Apple Podcast Rankings - Germany - Documentary

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Germany

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Germany. 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 20 Oct 2026

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10/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 93

Frequency: every 43 days

Duration: 00:37:32

Top 5 authors

1. ARD (9 shows)

2. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (7 shows)

3. Bayerischer Rundfunk (4 shows)

4. Deutschlandfunk (3 shows)

5. BBC Sounds (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Westdeutscher Rundfunk (10 shows)

2. Acast (10 shows)

3. Unknown (10 shows)

4. Bayerischer Rundfunk (10 shows)

5. Podigee (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	REICH – Das Geschäft mit dem Zweifel	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	7	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	32
2	Wild Wild Web - Geschichten aus dem Internet	ARD	Society & Culture	45	Bayerischer Rundfunk	68
3	Seelenfänger	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	63	Bayerischer Rundfunk	68
4	Dark Matters – Geheimnisse der Geheimdienste	SWR3, rbb24 Inforadio, Eva-Maria Lemke	Society & Culture	101	Unknown	48
5	Die Lieblingsschülerin	Deutschlandfunk	Society & Culture	8	Deutschlandradio	53
6	Hateland	ARD	Society & Culture	16	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	63
7	Das wahre Leben	SWR	Society & Culture	53	Unknown	43
8	Nicht Mehr Mein Land - In der Manosphere	ARD	Society & Culture	11	Bayerischer Rundfunk	48
9	Pearl Harburg - Deutschland nach 9/11	NDR	Society & Culture	6	NDR Info	48
10	Springerstiefel – Alpha oder Opfer?	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	19	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	43
11	Wirecard: 1,9 Milliarden Lügen	Süddeutsche Zeitung	Society & Culture	29	Megaphone	53
12	Tech Bro Topia	Deutschlandfunk	Society & Culture	7	Deutschlandradio	63
13	Banksy – Rebellion oder Kitsch?	ARD	Society & Culture	10	Unknown	63
14	This Is America: Free Luigi	WDR & Undone für die ARD	Society & Culture	6	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
15	Geisterjäger	Verena Fiebiger, Jasmin Körber und Klaus Uhrig	Society & Culture	9	Unknown	49
16	Deep Doku	Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg	Society & Culture	133	Unknown	48
17	INSIDE CumEx – Jagd auf die Steuer-Mafia	ARD	Society & Culture	9	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	42
18	Mensch - Geschichten aus dem echten Leben unserer Lieblingspromis	Heiko Behr, Mira Dönges, Acast Creative Studios Germany	Society & Culture	181	Acast	79
19	Wild Crimes	ARD	Society & Culture	21	Bayerischer Rundfunk	68
20	Cui Bono: Wer hat Angst vorm Drachenlord?	Studio Bummens & Undone	Society & Culture	23	Podigee	53
21	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
22	Enden: Die Rückkehr	Undone & Futurium	Society & Culture	16	Podigee	79
23	Die Elon Musk Story	1LIVE für die ARD	Society & Culture	7	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
24	Telephobia - Dieser eine Anruf	ARD	Society & Culture	35	Bayerischer Rundfunk	73
25	I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	38	BBC	58
26	METRO with Sarah Koenig	Serial Productions & The New York Times	Society & Culture	1	Simplecast	58
27	Unheimliche Heimat – Gruselgeschichten auf der Spur	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	19	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	38
28	Der Koch von Gaza	DIE ZEIT	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
29	Под куполом	Ivan Makridin	Society & Culture	5	Podbean	53
30	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	942	Simplecast	38
31	OBSESSED - Döner Papers	ARD	Society & Culture	11	Bayerischer Rundfunk	53
32	Reaching Out	Futuro Media	Society & Culture	6	Acast	79
33	NS-CLIQUEN Von Menschen und Mördern	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	23	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	53
34	Behind The Games - Wer den Sport kontrolliert	Deutschlandfunk	Society & Culture	8	Deutschlandradio	58
35	Angst, Potter? - J. K. Rowling und die Kontroverse um ein kulturelles Erbe	mucks	Society & Culture	4	Podigee	53
36	Der Doku Dämon	DDD	Society & Culture	90	Spotify for Podcasters	53
37	Organisiertes Verbrechen - Recherchen im Verborgenen	NDR Info	Society & Culture	26	NDR Info	42
38	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
39	WELT Doku – Geschichten und Reportagen Details temporarily unavailable	WELT	Society & Culture	49	Podigee	53
40	Teurer Fahren	Podcast-Radio detektor.fm	Society & Culture	17	Acast	79
41	einbiszwei	UBSKM	Society & Culture	153	Feedpress	69
42	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
43	Das Lederhosen Kartell	Studio Bummens	Society & Culture	16	Podigee	48
44	Wolf of Cannabis	1LIVE	Society & Culture	10	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
45	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	311	Megaphone	42
46	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	26	American Public Media	62
47	Geschichte hören zum Einschlafen	Fulya Tezcon	Society & Culture	16	Spreaker	53
48	ARD Radiofeature	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	111	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
49	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
50	MeddlCast	Rainero Winklero	Society & Culture	483	Unknown	38
51	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	101	BBC	53
52	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
53	Scambit: Schach, Hype und Millionen	funk – von ARD und ZDF	Society & Culture	6	Unknown	53
55	Otherworld	Otherworld	Society & Culture	268	WideOrbit	48
56	WDR 5 Dok 5 - das Feature	WDR 5	Society & Culture	244	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	32
57	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	706	Megaphone	53
58	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
59	Mord ist sein Hobby	Micha Hawich	Society & Culture	8	Unknown	53
60	Deso – Der Rapper, der zum IS ging	funk - von ARD und ZDF	Society & Culture	8	Unknown	49
61	SELLING TECHNO // warum Orte gehen an denen du feierst	[audiokombinat]	Society & Culture	4	Acast	73
62	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
63	Reclaim: Tic Tac Toe	ARD	Society & Culture	6	Bayerischer Rundfunk	53
64	On Assignment	Reuters	Society & Culture	55	Megaphone	53
65	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	119	BBC	38
66	ARD Popecast	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Religion & Spirituality	9	Bayerischer Rundfunk	53
67	Better in Person with Stephen Dubner	Freakonomics Radio	Society & Culture	11	Simplecast	62
68	Kontrafunk: Tondokument	Kontrafunk	Society & Culture	199	Spreaker	43
69	You are fucked – Deutschlands erste Cyberkatastrophe	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	7	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	43
70	Die Akte Tengelmann - Ein Milliardär verschwindet	Podimo	Society & Culture	9	Podigee	83
71	344 Minuten – Das Bahn-Fiasko	DER SPIEGEL	Society & Culture	6	Omny Studio	62
72	Familiengeheimnisse - Sag mir, wer ich bin	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	12	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	53
73	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	136	N/A	N/A
74	Ab in den Urlaub – Der Crash des Internet-Imperiums Unister	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	10	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	38
75	I Will Survive - Der Kampf gegen die AIDS-Krise	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	9	Bayerischer Rundfunk	48
76	Paper Trail	ProPublica	Society & Culture	15	PRX	69
77	The Birth Keepers	The Guardian	Society & Culture	6	Acast	58
78	Nocturno	Jens Thiele	Society & Culture	8	Spotify for Podcasters	38
79	Erlebnis Erde – Eure Tierdoku zum Hören	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	13	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
80	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
81	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	356	ART19	68
82	Von Bohne zu Bohne	Sania & Charlotte	Society & Culture	112	Podigee	53
83	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	72	Triton Digital	63
84	Toxic Church - Die Hillsong-Story	Podimo	Society & Culture	9	Podigee	83
85	The Hidden Third	Mariana van Zeller	Society & Culture	52	Megaphone	48
86	Mord ist keine Meinung	Fabi	Society & Culture	4	Spotify for Podcasters	43
87	Her Stem Story	Prashha Dutra	Society & Culture	144	Libsyn	58
88	Der Germanwings-Absturz – Zehn Jahre ohne euch \| WDR	WDR	Society & Culture	8	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	42
89	Saal 101 - Dokumentarhörspiel zum NSU-Prozess	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	26	Bayerischer Rundfunk	48
90	Heweliusz. Prawdziwa historia	Polskie Radio S.A.	Society & Culture	7	Unknown	38
91	DAS HAT GESESSEN - Der Podcast mit Tan Caglar	Tan Caglar	Society & Culture	6	Spotify for Podcasters	37
92	SAS: The Shadow War	The Independent / Aurra Studios	Society & Culture	6	Acast	69
93	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	116	Acast	73
94	Die Goldspur – Über die dunkle Welt des Goldhandels \| WDR	WDR	Society & Culture	7	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	42
95	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	145	Megaphone	68
96	Wem gehört Wacken? Metal, Mythos, Millionen	NDR	Society & Culture	7	NDR Info	38
97	Al Jazeera Documentary	Al Jazeera Network	Society & Culture	22	Spreaker	43
98	Insolito True Crime	Insolito True Crime	Society & Culture	207	Spreaker	63
99	Call Sign Condor: Latino Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine	DW, LA Times Studios, Futuro Studios	Society & Culture	5	Simplecast	68
100	Les Mystères des lieux (externe) Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Documentary	29	N/A	N/A

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Germany

The podcast landscape in Germany 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.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in Germany.
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