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 23 Feb 2026

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02/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 407

Frequency: every 35 days

Duration: 01:19:13

Top 5 authors

1. WDR 5 (11 shows)

2. Full Audiobooks (7 shows)

3. Old Time Retro Radio (5 shows)

4. hotaudiobook.com (5 shows)

5. BBC Radio 4 (5 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Unknown (21 shows)

2. Megaphone (14 shows)

3. Westdeutscher Rundfunk (12 shows)

4. Acast (9 shows)

5. Spreaker (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Kurzgeschichten	NOISER	Arts	32	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	WDR 5 Stolz und Vorurteil Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	32	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	58
5	Der römische Traum – Eine Anno-Story	SWR Kultur	Fiction	14	Unknown	59
6	ARD Hörspiel	ARD	Fiction	18	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
7	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
8	Lesungen	radio3 (Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg)	Fiction	100	Unknown	48
9	WDR 5 Jane Eyre Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	44	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	53
10	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	158	Megaphone	78
11	Schlechte Gesellschaft - ARD Polit- und Psychokrimis	ARD	Fiction	8	Unknown	38
12	Hörspiele	Radyo Tiyatrosu Arşivi	Fiction	1000	Spreaker	49
13	Hörspiel	Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)	Fiction	101	Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen	59
14	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	104	Megaphone	83
15	Hörbücher zum Einschlafen	Jan Lindner	Fiction	176	Podigee	43
16	Janna liest: FanFiction Hörbücher	Janna Ambrosy	Fiction	500	Podigee	43
17	Gruselgeschichten	Gruselgeschichten	Fiction	730	RSS.com	48
18	WDR 5 Madame Bovary Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	36	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	58
19	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	225	BBC	58
20	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
21	Unlock the Magic of Storytelling With Free Audiobook: No Wands Required	Full Audiobooks	Fiction	1427	Unknown	53
22	Schreib Mich Ab - Der interaktive Hörspiel-Podcast	funk - von ARD und ZDF	Fiction	30	Unknown	43
23	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
24	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
25	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
26	WDR 5 Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts - Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	10	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
27	Listen to Knowledge on the Go With Free Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1994	Unknown	53
28	Outlander – Feuer und Stein	argon podcast	Fiction	38	Acast	79
29	Meiberger - Im Kopf des Täters: Das Krimi-Hörspiel	ServusTV	Fiction	5	Megaphone	43
30	Knifepoint Horror	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	129	Megaphone	43
31	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
32	WDR 5 Der Schimmelreiter - Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	11	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
33	WDR 5 Ruth - Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	25	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	63
34	WDR 5 Frankenstein - Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	19	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
35	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
36	Don't Mind	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	33	Megaphone	89
37	Embrace the Ultimate Storytelling Experience With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1955	Unknown	53
38	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
39	No Need to Strain Your Eyes, Enjoy Full Audiobook on the Fly - Audiobook, Oh My	Free Audiobooks	Fiction	2000	Unknown	53
40	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
41	Transport Yourself to Another World With Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1978	Unknown	53
42	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
43	Ravi \| پادکست فارسی راوی	arash kaviani	Fiction	65	Simplecast	69
44	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
45	Laugh Out Loud, Without Making a Sound - Get Your Funny Fix With Free Audiobook	Full Audiobooks	Fiction	2000	Unknown	53
46	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
47	Listen to Multitude of Full Audiobooks in Kids, General	Full Audiobooks	Fiction	2000	Unknown	43
48	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
49	Retro Theatre Presents	David Williams	Fiction	7	Spotify for Podcasters	33
50	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
51	German Creepypasta vom SchattenZirkus	SchattenZirkus	Fiction	256	Unknown	43
52	پادکستِ هرروز	Harrooz Team	Fiction	506	Acast	53
53	Your Portable Library of Free Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1977	Unknown	53
54	Listen to Batch of Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Education	Free Audiobooks	Fiction	2000	Unknown	53
55	DSCHINNS	NDR	Fiction	7	NDR Info	53
56	Video Palace	Shudder	Fiction	14	ART19	73
57	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
58	The Only Free Audiobook That Will Have You Laughing Out Loud - Audiobook	Full Audiobooks	Fiction	2000	Unknown	53
59	Der Ring des Nibelungen	Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg	Fiction	17	Unknown	49
60	Peer Gynt	Colin Macnee	Fiction	8	Squarespace	43
61	TEEN GIRL TALK	Lani	Fiction	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
62	La Casa 666 [Podcast de Terror]	La Casa 666	Fiction	21	Spotify for Podcasters	52
63	WDR 5 Das Paradies der Damen – Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	32	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	58
64	Free Audiobook: The Ultimate Wingman for Long Flights and Boring Meetings	Full Audiobooks	Drama	2000	N/A	N/A
65	WDR 5 Weihnachtsgeschichten von Charles Dickens - Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	20	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	68
66	Radyo Tiyatrosu Dinle	Radyo Tiyatrosu Dinle	Fiction	583	Spreaker	43
67	Get Congregation of Full Audiobooks in Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Classics	Full Audiobooks	Fiction	1000	Unknown	53
68	Listen to Agglomeration of Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Education	Full Audiobooks	Fiction	1000	Unknown	53
69	The Saints	The Merry Beggars	Fiction	713	Omny Studio	84
70	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	55	Megaphone	43
71	Get Kit of Full Audiobooks in Fiction & Literature, Classics	Free Audiobooks	Fiction	2000	Unknown	53
72	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	27	PRX	59
73	WDR 5 Gösta Berling - Hörbuch	WDR 5	Fiction	34	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	58
74	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
75	മലയാളം റേഡിയോ നാടകങ്ങൾ ‌\| Malayalam Radio Dramas	Natakapremikal	Fiction	124	Spotify for Podcasters	48
76	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1242	Acast	69
77	The Infinite Worlds of Ella Jane	Wattpad & Emerald Audio	Fiction	10	Megaphone	69
78	Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	14	Spreaker	59
79	ABC Mystery Time \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	14	Podbean	58
80	Exit von Daedalean \| Mrs Cowly \| Eine Dramione-Fanfiction im Harry Potter-Universum \| War-AU	Mrs. Cowly	Fiction	40	Spotify for Podcasters	58
81	The Shadow \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	114	Spreaker	59
82	The Antique Shop	Ghostly Thistle	Fiction	53	Buzzsprout	38
83	Old Time Radio Christmas Shows \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	74	Spreaker	59
84	The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows \| Old Time Radio	Old Time Retro Radio	Fiction	112	Spreaker	59
85	Аудиокниги: Агата Кристи	ilyakrivosheev	Fiction	336	mave	74
86	Broadway Is My Beat	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	166	Spreaker	64
87	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
88	Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson	Entertainment Radio	Fiction	167	RedCircle	43
89	The Imperfection	Wolf at the Door Studios, Alexander Kemp	Fiction	18	Megaphone	48
90	Les Maîtres du mystère	INA	Fiction	173	Octopus	64
91	Listen and Learn, Anytime, Anywhere With Free Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1994	Unknown	53
92	The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien Audiobook	Raghvendra Singh	Fiction	19	RSS.com	68
93	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
95	Relatos de la Noche	Sonoro	Fiction	656	Simplecast	68
96	Listen to Miscellany of Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Education	Free Audiobooks	Fiction	1000	Unknown	53
97	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
98	… und nebenbei Liebe – die Hörspiel-Soap	Katrin Wiegand / argon podcast	Fiction	75	Acast	73
99	Gin and Chat with Lo and Nat	nat.p-us	Fiction	46	Spotify for Podcasters	32
100	Uncanny Valley	DWM \| Realm	Fiction	12	Megaphone	63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Germany

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