	Science	796	Audiomeans	74
16	Ou peut-être une nuit	Louie Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	69
17	L'Affaire	Paradiso Media	Society & Culture	73	Acast	79
18	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	10	ART19	63
19	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
20	Inspirants	François-Xavier Ménage, TF1 Info	Society & Culture	8	Audiomeans	54
21	Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories	John "Jay" Wiley, Bleav	Society & Culture	600	Simplecast	69
22	Il suffit d'écouter les femmes	INA	Society & Culture	6	Octopus	59
23	La dame du CDI	Nathanael	Society & Culture	31	Spotify for Podcasters	38
24	Embarquement immédiat - Histoire de crash	Karine de Falchi	Society & Culture	20	Ausha	58
25	Dark Stories	Dark Stories	Society & Culture	173	Spotify for Podcasters	28
26	Destins Extraordinaires	Europe1	Society & Culture	100	Audiomeans	43
27	Mythologie Grecque Décomplexée	Mythologie Grecque Décomplexée	Society & Culture	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
28	Off Investigation - Les coulisses de la politique	Jean-Baptiste Rivoire	News	32	Ausha	89
29	Entre	Louie Media	Society & Culture	61	Acast	94
30	Anaïs Lenar	Anaïs Lenar	Society & Culture	26	Acast	38
31	Les mille et une vies de Sign	Karim Boukercha	Society & Culture	11	RedCircle	48
32	OÙ EST LE BEAU ?	Hélène Aguilar	Society & Culture	524	Audiomeans	84
33	Le Procès Harelle	Nouvelles Écoutes	Society & Culture	9	Audiomeans	53
34	La Minute Géographie	La Minute Géographie	Society & Culture	26	Spotify for Podcasters	22
35	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	413	Megaphone	63
36	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	22	Spreaker	84
37	Au cœur des archives	Europe 1	Society & Culture	100	Audiomeans	49
38	La Politique des putes	Nouvelles Écoutes	Society & Culture	10	Audiomeans	73
39	Attentats du 13 novembre 2015 : les héros du chaos	RMC Découverte	Society & Culture	4	Simplecast	63
40	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	944	Simplecast	38
41	Là où les voix résonnent : échos de centres de rétention administrative	La Cimade Podcasts	Society & Culture	10	Acast	63
43	Blast - Infernet	Pacôme Thiellement, Blast le souffle de l’info	Society & Culture	11	Transistor	59
44	CANAL 16	SNSM	Society & Culture	38	Acast	79
45	La Machine à écrire	Yannick Lejeune et Mike Cesneau	Society & Culture	32	Ausha	84
46	TIJ (The Inner Journey)	Amel	Education	232	Ausha	43
47	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	129	BBC	38
48	Shame on you	StudioFact Audio	Society & Culture	9	Audiomeans	74
49	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	372	Omny Studio	73
50	La vie sans filtre - Les Podcasts Macif	Les Podcasts Macif	Society & Culture	45	Audiomeans	83
51	Zero Signal	David & Jay Green	Society & Culture	32	RSS.com	83
52	Un jour, un doc	RTL	Society & Culture	100	Audiomeans	43
53	250 Dollar - Wie ich einen Menschen freikaufe	NZZ	Society & Culture	3	Podigee	48
54	Rádio Novelo Apresenta	Rádio Novelo	Society & Culture	205	Megaphone	63
55	Glitch, devenir handi.e	La Clameur Podcast Social Club	Society & Culture	5	podCloud	84
56	101 Visages	Webistan & Les Ateliers Reza	Society & Culture	16	Ausha	63
57	Les orphelins du 13 novembre	BFMTV	Society & Culture	4	Simplecast	48
58	Political Lens	XLab Network	Society & Culture	5	Acast	39
59	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	193	Ximalaya	53
60	Decode - Explore Media	Explore Media	Society & Culture	81	Audion	43
61	L'art de l'attention	Fanny Auger	Society & Culture	24	Ausha	89
62	Remonter la piste	Nastasia Time	Society & Culture	11	Spotify for Podcasters	63
63	"J'AI HARCELÉ"	LACMÉ	Society & Culture	7	Audiomeans	59
64	LE DIVAN	TVONEAR	Society & Culture	74	Audiomeans	69
65	DES RACINES & DES AILES	TVONEAR	Society & Culture	35	Audiomeans	63
66	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	146	Megaphone	68
67	Une Autre Agriculture	Château Cheval Blanc	Society & Culture	21	Audiomeans	84
68	Cartels & Cie	Autorité de la concurrence	Society & Culture	25	Ausha	73
69	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	313	Megaphone	42
70	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
71	Something Was Wrong	Broken Cycle Media	True Crime	379	Audioboom	62
72	Les grandes enquêtes	Binge Audio	Society & Culture	38	Audiomeans	73
73	JAMAIS DIT ! le podcast d'Isabelle Farrugia	Isabelle Farrugia	Society & Culture	21	Acast	68
74	Spiral \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	117	Acast	73
75	Comprendre pour agir	Making Waves	Society & Culture	3	Transistor	69
76	Au Parloir	Cédric Bergeron	Society & Culture	161	Acast	43
77	Happy End	Sarah Dumont	Society & Culture	37	Podcastics	63
78	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	443	Megaphone	32
79	NUREA Podcast 🎙️	Nora & Guillaume	Society & Culture	1	Buzzsprout	62
80	Le Grand Large	Le Grand Large	Society & Culture	39	Ausha	53
81	À Brûler Sans Ouvrir	Nouvelles Écoutes	Society & Culture	13	Audiomeans	83
82	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	57	PRX	64
83	Radio Diaries	Radio Diaries & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	274	PRX	43
84	Lauren Lake's Paternity Court	MGM Studios, Inc., and Audio Up, Inc.	Society & Culture	235	Simplecast	58
85	Equipo de investigación	Onda Cero Podcast	Society & Culture	50	Megaphone	73
86	Agricultivez-vous	Salon International de l'Agriculture	Society & Culture	46	Acast	74
87	Maison Radieuse, premières années	ECPAD	Society & Culture	6	Podcastics	69
88	Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative	Radiotopia	Society & Culture	6	PRX	73
89	En quête de l’étrange	Pia Brunner	Society & Culture	80	Spotify for Podcasters	43
90	First America	Pushkin Industries	History	34	Omny Studio	63
91	Petites histoires des grands ensembles	Making Waves	Society & Culture	17	Transistor	53
92	The Banksy Story	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	19	BBC	33
93	juste un moment	ipso santé	Society & Culture	5	Acast	74
94	The Pornhub Empire	CBC	Society & Culture	5	Triton Digital	63
95	Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto	Crooked Media	Society & Culture	12	Simplecast	58
96	Right Where You Are Sitting Now	Ken Eakins	Society & Culture	100	Podbean	62
97	Third Culture Kids	Third Culture Kids	Society & Culture	1	Spotify for Podcasters	33
98	Juste avant	Nouvelles Écoutes	Society & Culture	7	Audiomeans	73
99	28ish Days Later	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	29	BBC	43
100	Ligne Rouge	BFMTV	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in France

The podcast landscape in France is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

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