Apple Podcast Rankings - Germany - Drama

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 Feb 2026

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02/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 386

Frequency: every 33 days

Duration: 01:16:14

Top 5 authors

1. WDR 5 (11 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)

3. Full Audiobooks (6 shows)

4. hotaudiobook.com (5 shows)

5. NOISER (4 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Unknown (21 shows)

2. Megaphone (14 shows)

3. Westdeutscher Rundfunk (12 shows)

4. Acast (10 shows)

5. BBC (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Kurzgeschichten	NOISER	Arts	33	Megaphone	78
2	ARD Radio Tatort	Bayerischer Rundfunk	Fiction	6	Bayerischer Rundfunk	53
3	WDR 5 Sturmhöhe Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	34	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	63
4	Der römische Traum – Eine Anno-Story	SWR Kultur	Fiction	14	Unknown	59
5	WDR 5 Stolz und Vorurteil Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	32	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	58
6	Schlechte Gesellschaft - ARD Polit- und Psychokrimis	ARD	Fiction	8	Unknown	38
7	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	158	Megaphone	78
8	ARD Hörspiel	ARD	Fiction	18	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
9	WDR 5 Jane Eyre Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	44	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	53
10	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
11	WDR 5 Madame Bovary Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	36	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	58
12	Hörspiel	Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)	Fiction	101	Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen	59
13	Lesungen	radio3 (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg)	Fiction	100	Unknown	48
14	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	105	Megaphone	83
15	Janna liest: FanFiction Hörbücher	Janna Ambrosy	Fiction	500	Podigee	43
16	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	226	BBC	58
17	Hörbücher zum Einschlafen	Jan Lindner	Fiction	176	Podigee	43
18	Gruselgeschichten	Gruselgeschichten	Fiction	730	RSS.com	48
19	Hörspiele	Radyo Tiyatrosu Arşivi	Fiction	1000	Spreaker	49
20	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
21	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
22	WDR 5 Der Schimmelreiter - Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	11	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
23	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
24	WDR 5 Frankenstein - Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	19	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
25	Radyo Tiyatrosu Dinle	Radyo Tiyatrosu Dinle	Fiction	584	Spreaker	43
26	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
27	WDR 5 Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts - Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	10	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
28	Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	167	RedCircle	43
29	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
30	Unlock the Magic of Storytelling With Free Audiobook: No Wands Required	Full Audiobooks	Fiction	1427	Unknown	53
31	Der Ring des Nibelungen	Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg	Fiction	17	Unknown	49
32	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	164	Simplecast	68
33	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
34	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1243	Acast	69
35	… und nebenbei Liebe – die Hörspiel-Soap	Katrin Wiegand / argon podcast	Fiction	75	Acast	73
36	Meiberger - Im Kopf des Täters: Das Krimi-Hörspiel	ServusTV	Fiction	5	Megaphone	43
37	Outlander – Feuer und Stein	argon podcast	Fiction	38	Acast	79
38	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	656	Simplecast	68
39	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	714	Omny Studio	84
40	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
41	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
42	WDR 5 Gösta Berling - Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	34	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	58
43	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	449	Megaphone	69
44	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	507	Acast	53
45	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
46	Listen and Learn, Anytime, Anywhere With Free Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1994	Unknown	53
47	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
48	Broadway Is My Beat	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	166	Spreaker	64
49	WDR 5 Weihnachtsgeschichten von Charles Dickens - Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	20	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	68
50	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
51	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
52	No Need to Strain Your Eyes, Enjoy Full Audiobook on the Fly - Audiobook, Oh My	Free Audiobooks	Fiction	2000	Unknown	53
53	Free Audiobook: The Ultimate Wingman for Long Flights and Boring Meetings	Full Audiobooks	Drama	2000	N/A	N/A
54	Schreib Mich Ab - Der interaktive Hörspiel-Podcast	funk - von ARD und ZDF	Fiction	30	Unknown	43
55	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
56	Der Klang der Albträume	Little Nightmares - Bandai Namco Europe	Fiction	7	Acast	74
57	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
58	WDR 5 Ruth - Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	25	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	63
59	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	367	Audioboom	47
60	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
61	Listen to Assembling of Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Education	Free Audiobooks	Fiction	1000	Unknown	53
62	Agora Cosmica Deutsch	Leben, die noch sprechen	Fiction	9	Unknown	79
63	WDR 5 Das Paradies der Damen – Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	32	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	58
64	Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins (A Stranger Things Podcast)	Netflix	Fiction	7	Megaphone	52
65	Tracks	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	9	BBC	43
66	Home Front	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	325	BBC	28
67	Listen and Learn on the Go With Our Captivating Free Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1965	Unknown	53
68	پادکست قوس قزح	sh atlantis	Fiction	1	Spotify for Podcasters	53
69	100 Words of Astounding Beauty	Red Button Audio	Fiction	41	Libsyn	68
70	Les Maîtres du mystère	INA	Fiction	173	Octopus	64
71	Nezhasínaj!	Rádio Expres	Fiction	83	Sharpstream	83
72	Listen to Multitude of Full Audiobooks in Kids, General	Full Audiobooks	Fiction	2000	Unknown	43
73	Embrace the Ultimate Storytelling Experience With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1955	Unknown	53
74	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
75	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
76	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
77	Аудиокниги: Агата Кристи	ilyakrivosheev	Fiction	336	mave	74
78	Listen to Knowledge on the Go With Free Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1994	Unknown	53
79	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
80	Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow	Marvel \| Realm	Fiction	15	Megaphone	58
81	The Only Free Audiobook That Will Have You Laughing Out Loud - Audiobook	Full Audiobooks	Fiction	2000	Unknown	53
82	Listen to Gathering of Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Education	Free Audiobooks	Fiction	1000	Unknown	53
83	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
84	Your Portable Library of Free Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1977	Unknown	53
85	Listen to Collecting of Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Education	Full Audiobooks	Fiction	1000	Unknown	53
86	Frische BRise	Gaidies Heggemann & Partner	Fiction	49	Spotify for Podcasters	63
87	German Creepypasta vom SchattenZirkus	SchattenZirkus	Fiction	256	Unknown	43
88	Listen to Cumulation of Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Education	Free Audiobooks	Fiction	1000	Unknown	53
89	Listen to Mine of Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Education	Full Audiobooks	Fiction	1000	Unknown	53
90	catskull	Andas Productions	Fiction	28	ART19	69
91	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
92	A City of Rivers and Rust: A Werewolf Romance Audiobook \| Daily Chapters	Ainsley Bay \| Romantasy, Shifter Romance author	Fiction	114	Spreaker	69
93	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
94	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
95	Exit von Daedalean \| Mrs Cowly \| Eine Dramione-Fanfiction im Harry Potter-Universum \| War-AU	Mrs. Cowly	Fiction	40	Spotify for Podcasters	58
96	Drew Blood's Dark Tales — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	262	Audioboom	57
97	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
98	This Thing of Darkness	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	27	BBC	33
99	The Patient Files	Dark Papers Entertainment	Fiction	86	Acast	79
100	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	55	Megaphone	43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Germany

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