Apple Podcast Rankings - Germany - Government

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 01 Sep 2026

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09/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 225

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:34:16

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)

2. The Lawfare Institute (2 shows)

3. CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies (2 shows)

4. CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies (2 shows)

5. The DSR Network (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (12 shows)

2. Unknown (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Acast (8 shows)

5. Podigee (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Podcast vom Posten - Außenpolitik auf die Ohren!	Auswärtiges Amt	Government	83	Soundcloud	38
2	apolut: Tagesdosis	apolut	Government	1502	Spotify for Podcasters	38
3	Funkkreis: Podcast der Bundeswehr	Redaktion der Bundeswehr	Government	153	podcaster.de	42
4	apolut: Standpunkte	apolut	Government	1407	Spotify for Podcasters	38
5	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
6	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	433	Audioboom	63
7	Die Jagd - Die geheimen Chats der AfD-Bundestagsfraktion	WDR 5	Government	6	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
8	Hörvermerk – Der Wissenspodcast für Bundesbeschäftigte	Bundesakademie für öffentliche Verwaltung im Bundesministerium des Innern	Government	8	Acast	47
9	KGSt-KommPakt	Kommunale Gemeinschaftsstelle für Verwaltungsmanagement (KGSt)	Government	9	podcaster.de	53
10	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
11	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
12	Job Secret - Der offizielle BND-Podcast	Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND)	Government	7	Podigee	42
13	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
14	Nachgefragt: Krise, Krieg und Konflikte	Redaktion Bundeswehr	Government	164	podcaster.de	52
15	Funkdisziplin – der Bundespolizei-Podcast	Bundespolizei	Government	124	Podigee	58
16	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
17	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
18	The Playbook	bpb	Government	7	Unknown	69
19	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
20	Abgehört	Bayerisches Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz	Government	20	podcaster.de	94
21	Political Theory 101	Political Theory 101	Government	96	Soundcloud	49
22	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	410	Megaphone	49
23	Die Akte Tulpenfeld. Ein Podcast der Bundesnetzagentur.	Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen	Government	18	podcaster.de	58
24	Southeast Asia Radio	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	147	Megaphone	38
25	The AI Power Podcast	Gregory C. Allen	Government	12	Buzzsprout	68
26	Red Lines	BBC Radio Ulster	Government	251	BBC	28
27	AUF DEM RADAR	Verfassungsschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen	Government	1	Podigee	53
28	Pivotal States	Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	Government	27	Simplecast	68
29	LandTalk Bayern - Der Polit-Podcast, der hinterfragt.	Caro Matzko, Florian Schairer	Government	12	Podigee	53
30	Operational Maritime Law	NATO COE CSW	Government	8	Buzzsprout	78
31	What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law	Roman Mars	Government	98	Simplecast	32
32	eGovernment Podcast	Torsten Frenzel	Government	50	Unknown	48
33	Im Krisenmodus	Jan Jessen & Alexander Baumeister / Funke Mediengruppe	Government	170	Julep Hosting	74
34	Kann der Elefant tanzen?	Ralf Junge-Pearl, Thorsten Rode	Government	4	Spotify for Podcasters	62
35	America, Actually with Astead Herndon	Vox Media	Government	26	Megaphone	48
36	The Coming Storm	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	24	BBC	39
37	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
38	Civics 101	NHPR	Government	379	Megaphone	53
39	Kannzler - Veränderung im Staatswesen	Dan Bauer & Nils Brechbühler	Government	36	Captivate	53
40	KenFM: Im Gespräch	KenFM	Government	35	Spotify for Podcasters	38
41	Gerhard Schröder - Die Agenda	Béla Anda	Government	34	Podigee	59
42	Future Discontinuous	FALTER and IWM	Government	16	Acast	94
43	Es geht!	Thomas Jarzombek und Ralf Junge-Pearl	Government	2	Spotify for Podcasters	52
44	Auf eine weiß-blaue Tasse	Bayern.de	Government	18	Podigee	42
45	The Europol Podcast	Europol	Government	30	Springcast	68
46	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
47	European Parliament - EPRS Policy podcasts Details temporarily unavailable	European Parliament	Government	318	N/A	N/A
48	detektor.fm \| Politik	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Government	996	Acast	38
49	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
50	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
51	Zwischen Düne und Dienstweg	Inselverwaltung Sylt	Government	10	podcaster.de	38
52	A Matter of Degrees	Dr. Leah Stokes, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson	Government	55	Libsyn	58
53	Leipzig & Leute – Der Podcast mit dem Oberbürgermeister	Stadt Leipzig	Government	15	stationista	27
54	Grundrechte auf der Tonspur	Emanuel V. Towfigh	Government	74	Unknown	38
55	Atlantic Talk Podcast	Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft e.V.	Government	73	Unknown	48
56	NATO Review	Natochannel	Government & Organizations	72	Unknown	49
57	The Lawfare Podcast: Patreon Edition	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	42
58	Fundraising Podcast	Jan Uekermann	Government & Organizations	10	Unknown	43
60	Material Matters With SEC Chairman Paul Atkins	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	Government	4	Unknown	52
61	BeZug - Towncast der Stadt Zug	Towncast	Government	4	Transistor	42
62	Parlamentul Republicii Moldova	Parlamentul Republicii Moldova	Government	19	Spotify for Podcasters	53
63	NucleCast	ANWA Deterrence Center	Government	282	RSS.com	62
64	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
65	Datenfreiheit!	Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg	Government	14	Unknown	43
66	Tacheles Thüringen	Fabian Klaus, Elmar Otto, Elena Vogel	Government	99	Julep Hosting	69
67	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
68	Zickler und Ketzer - leider ehrlich!	Zickler und Ketzer	Government	16	Spotify for Podcasters	17
69	KSK – Der Podcast zur Serie	Bundeswehr Exclusive	Government & Organizations	22	Buzzsprout	51
70	The Zeitgeist	American-German Institute	Government	100	Blubrry	43
71	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	9	BBC	22
72	The Oath and The Office	Two Squared Media Productions	Government	84	Spreaker	54
73	USAREUR-AF News Brief	U.S. Army Europe and Africa	Government	62	Spotify for Podcasters	28
74	Экономика на слух	РЭШ	Government	242	mave	89
75	Interpreting India	Carnegie India	Government	154	Simplecast	83
76	American Power	Chad Scott, Nat Towsen, Mr. Global	Government	34	Simplecast	79
77	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
78	FISCH oder FLEISCH	Anja Muhle	Government	3	Unknown	64
79	AI, Energy and Climate Podcast	The DSR Network	Government	35	Megaphone	37
80	EMS One-Stop	emsonestop	Government	99	Podbean	58
81	KOMMUNALPerspektive \| Die ungewöhnlichste Fraktionsgemeinschaft Deutschlands	Christian Erhardt	Government	79	Podigee	59
82	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
83	Law Report	ABC Australia	Government	246	ABC Australia	38
84	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	367	Megaphone	43
85	NETZtalk. Ein Podcast der Bundesnetzagentur.	Bundesnetzagentur	Government	6	podcaster.de	68
86	Optimist Economy	Kathryn Anne Edwards and Robin Rauzi	Government	68	PRX	83
87	Lost im Bundestag	ARD Hauptstadtstudio	Government	5	Unknown	53
88	The Impossible State	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	160	Megaphone	38
89	Podcast digitales MV	Mareike Donath	Government	44	Podigee	43
90	Curb Enthusiasm	New York City Department of Transportation	Government	19	Buzzsprout	38
91	Unruled Voices	Unruled Masses	Government	2	Podbean	53
92	UNBÜROKRATISCH	eGovernment	Government	58	Captivate	73
93	Londongrad	Tortoise Media	Government	17	Acast	64
94	Transformation of European Politics Podcast	Transformation of European Politics Podcast	Government	18	Soundcloud	48
95	World Bank \| The Development Podcast	World Bank	Government	30	Captivate	52
96	Trash Talk... with Count Binface	Biscuit Jim Creative	Government	57	Acast	83
97	The Chris Plante Show	WMAL \| Cumulus Podcast Network \| Cumulus Media Washington	Government	2001	Megaphone	43
98	British Council Language Assistants	British Council	Government	26	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	The Cognitive Crucible	Information Professionals Association	Government	249	Libsyn	58
100	Fritz Bauer Hörbuch	Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz	Government	6	Acast	53

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.

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