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 07 Nov 2025

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11/07/2025

Average data

Episodes: 133

Frequency: every 24 days

Duration: 00:33:40

Top 5 authors

1. RTL (4 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)

3. Louie Media (4 shows)

4. Nouvelles Écoutes (3 shows)

5. RTBF (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Audiomeans (21 shows)

2. Acast (17 shows)

3. Ausha (11 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

5. BBC (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie Media	Louie Media	Society & Culture	208	Acast	79
2	Ça peut vous arriver	RTL	Society & Culture	133	Audiomeans	49
3	Injustices	Louie Media	Society & Culture	60	Acast	73
4	Archives	Neoxi	Society & Culture	69	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	La fabrique du mensonge	France Télévisions	Society & Culture	39	Octopus	59
6	Le bureau des complots	RTBF	Society & Culture	52	Audiomeans	73
7	Une lettre d'Amérique	RTL	Society & Culture	101	Audiomeans	54
8	La Bibliothèque des Rêves: Documentaires pour s'endormir	The French Whisperer	Society & Culture	75	Megaphone	62
9	In Tenebris	Marine Benoit	Society & Culture	23	Acast	84
10	Destins Extraordinaires	Europe1	Society & Culture	100	Audiomeans	43
11	PARANORMAL • Histoires Vraies	Minuit	Society & Culture	368	Audion	58
12	Tous Parano	Tous Parano	Society & Culture	59	Podcastics	89
13	Le piège : dans les coulisses du développement personnel	RTBF	Society & Culture	7	Audiomeans	73
14	Ou peut-être une nuit	Louie Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	69
15	Soif de Sens \| Écologie	Pierre Chevelle \| Écologie	Science	766	Audiomeans	74
16	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
17	Mythologie Grecque Décomplexée	Mythologie Grecque Décomplexée	Society & Culture	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
18	L'Affaire	Paradiso Media	Society & Culture	73	Acast	79
19	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
20	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	1005	Simplecast	38
21	Dark Stories	Dark Stories	Society & Culture	160	Spotify for Podcasters	28
22	Remonter la piste	Nastasia Time	Society & Culture	11	Spotify for Podcasters	63
23	La dame du CDI	Nathanael	Society & Culture	28	Spotify for Podcasters	38
24	Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories	John "Jay" Wiley	Society & Culture	605	Omny Studio	59
25	Les grandes enquêtes	Binge Audio	Society & Culture	38	Audiomeans	73
26	CANAL 16	SNSM	Society & Culture	38	Acast	79
27	À Brûler Sans Ouvrir	Nouvelles Écoutes	Society & Culture	13	Audiomeans	83
28	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
29	Off Investigation - Les coulisses de la politique	Jean-Baptiste Rivoire	News	32	Ausha	89
30	Blast - Infernet	Pacôme Thiellement, Blast le souffle de l’info	Society & Culture	11	Transistor	59
31	Suivez le guide	Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix	Society & Culture	8	Ausha	59
32	Il suffit d'écouter les femmes	INA	Society & Culture	6	Octopus	59
33	La Minute Géographie	La Minute Géographie	Society & Culture	24	Spotify for Podcasters	22
34	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	54	PRX	64
35	OÙ EST LE BEAU ?	Hélène Aguilar	Society & Culture	516	Audiomeans	84
36	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
37	Sword and Scale	Sword and Scale	True Crime	115	Spreaker	84
38	Les mille et une vies de Sign	Karim Boukercha	Society & Culture	11	RedCircle	48
39	Le monstre du Loudness - Le podcast d'Acoustik L'école 100% Son -	Acoustik L'école 100% Son	Society & Culture	14	Ausha	48
40	Nos précieux aînés	NADIA AOI-YDI	Society & Culture	21	Ausha	63
41	Entre Deux Vagues	Chloe Leger	Society & Culture	10	Ausha	64
42	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	96	Omny Studio	89
44	Un jour, un doc	RTL	Society & Culture	100	Audiomeans	43
45	Curse of: America’s Next Top Model	iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts	Society & Culture	18	Omny Studio	58
46	La Machine à écrire	Yannick Lejeune et Mike Cesneau	Society & Culture	32	Ausha	84
47	Le Procès Harelle	Nouvelles Écoutes	Society & Culture	9	Audiomeans	53
48	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
49	Alain face à Duhamel	BFMTV, BFM	Society & Culture	6	Simplecast	59
50	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	489	Megaphone	63
51	Les gens	lesgenspodcast	Society & Culture	6	Vodio	64
52	Homo swipiens	Homo swipiens	Society & Culture	30	Spotify for Podcasters	53
53	Comique !	Ghislain Blique	Comedy	58	Acast	49
54	Anaïs Lenar	Anaïs Lenar	Society & Culture	22	Acast	58
55	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	98	BBC	53
56	Tracés : des récits qui laissent des traces	Florian Morel	Society & Culture	4	Ausha	79
57	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	438	Acast	74
58	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	187	Ximalaya	53
59	Avestruz Master	Rádio Novelo	Society & Culture	6	Megaphone	53
60	L'art de l'attention	Fanny Auger	Society & Culture	24	Ausha	89
61	Au Parloir	Cédric Bergeron	Society & Culture	155	Acast	43
62	File on 4 Investigates	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	510	BBC	28
63	En immersion à l'école des commissaires de police	ENSP Podcasts	Society & Culture	9	Ausha	48
64	La Jeune Rue	Nouvelles Ecoutes	Society & Culture	7	Audiomeans	59
65	Intime & Politique	Nouvelles Écoutes	Society & Culture	53	Audiomeans	69
66	Les imposteurs	RTL	Society & Culture	5	Audiomeans	64
67	LE DIVAN	TVONEAR	Society & Culture	74	Audiomeans	69
68	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	526	ART19	68
69	Entre	Louie Media	Society & Culture	61	Acast	94
70	Une femme, des combats	Lisa Morison	Society & Culture	6	Audiomeans	73
71	Les Vrais Souverains	Arnaud Montebourg	Society & Culture	14	Ausha	74
72	Parlons du Congo	Valéry Ntwali, Clémence Auzary, Emma Belmonte	Society & Culture	11	Spreaker	74
73	La Politique des putes	Nouvelles Écoutes	Society & Culture	10	Audiomeans	73
74	La Relève	Mediapart	Society & Culture	5	Audiomeans	49
75	RezéVox	Rezé Vox	Society & Culture	29	Ausha	43
76	Hateland	ARD	Society & Culture	15	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	63
77	Seriously...	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	486	BBC	28
78	Maisons hantées, Fantômes et Revenants : Rendez-vous avec l’Étrange	RTBF	Society & Culture	9	Audiomeans	73
79	Détenues	Insider Podcast	Society & Culture	10	Acast	89
80	take me high(er)	HIGH(er)magazine	Society & Culture	130	Spotify for Podcasters	33
81	Profile	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	694	BBC	28
82	LE DESIGN SUR ÉCOUTE	Hélène Aguilar	Society & Culture	31	Audiomeans	73
83	Rádio Novelo Apresenta	Rádio Novelo	Society & Culture	199	Megaphone	53
84	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
85	Le Monde De Demain	Le Monde De Demain	Society & Culture	5	Spotify for Podcasters	53
86	La tête haute	Charlotte Abramow	Society & Culture	1	Audiomeans	64
87	Jungle Prince	The New York Times	Society & Culture	3	Simplecast	63
88	La voix des métiers	Orientation Vaud	Society & Culture	60	Acast	69
89	Les Enfermé·es	Making Waves	Society & Culture	9	Transistor	59
90	Réparer les violences	La Maison des femmes	Society & Culture	7	Acast	84
91	Présence \| Radiola	Radiola	Society & Culture	218	Unknown	43
92	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	140	Megaphone	68
93	Kurzgesagt Podcast: Science Revealed	Lynn Studio	Society & Culture	122	Acast	43
94	The Loop	Ear Hustle & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	7	PRX	64
95	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	69
96	C'est sa vie - podcast franco-allemand	OFAJ - DFJW	Society & Culture	4	Spreaker	43
97	Les inspirantes	Milla Studio	Society & Culture	6	Blubrry	69
98	Jay Shetty - Biography Flash	Inception Point Ai	Society & Culture	76	Spreaker	69
100	From Now On	LA PHILLIPS MEDIA	Society & Culture	46	Megaphone	69

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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