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 Jul 2026

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07/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 114

Frequency: every 45 days

Duration: 00:38:33

Top 5 authors

1. ARD (10 shows)

2. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (5 shows)

3. Bayerischer Rundfunk (4 shows)

4. WDR (2 shows)

5. Westdeutscher Rundfunk (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (17 shows)

2. Bayerischer Rundfunk (11 shows)

3. Podigee (10 shows)

4. Unknown (10 shows)

5. Westdeutscher Rundfunk (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	NS-CLIQUEN Von Menschen und Mördern	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	23	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	53
2	Seelenfänger	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	63	Bayerischer Rundfunk	68
3	Organisiertes Verbrechen - Recherchen im Verborgenen	NDR Info	Society & Culture	26	NDR Info	42
4	INSIDE CumEx – Jagd auf die Steuer-Mafia	ARD	Society & Culture	9	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	42
5	Behind The Games - Wer den Sport kontrolliert	Deutschlandfunk	Society & Culture	8	Deutschlandradio	58
6	Wem gehört Wacken? Metal, Mythos, Millionen	NDR	Society & Culture	7	NDR Info	38
7	Spiral \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	117	Acast	73
8	This Is America: Free Luigi	WDR & Undone für die ARD	Society & Culture	6	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
9	Dark Matters – Geheimnisse der Geheimdienste	SWR3, rbb24 Inforadio, Eva-Maria Lemke	Society & Culture	101	Unknown	48
10	Banksy – Rebellion oder Kitsch?	ARD	Society & Culture	10	Unknown	63
11	Die Lieblingsschülerin	Deutschlandfunk	Society & Culture	8	Deutschlandradio	53
12	Das wahre Leben	SWR	Society & Culture	53	Unknown	43
13	Mensch - Geschichten aus dem echten Leben unserer Lieblingspromis	Heiko Behr, Mira Dönges, Acast Creative Studios Germany	Society & Culture	183	Acast	79
14	Der Germanwings-Absturz – Zehn Jahre ohne euch \| WDR	WDR	Society & Culture	8	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	42
15	Wild Crimes	ARD	Society & Culture	23	Bayerischer Rundfunk	68
16	Der Koch von Gaza	DIE ZEIT	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
17	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
18	Wirecard: 1,9 Milliarden Lügen	Süddeutsche Zeitung	Society & Culture	29	Megaphone	53
19	Wild Wild Web - Geschichten aus dem Internet	ARD	Society & Culture	45	Bayerischer Rundfunk	68
20	Deep Doku	Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg	Society & Culture	129	Unknown	48
21	Hateland	ARD	Society & Culture	16	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	63
22	Die Elon Musk Story	1LIVE für die ARD	Society & Culture	8	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
23	Telephobia - Dieser eine Anruf	ARD	Society & Culture	36	Bayerischer Rundfunk	48
24	OBSESSED - Döner Papers	ARD	Society & Culture	11	Bayerischer Rundfunk	53
25	Die Flut – Warum musste Johanna sterben?	SWR, WDR	Society & Culture	9	Unknown	49
26	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	10	ART19	63
27	Enden: Die Rückkehr	Undone & Futurium	Society & Culture	16	Podigee	79
28	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	945	Simplecast	38
29	Teurer Fahren	Podcast-Radio detektor.fm	Society & Culture	17	Acast	79
30	Reclaim: Tic Tac Toe	ARD	Society & Culture	6	Bayerischer Rundfunk	53
31	Swingers	BBC Radio Wales	Society & Culture	7	BBC	43
32	Wolf of Cannabis	1LIVE	Society & Culture	10	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
33	Cui Bono: Wer hat Angst vorm Drachenlord?	Studio Bummens & Undone	Society & Culture	23	Podigee	53
34	Der Doku Dämon	DDD	Society & Culture	90	Spotify for Podcasters	53
35	WDR 5 Dok 5 - das Feature	WDR 5	Society & Culture	244	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	32
36	Das Lederhosen Kartell	Studio Bummens	Society & Culture	16	Podigee	48
37	Scambit: Schach, Hype und Millionen	funk – von ARD und ZDF	Society & Culture	6	Unknown	53
38	Nicht Mehr Mein Land - In der Manosphere	ARD	Society & Culture	12	Bayerischer Rundfunk	48
39	Podcast Reportagen live. Weltgeschehen im Podcastformat	Reportagen X Ruhrfestspiele	Society & Culture	29	Podigee	32
40	To Catch a Thief: North Korea On Our Payroll	Rubrik \| Nicole Perlroth \| Pod People	Society & Culture	19	Megaphone	63
41	Die Goldspur – Über die dunkle Welt des Goldhandels \| WDR	WDR	Society & Culture	7	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	42
42	MeddlCast	Rainero Winklero	Society & Culture	484	Unknown	38
43	Werner Herzog – zu groß für Deutschland	Klaus Uhrig, Johannes Munzinger, Judith Goetsch, Max Osenstätter	Society & Culture	7	Unknown	38
44	Radio Marz \| پادکست فارسی رادیو مرز	Marzie	Society & Culture	92	Acast	52
45	The Diamond King \| Telegraph Investigates	The Telegraph	Society & Culture	52	Acast	78
46	WELT Doku – Geschichten und Reportagen Details temporarily unavailable	WELT	Society & Culture	49	Podigee	53
47	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	372	Omny Studio	73
48	Ab in den Urlaub – Der Crash des Internet-Imperiums Unister	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	10	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	38
49	Grimms Brüder - Der Eichsfeld-Podcast	Volker Lamprecht, Heiko Lendeckel	Society & Culture	41	Podigee	42
50	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	452	Acast	74
51	Boys Club – Macht & Missbrauch bei Axel Springer	Spotify Studios	Society & Culture	9	Megaphone	53
52	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
53	Geisterjäger	Verena Fiebiger, Jasmin Körber und Klaus Uhrig	Society & Culture	9	Unknown	49
54	einbiszwei	UBSKM	Society & Culture	154	Feedpress	69
55	Das Hamburger Hafenkonzert	NDR	Society & Culture	79	NDR Info	32
56	Cashing Feelings – KI-Chatbots und das Geschäft mit Gefühlen	Business Insider	Society & Culture	6	Acast	63
58	Erlebnis Erde – Eure Tierdoku zum Hören	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	13	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
60	Rammstein – Row Zero	NDR, SZ	Society & Culture	5	NDR Info	53
61	Based on a true Story – Die Könige von Malle	SWR, Jakob Baumer	Society & Culture	12	Unknown	53
62	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	145	N/A	N/A
63	Political Lens	XLab Network	Society & Culture	5	Acast	39
64	Hoaxed	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	9	Acast	74
65	I Will Survive - Der Kampf gegen die AIDS-Krise	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	9	Bayerischer Rundfunk	48
66	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
67	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
68	Embedded	NPR	Society & Culture	196	Simplecast	58
69	Sweet Bobby	Tortoise Media	Society & Culture	3	Acast	79
70	Heretics \| Andrew Gold	Andrew Gold	Society & Culture	709	Megaphone	53
71	Black Box: The Chatbots	The Guardian	Society & Culture	51	Acast	68
72	Von Bohne zu Bohne	Sania & Charlotte	Society & Culture	114	Podigee	53
73	Springerstiefel – Alpha oder Opfer?	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	19	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	43
74	This Is Actually Happening	Audible Original	Society & Culture	358	ART19	68
75	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
76	Paper Trail	ProPublica	Society & Culture	16	PRX	69
77	Big Questions mit Serdar Somuncu \| Ein Podimo Podcast	Podimo Podcast App	Society & Culture	9	Podigee	42
78	Saal 101 - Dokumentarhörspiel zum NSU-Prozess	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	26	Bayerischer Rundfunk	48
79	The Birth Keepers	The Guardian	Society & Culture	6	Acast	58
80	The Backrooms 101	Sharp-B-4	Society & Culture	14	Spotify for Podcasters	53
81	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	314	Megaphone	42
82	Σκληρές αλήθειες	LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ	Society & Culture	327	Simplecast	53
83	Familiengeheimnisse - Sag mir, wer ich bin	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	12	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	53
84	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
85	Better in Person with Stephen Dubner	Freakonomics Radio	Society & Culture	11	Simplecast	62
86	Decoder Ring	Slate Podcasts	Society & Culture	167	Acast	69
87	Stuff Matters with Ed Conway	Sky News	Society & Culture	9	Captivate	42
88	The Missing Cryptoqueen	BBC Sounds	Society & Culture	25	BBC	33
89	Gabalier - Hinter der Lederhose	ARD	Society & Culture	7	Bayerischer Rundfunk	42
90	ARD Radiofeature	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	109	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
92	OnlyFantasy	Audible Original	Society & Culture	31	ART19	53
93	Chaos & Glory - Oasis: Aufstieg, Fall und Reunion einer Legende	Bold.audio	Society & Culture	12	Podigee	42
94	Slahi – 14 Jahre Guantanamo	NDR Info	Society & Culture	8	NDR Info	38
95	Ungebremst – Der Anschlag auf den Magdeburger Weihnachtsmarkt	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	7	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	42
96	Messner - ein extremes Leben	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	5	Bayerischer Rundfunk	38
97	Real Life Ghost Stories	Real Life Ghost Stories	Society & Culture	1208	Acast	59
98	Toxic Church - Die Hillsong-Story	Podimo	Society & Culture	9	Podigee	83
99	Seriously...	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	482	BBC	28
100	Focus: We Keep Us Safe	KUOW News and Information	Society & Culture	25	Omny Studio	73

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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