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 26 juin 2026

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06/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 102

Frequency: every 42 days

Duration: 00:38:37

Top 5 authors

1. ARD (10 shows)

2. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (5 shows)

3. Bayerischer Rundfunk (3 shows)

4. WDR (2 shows)

5. Audible (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Unknown (14 shows)

2. Acast (13 shows)

3. Westdeutscher Rundfunk (10 shows)

4. Bayerischer Rundfunk (10 shows)

5. Podigee (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Seelenfänger	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	57	Bayerischer Rundfunk	68
2	Behind The Games - Wer den Sport kontrolliert	Deutschlandfunk	Society & Culture	8	Deutschlandradio	58
3	INSIDE CumEx – Jagd auf die Steuer-Mafia	ARD	Society & Culture	8	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	42
4	NS-CLIQUEN Von Menschen und Mördern	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	23	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	53
5	Mensch - Geschichten aus dem echten Leben unserer Lieblingspromis	Heiko Behr, Mira Dönges, Acast Creative Studios Germany	Society & Culture	176	Acast	69
6	Dark Matters – Geheimnisse der Geheimdienste	SWR3, rbb24 Inforadio, Eva-Maria Lemke	Society & Culture	101	Unknown	48
7	Die Lieblingsschülerin	Deutschlandfunk	Society & Culture	7	Deutschlandradio	59
8	This Is America: Free Luigi	WDR & Undone für die ARD	Society & Culture	6	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
9	Banksy – Rebellion oder Kitsch?	ARD	Society & Culture	10	Unknown	63
10	Das wahre Leben	SWR	Society & Culture	51	Unknown	43
11	Die Elon Musk Story	1LIVE für die ARD	Society & Culture	7	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
12	Deep Doku	Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg	Society & Culture	130	Unknown	48
13	Scambit: Schach, Hype und Millionen	funk – von ARD und ZDF	Society & Culture	6	Unknown	53
14	Der Koch von Gaza	DIE ZEIT	Documentary	6	N/A	N/A
15	Reclaim: Tic Tac Toe	ARD	Society & Culture	6	Bayerischer Rundfunk	53
16	Boys Club – Macht & Missbrauch bei Axel Springer	Spotify Studios	Society & Culture	9	Megaphone	53
17	OBSESSED - Döner Papers	ARD	Society & Culture	11	Bayerischer Rundfunk	59
18	Werner Herzog – zu groß für Deutschland	Klaus Uhrig, Johannes Munzinger, Judith Goetsch, Max Osenstätter	Society & Culture	7	Unknown	38
19	Teurer Fahren	Podcast-Radio detektor.fm	Society & Culture	17	Acast	79
20	OnlyFantasy	Audible	Society & Culture	29	ART19	69
21	Wild Wild Web - Geschichten aus dem Internet	ARD	Society & Culture	44	Bayerischer Rundfunk	68
22	The Documentary Podcast	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	2000	BBC	33
23	Wirecard: 1,9 Milliarden Lügen	Süddeutsche Zeitung	Society & Culture	29	Megaphone	53
24	Hateland	ARD	Society & Culture	15	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	63
25	HITZE – Letzte Generation Close-Up	TRZ Media	Society & Culture	7	Acast	63
26	Freakonomics Radio	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Society & Culture	1005	Simplecast	38
27	Adrift	Apple TV / Blanchard House	Society & Culture	9	ART19	69
28	Wild Crimes	ARD	Society & Culture	20	Bayerischer Rundfunk	68
29	Nicht Mehr Mein Land - In der Manosphere	ARD	Society & Culture	7	Bayerischer Rundfunk	48
30	Wolf of Cannabis	1LIVE	Society & Culture	10	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
31	The Telepathy Tapes Details temporarily unavailable	Ky Dickens	Society & Culture	88	Acast	84
32	Cui Bono: Wer hat Angst vorm Drachenlord?	Studio Bummens & Undone	Society & Culture	19	Podigee	53
33	Telephobia - Dieser eine Anruf	ARD	Society & Culture	35	Bayerischer Rundfunk	73
34	Geisterjäger	Verena Fiebiger, Jasmin Körber und Klaus Uhrig	Society & Culture	9	Unknown	49
35	Der Doku Dämon	DDD	Society & Culture	90	Spotify for Podcasters	53
36	Familiengeheimnisse - Sag mir, wer ich bin	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	12	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	53
37	einbiszwei	UBSKM	Society & Culture	148	Feedpress	69
38	Die Goldspur – Über die dunkle Welt des Goldhandels \| WDR	WDR	Society & Culture	7	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	42
39	Das Lederhosen Kartell	Studio Bummens	Society & Culture	12	Podigee	53
40	Von Bohne zu Bohne	Sania & Charlotte	Society & Culture	108	Podigee	53
41	Mord ist sein Hobby	Micha Hawich	Society & Culture	7	Unknown	53
42	Swingers	BBC Radio Wales	Society & Culture	7	BBC	43
43	World of Secrets	BBC	Society & Culture	98	BBC	53
44	SELLING TECHNO // warum Orte gehen an denen du feierst	[audiokombinat]	Society & Culture	4	Acast	73
45	Enden: Die Rückkehr	Undone & Futurium	Society & Culture	16	Podigee	79
46	MeddlCast	Rainero Winklero	Society & Culture	483	Unknown	38
47	WELT Doku – Geschichten und Reportagen Details temporarily unavailable	WELT	Society & Culture	49	Podigee	53
48	You are fucked – Deutschlands erste Cyberkatastrophe	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	7	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	43
49	Ab in den Urlaub – Der Crash des Internet-Imperiums Unister	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	10	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	38
50	ARD Radiofeature	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	111	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
51	Stuff Matters with Ed Conway	Sky News	Society & Culture	9	Captivate	42
52	Affaires sensibles Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Documentary	134	N/A	N/A
53	Mittelweg 36	© Hannah Schmidt-Ott & Jens Bisky \| PODCAST EINS	Society & Culture	44	Acast	84
54	Uncanny	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	170	BBC	38
55	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	The Why Files: Operation Podcast	Society & Culture	302	Megaphone	42
56	I Serve	Foreign Policy	Society & Culture	9	Megaphone	63
57	Die Flut – Warum musste Johanna sterben?	SWR, WDR	Society & Culture	9	Unknown	49
58	Deso – Der Rapper, der zum IS ging	funk - von ARD und ZDF	Society & Culture	8	Unknown	49
59	Zwischen Kreuz und Hakenkreuz – Kirchenkampf in Hildesheim	Religionskurs des 10. Jahrgangs, Mariano-Josephinum Hildesheim, i.V. Peter Wolfram	Society & Culture	4	podcaster.de	63
60	Radio Ambulante	My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	369	Omny Studio	73
61	Gabalier - Hinter der Lederhose	ARD	Society & Culture	7	Bayerischer Rundfunk	42
62	Wind of Change	Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify	Society & Culture	16	Megaphone	53
63	Hyperfixed	Alex Goldman & Radiotopia	Society & Culture	54	PRX	64
64	Erlebnis Erde – Eure Tierdoku zum Hören	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	13	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	38
65	Inheritance: Samsung	BBC World Service	Society & Culture	11	BBC	63
66	Springerstiefel – Alpha oder Opfer?	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	Society & Culture	19	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	43
67	Die Akte Tengelmann - Ein Milliardär verschwindet	Podimo	Society & Culture	9	Podigee	83
68	Banditen müssen schlafen	Raffael Wagenhoff	Society & Culture	9	Podigee	64
69	This Is Actually Happening	Audible	Society & Culture	526	ART19	68
70	Personally: Agent Layla	CBC	Society & Culture	68	Triton Digital	63
71	Der Germanwings-Absturz – Zehn Jahre ohne euch \| WDR	WDR	Society & Culture	8	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	42
72	WDR 5 Dok 5 - das Feature	WDR 5	Society & Culture	244	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	32
73	Input	Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)	Society & Culture	100	Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen	49
74	Danny Jones Podcast	Danny Jones \| Daylight Media	Society & Culture	431	Megaphone	32
75	Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie Media	Louie Media	Society & Culture	208	Acast	79
77	Power Plays	Human Rights Foundation	Society & Culture	6	Captivate	63
78	Thunder Bay	Canadaland	Society & Culture	12	Acast	63
79	Falsche Zeit, falscher Ort	Max & Hans	Society & Culture	89	Acast	53
80	Lucky Boy \| Tortoise Investigates	The Observer	Society & Culture	120	Acast	73
81	Sold a Story	APM Reports	Society & Culture	23	American Public Media	62
82	Rádio Novelo Apresenta	Rádio Novelo	Society & Culture	199	Megaphone	53
83	I Will Survive - Der Kampf gegen die AIDS-Krise	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	10	Bayerischer Rundfunk	48
84	Strangers on a Bench	Tom Rosenthal	Society & Culture	100	Acast	59
85	Das Paranormale Archiv	Ruinentaucher	Society & Culture	81	Spotify for Podcasters	48
86	Under Radaren	DR	Society & Culture	25	Unknown	63
87	The Slow Newscast	The Observer	Society & Culture	438	Acast	74
88	La Voz de la Generación Irrompible	Yhon Angel	Society & Culture	120	Spotify for Podcasters	32
89	Otherworld	Otherworld	Society & Culture	258	WideOrbit	48
90	Klang der Macht	ARD Kultur	Society & Culture	7	Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk	48
91	搞钱女孩	搞钱女孩小辉	Society & Culture	187	Ximalaya	53
92	5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan	Andrew Callaghan	Society & Culture	31	Buzzsprout	38
93	ChannelB پادکست فارسی	Ali Bandari	Society & Culture	105	Acast	69
94	Messner - ein extremes Leben	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Society & Culture	5	Bayerischer Rundfunk	38
95	Escafandro	Rádio Escafandro	Society & Culture	202	Spotify for Podcasters	38
96	Nocturno	Jens Thiele	Society & Culture	7	Spotify for Podcasters	53
97	The Secret World of Roald Dahl	iHeartPodcasts	Society & Culture	14	Omny Studio	78
98	Azizam - Die Revolution meiner Mama	funk - von ARD und ZDF	Society & Culture	7	Unknown	43
99	Question Everything	Brian Reed	Society & Culture	82	Unknown	63
100	The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3	iHeartPodcasts and Rococo Punch	Society & Culture	42	Omny Studio	63

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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