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 15 Jan 2026

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01/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 123

Frequency: every 43 days

Duration: 00:38:56

Top 5 authors

1. ARD (7 shows)

2. Bayerischer Rundfunk (5 shows)

3. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (5 shows)

4. Westdeutscher Rundfunk (3 shows)

5. funk - von ARD und ZDF (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Unknown (12 shows)

2. Acast (12 shows)

3. Megaphone (11 shows)

4. Bayerischer Rundfunk (11 shows)

5. Westdeutscher Rundfunk (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Seelenfänger	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	62	Bayerischer Rundfunk	68
2	Hateland	ARD	Society & Culture	17	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	63
3	Wild Crimes	ARD	Society & Culture	20	Bayerischer Rundfunk	68
4	Das wahre Leben	SWR	Society & Culture	51	Unknown	43
5	Wolf of Cannabis	1LIVE	Society & Culture	10	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
6	Dark Matters – Geheimnisse der Geheimdienste	SWR3, rbb24 Inforadio, Eva-Maria Lemke	Society & Culture	101	Unknown	48
7	Wirecard: 1,9 Milliarden Lügen	Süddeutsche Zeitung	Society & Culture	29	Megaphone	53
8	Die Elon Musk Story	1LIVE für die ARD	Society & Culture	7	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
9	Deep Doku	Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg	Society & Culture	132	Unknown	48
10	Mensch - Geschichten aus dem echten Leben unserer Lieblingspromis	Heiko Behr, Mira Dönges, Acast Creative Studios Germany	Society & Culture	179	Acast	69
11	Telephobia - Dieser eine Anruf	ARD	Society & Culture	35	Bayerischer Rundfunk	73
12	Teurer Fahren	Podcast-Radio detektor.fm	Society & Culture	17	Acast	79
13	Wild Wild Web - Geschichten aus dem Internet	ARD	Society & Culture	45	Bayerischer Rundfunk	68
14	Ungebremst – Der Anschlag auf den Magdeburger Weihnachtsmarkt	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	7	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	42
15	Nicht Mehr Mein Land - In der Manosphere	ARD	Society & Culture	9	Bayerischer Rundfunk	48
16	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
17	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
18	OBSESSED - Döner Papers	ARD	Society & Culture	11	Bayerischer Rundfunk	53
19	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
20	Die Goldspur – Über die dunkle Welt des Goldhandels \| WDR	WDR	Society & Culture	7	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	42
21	Enden: Die Rückkehr	Undone & Futurium	Society & Culture	16	Podigee	79
22	Cui Bono: Wer hat Angst vorm Drachenlord?	Studio Bummens & Undone	Society & Culture	23	Podigee	53
23	Careless \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	149	Acast	73
24	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	1010	Simplecast	38
25	WELT Doku – Geschichten und Reportagen Details temporarily unavailable	WELT	Society & Culture	49	Podigee	53
26	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
27	Cashing Feelings – KI-Chatbots und das Geschäft mit Gefühlen	Business Insider	Society & Culture	6	Acast	63
28	MeddlCast	Rainero Winklero	Society & Culture	483	Unknown	38
29	Der Doku Dämon	DDD	Society & Culture	90	Spotify for Podcasters	53
30	ARD Radiofeature	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	110	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
31	Das Lederhosen Kartell	Studio Bummens	Society & Culture	16	Podigee	48
32	Scambit: Schach, Hype und Millionen	funk – von ARD und ZDF	Society & Culture	6	Unknown	53
33	WDR 5 Dok 5 - das Feature	WDR 5	Society & Culture	245	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	32
34	Criminal	Vox Media Podcast Network	True Crime	408	Megaphone	63
35	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
36	Falsche Zeit, falscher Ort	Max & Hans	Society & Culture	89	Acast	53
37	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
38	Erlebnis Erde – Eure Tierdoku zum Hören	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	13	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
39	Der Germanwings-Absturz – Zehn Jahre ohne euch \| WDR	WDR	Society & Culture	8	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	42
40	I Will Survive - Der Kampf gegen die AIDS-Krise	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	9	Bayerischer Rundfunk	48
41	Für immer Kult? Die Roy Bianco Story	Augsburger Allgemeine	Society & Culture	4	Unknown	63
42	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	103	BBC	53
43	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	701	Megaphone	53
44	Springerstiefel – Alpha oder Opfer?	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	19	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	43
45	Psychonauten	Philipp Wagner, Jan Beigel	Society & Culture	3	Podigee	59
46	CUT – Das Virus, das uns trennt	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	13	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
47	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
48	Based on a true Story – Die Könige von Malle	SWR, Jakob Baumer	Society & Culture	11	Unknown	53
49	Unheimliche Heimat – Gruselgeschichten auf der Spur	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	16	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	38
50	Der Landarzt vom Murgtal \| Podcast	Johanna Fricke	Health & Fitness	11	Unknown	38
51	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	353	ART19	68
52	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
53	NS-CLIQUEN Von Menschen und Mördern	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	23	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	53
54	Zeitkapsel - Achim, wie hast du Menschen aus der DDR geschmuggelt?	Norddeutscher Rundfunk	History	20	NDR Info	38
55	Boys Club – Macht & Missbrauch bei Axel Springer	Spotify Studios	Society & Culture	9	Megaphone	53
56	Messner - ein extremes Leben	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	5	Bayerischer Rundfunk	38
57	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	436	Megaphone	32
58	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	189	Ximalaya	53
59	Von Bohne zu Bohne	Sania & Charlotte	Society & Culture	109	Podigee	53
60	ARD Popecast	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Religion & Spirituality	9	Bayerischer Rundfunk	53
61	Azizam - Die Revolution meiner Mama	funk - von ARD und ZDF	Society & Culture	7	Unknown	43
62	Saal 101 - Dokumentarhörspiel zum NSU-Prozess	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	26	Bayerischer Rundfunk	48
63	Die Flut – Warum musste Johanna sterben?	SWR, WDR	Society & Culture	9	Unknown	49
64	Classical Music Happy Hour	WNYC, WQXR	Music	28	Simplecast	63
65	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	174	BBC	38
66	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	307	Megaphone	42
67	Kontrafunk: Tondokument	Kontrafunk	Society & Culture	197	Spreaker	43
68	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	55	PRX	64
69	Deso – Der Rapper, der zum IS ging	funk - von ARD und ZDF	Society & Culture	8	Unknown	49
70	Kontrafunk: Fernruf	Kontrafunk - Die Stimme der Vernunft	Society & Culture	156	Spreaker	43
71	Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries	Olimpia Pérez	Society & Culture	142	Megaphone	68
72	Was bleibt	Andreas Izquierdo	Society & Culture	10	podcaster.de	74
73	Thunder Bay	Canadaland	Society & Culture	12	Acast	63
74	Input	Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)	Society & Culture	100	Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen	49
75	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	323	Simplecast	53
76	Gabalier - Hinter der Lederhose	ARD	Society & Culture	7	Bayerischer Rundfunk	42
77	You are fucked – Deutschlands erste Cyberkatastrophe	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	7	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	43
78	Full Circle – Die MIKLU Story	MIKLU - STORIES	Society & Culture	32	Spotify for Podcasters	58
79	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	444	Acast	74
80	Organisiertes Verbrechen - Recherchen im Verborgenen	NDR Info	Society & Culture	26	NDR Info	42
81	Verschlusssache	Polizei Berlin	Society & Culture	60	Podigee	43
82	einbiszwei	UBSKM	Society & Culture	150	Feedpress	69
83	Hamburg, watt nu?	Hamburg, watt nu?	Society & Culture	16	Podigee	69
84	Otze – Stasi, Punk & Mord	Podimo	Society & Culture	9	Podigee	83
85	Rammstein – Row Zero	NDR, SZ	Society & Culture	5	NDR Info	53
86	Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories	John "Jay" Wiley	Society & Culture	605	Omny Studio	59
87	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
88	Flightless Bird	David Farrier	Society & Culture	214	Megaphone	38
89	Boomtown	Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly	Society & Culture	15	Megaphone	64
90	190220 - Ein Jahr nach Hanau	Spotify Studios	Society & Culture	12	Megaphone	53
91	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63
93	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	24	American Public Media	62
94	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
95	Howard Stern - Biography Flash	Inception Point Ai	Society & Culture	62	Spreaker	69
96	Reportaże i dokumenty Polskiego Radia Details temporarily unavailable	Polskie Radio S.A.	Society & Culture	108	Unknown	43
97	The Crux True Survival Stories	The Crux True Survival Stories	Society & Culture	265	Spreaker	69
98	Little Devils	TRZ Media	Society & Culture	6	Spotify for Podcasters	53
99	Everyone Has An Ex	Mamamia Podcasts	Society & Culture	97	Omny Studio	89
100	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	163	Acast	69

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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