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 24 Jan 2026

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01/24/2026

Average data

Episodes: 200

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:37:32

Top 5 authors

1. bpb (8 shows)

2. The DSR Network (6 shows)

3. Center for Strategic and International Studies (4 shows)

4. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

5. KenFM (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Unknown (16 shows)

2. Megaphone (14 shows)

3. podcaster.de (12 shows)

4. Acast (11 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Grenzgeschichten I Grenzgänger Podcast - Leben & Arbeiten zwischen Deutschland und Luxemburg	Ministère de la Famille, des Solidarités, du Vivre ensemble et de l’Accueil Podcasts	Government	8	Ausha	63
2	Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte (APuZ)	bpb	Science	53	Unknown	32
3	apolut: Tagesdosis	apolut	Government	1505	Spotify for Podcasters	38
4	Exil	bpb	Government	25	Unknown	43
5	apolut: Standpunkte	apolut	Government	1408	Spotify for Podcasters	38
6	Nachgefragt: Krise, Krieg und Konflikte	Redaktion Bundeswehr	Government	164	podcaster.de	52
7	NETZtalk. Ein Podcast der Bundesnetzagentur.	Bundesnetzagentur	Government	6	podcaster.de	68
8	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
9	Funkkreis: Podcast der Bundeswehr	Redaktion der Bundeswehr	Government	153	podcaster.de	42
10	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
11	Job Secret - Der offizielle BND-Podcast	Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND)	Government	7	Podigee	42
12	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1964	BBC	43
13	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
14	eGovernment Podcast	Torsten Frenzel	Government	50	Unknown	48
15	Alles über Rechtliche Betreuung und Vorsorge	Kathrin Kaiser und Ulrike Gödeke	Government	113	podcaster.de	63
16	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
17	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
18	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	327	RedCircle	58
19	Fiasco	Pushkin Industries	Government	44	Omny Studio	69
20	Funkdisziplin – der Bundespolizei-Podcast	Bundespolizei	Government	124	Podigee	58
21	UNBÜROKRATISCH	eGovernment	Government	58	Captivate	73
22	Ludwigshafen, schon gehört?	Stadtverwaltung Ludwigshafen am Rhein	Government	47	podcaster.de	83
23	Podcast digitales MV	Mareike Donath	Government	44	Podigee	43
24	Taking the Red Pill – Einstiegsdroge Antifeminismus	bpb	Government	7	Unknown	53
25	Fritz Bauer Hörbuch	Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz	Government	6	Acast	53
26	Dimensionen des aktuellen Rechtsextremismus	bpb	Government	12	Unknown	48
27	Taiwan Frontlines: Taiwan in the Global Arena	The German Marshall Fund	Government	6	Simplecast	53
28	The Zeitgeist	American-German Institute	Government	100	Blubrry	43
29	Stadt Osnabrück - Schinkel-Stimmen	Stadt Osnabrück	Government	21	podcaster.de	63
30	Was ist die EU?	Hessische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung	Government	10	podcaster.de	49
31	Große Frage, kleine Pause	bpb	Government	15	Unknown	43
32	The Fact Hunter	Delmarva Studios	Government	1000	Spreaker	43
33	Netz aus Lügen – Die globale Macht von Desinformation	Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung / bpb	Government	9	Unknown	38
34	Esprit d’Equipe	Ministère de l'Education Nationale, de la Jeunesse et des Sports	Government	16	Ausha	79
35	El Orden Mundial	OndaCero	Government	410	Megaphone	49
36	KSK – Der Podcast zur Serie	Bundeswehr Exclusive	Government & Organizations	22	Buzzsprout	51
37	Amtsplausch	Bezirksamt Steglitz-Zehlendorf	Government	62	Soundcloud	49
38	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	434	Audioboom	63
39	Intelligence Matters	CBS News	Government	291	WideOrbit	43
40	QUARTIER LIBRE	Armée de Terre recrute	Government	34	Podcastics	84
41	Boris	BBC Radio 4	Government	10	BBC	43
42	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
43	Abgehört	Bayerisches Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz	Government	20	podcaster.de	94
44	The Law Show	BBC Radio 4	Government	118	BBC	33
45	Die Akte Tulpenfeld. Ein Podcast der Bundesnetzagentur.	Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen	Government	18	podcaster.de	58
46	EU Scream	EU Scream	Government	133	Buzzsprout	68
47	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
48	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
49	Im Krisenmodus	Jan Jessen & Alexander Baumeister / Funke Mediengruppe	Government	170	Julep Hosting	74
50	Recht so?!	Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz	Government	15	Acast	43
51	Defcast	Ministère des Armées	Government	50	Podcastics	73
52	Hannover macht das!	Martin Brüning	Government	4	Podigee	43
53	Grundrechte auf der Tonspur	Emanuel V. Towfigh	Government	74	Unknown	38
54	ZivilCourage - Der Podcast	Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft - Vereinigte Kriegsdienstgegner*innen (DFG-VK)	Government	54	podcaster.de	78
55	Wo ist Sanelas Schwester?	ARD	Society & Culture	17	Unknown	43
56	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
57	Death is a Photograph	Culture at the End of History	Government	37	Zencastr	43
58	Real World Economics	Matt Smith	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
59	European Parliament - EPRS Science and Technology podcasts Details temporarily unavailable	European Parliament	Government	104	N/A	N/A
60	European Parliament - EPRS Podcasts, What Europe does for you Details temporarily unavailable	European Parliament	Government	90	N/A	N/A
61	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
62	Nächste Links	Nächste Links	Government	44	Soundcloud	49
63	KenFM: Tagesdosis	KenFM	Government	461	Spotify for Podcasters	38
64	Say My Name - der Podcast	bpb	Government	6	Unknown	32
65	Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Government	43	Omny Studio	52
66	The Find Out Podcast	Find Out Media & Studio71	Government	142	Megaphone	48
67	Foreign Office with Michael Weiss	The DSR Network	Government	90	Megaphone	43
68	Any Questions? and Any Answers?	BBC Radio 4	Government	8	BBC	22
69	Экономика на слух	РЭШ	Government	243	mave	89
70	Transformation of European Politics Podcast	Transformation of European Politics Podcast	Government	18	Soundcloud	48
71	zukunft Land	© LandFrauenverband \| PODCAST EINS	Government	18	Acast	84
72	Frontlinjen	RADIO IIII	Government	405	Omny Studio	43
73	MASZ & Moritz	FDP	Government	13	Acast	69
74	Leipzig & Leute – Der Podcast mit dem Oberbürgermeister	Stadt Leipzig	Government	15	stationista	27
75	Fünf Folgen über Extremismus	bpb	Government	5	Unknown	43
76	Europapodcast.de	Manuel und Christoph	Government	62	Podigee	68
77	Disclosure	Bloomberg	Government	10	Omny Studio	59
78	Glückauf! - Der Revierwendepodcast	Revierwende	Government	13	Acast	48
79	LANDKREIS ON AIR - Der Podcast der Kreisverwaltung Göttingen	Landkreis Göttingen	Government	12	podcaster.de	52
80	The High Court Report	SCOTUS Oral Arguments	Government	500	Captivate	69
81	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
82	Cache Me If You Can	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	24	Megaphone	48
83	The DSR Daily	The DSR Network	Government	1085	Megaphone	48
84	America At Night with McGraw Milhaven	Cumulus Podcast Network	Government	905	Megaphone	38
85	30 Days Through Afghanistan	ISAF Joint Command	Government & Organizations	36	Unknown	28
86	DSR's Siliconsciousness	The DSR Network	Government	87	Megaphone	38
87	Above Average Intelligence	The DSR Network	Government	50	Megaphone	38
88	Washington for Beautiful People	The DSR Network	Government & Organizations	14	Acast	53
89	A Deeper Look	FHI 360	Government	4	Soundcloud	59
90	Der Gute-KiTa-Podcast	DKJS	Government	5	Acast	48
91	KenFM: Im Gespräch	KenFM	Government	35	Spotify for Podcasters	38
92	Ehrenbehörde	Ehrenbehörde	News	116	Unknown	38
93	Atlantic Talk Podcast	Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft e.V.	Government	73	Unknown	48
94	erzähl davon - der Podcast für gute Kommunikation im Ehrenamt	Luisa und Katrin	Government	223	podcaster.de	37
95	Protest & Propaganda. Wo ist Russlands Zivilgesellschaft?	bpb	Government	6	Unknown	53
96	Der Friedberg Podcast	Stadt Friedberg	Government	58	Spotify for Podcasters	22
97	Die Jagd - Die geheimen Chats der AfD-Bundestagsfraktion	WDR 5	Government	6	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
98	Luis Elizondo - UAP Disclosure Updates	Luis Elizondo	Government	4	Acast	48
99	House of Lords Podcast: Lord Speaker's Corner	House of Lords	Government	58	Acast	83
100	Patreon Feed Rational Security	The Lawfare Institute	Government	221	Acast	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Germany

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