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 25 Feb 2026

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02/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 219

Frequency: every 24 days

Duration: 00:35:23

Top 5 authors

1. bpb (8 shows)

2. Center for Strategic and International Studies (5 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

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

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Unknown (20 shows)

2. Megaphone (14 shows)

3. podcaster.de (11 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

5. Acast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Playbook	bpb	Government	7	Unknown	69
2	Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte (APuZ)	bpb	Science	53	Unknown	32
3	apolut: Standpunkte	apolut	Government	1408	Spotify for Podcasters	38
4	apolut: Tagesdosis	apolut	Government	1505	Spotify for Podcasters	38
5	Nachgefragt: Krise, Krieg und Konflikte	Redaktion Bundeswehr	Government	164	podcaster.de	52
6	Atlantic Talk Podcast	Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft e.V.	Government	73	Unknown	48
7	Strict Scrutiny	Strict Scrutiny	Government	435	Audioboom	63
8	Exil	bpb	Government	25	Unknown	43
9	Funkkreis: Podcast der Bundeswehr	Redaktion der Bundeswehr	Government	153	podcaster.de	42
10	Global Security Briefing	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	100	Libsyn	53
11	Job Secret - Der offizielle BND-Podcast	Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND)	Government	7	Podigee	42
12	No es el fin del mundo	El Orden Mundial	Government	304	Megaphone	63
13	Taking the Red Pill – Einstiegsdroge Antifeminismus	bpb	Government	7	Unknown	53
14	Im Krisenmodus	Jan Jessen & Alexander Baumeister / Funke Mediengruppe	Government	171	Julep Hosting	74
15	The Tara Palmeri Show	Tara Palmeri	Government	308	Megaphone	63
16	eGovernment Podcast	Torsten Frenzel	Government	50	Unknown	48
17	The Interview	BBC World Service	Government	1965	BBC	43
18	5-4	Prologue Projects	Government	328	RedCircle	58
19	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
20	Alles über Rechtliche Betreuung und Vorsorge	Kathrin Kaiser und Ulrike Gödeke	Government	113	podcaster.de	63
21	Die Jagd - Die geheimen Chats der AfD-Bundestagsfraktion	WDR 5	Government	6	Westdeutscher Rundfunk	48
22	Pekingology	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	148	Megaphone	43
23	The Lawfare Podcast	The Lawfare Institute	Government	2000	Acast	53
24	Deep State Radio	The DSR Network	Government	2000	Megaphone	49
25	Netz aus Lügen – Die globale Macht von Desinformation	Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung / bpb	Government	9	Unknown	38
26	UNBÜROKRATISCH	eGovernment	Government	58	Captivate	73
27	The AI Policy Podcast	Center for Strategic and International Studies	News	108	Megaphone	43
28	Amtsplausch	Bezirksamt Steglitz-Zehlendorf	Government	62	Soundcloud	49
29	China in the World	Carnegie China	Government	215	Simplecast	53
30	Was ist die EU?	Hessische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung	Government	10	podcaster.de	49
31	Die Akte Tulpenfeld. Ein Podcast der Bundesnetzagentur.	Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen	Government	18	podcaster.de	58
32	Funkdisziplin – der Bundespolizei-Podcast	Bundespolizei	Government	124	Podigee	58
33	U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments	Oyez	Government & Organizations	56	Unknown	32
34	The World of Intelligence	Sean Corbett AVM (Retd)	Technology	135	Unknown	37
35	Asticharlas con Julio Astillero	Julio Astillero	Government	1379	Acast	79
36	Denkanstoß Demokratie	Denkanstoß Demokratie	Government	61	Soundcloud	49
38	Irregular Warfare Podcast	Irregular Warfare Initiative	Government	166	Podbean	31
39	The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast	Central Intelligence Agency	Government	26	Transistor	52
40	Invested by Europe	European Investment Bank	Government	23	Acast	73
41	Spacepower	Air University Public Affairs	Government & Organizations	5	Unknown	53
42	The Public Philosopher	BBC Radio 4	Government	17	BBC	33
43	Indo-Pacific Visions	Air University Public Affairs	Government & Organizations	0	Unknown	33
44	This Means War	Peter Roberts	Government	96	Libsyn	58
45	Future Discontinuous	FALTER and IWM	Government	16	Acast	94
46	The Trade Guys	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	368	Megaphone	43
47	KOMMUNALPerspektive \| Die ungewöhnlichste Fraktionsgemeinschaft Deutschlands	Christian Erhardt	Government	79	Podigee	59
48	Fritz Bauer Hörbuch	Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz	Government	6	Acast	53
49	Capitalisn't	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	251	Simplecast	73
50	Nächste Links	Nächste Links	Government	44	Soundcloud	49
51	detektor.fm \| Politik	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Government	996	Acast	38
52	The Truth of the Matter	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	372	Megaphone	49
53	Mexico Matters	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	58	Megaphone	38
54	Fundraising Podcast	Jan Uekermann	Government & Organizations	10	Unknown	43
55	Ludwigshafen, schon gehört?	Stadtverwaltung Ludwigshafen am Rhein	Government	47	podcaster.de	83
56	OECD Podcasts	OECD	Government	165	Soundcloud	43
57	For the Record with Daniel Fontaine & Paul Minhas	Daniel Fontaine	Government	143	RedCircle	48
58	Personalsache	personalsache	Government	7	Podbean	48
59	This is America	This is America USA	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
60	Fünf Folgen über Extremismus	bpb	Government	5	Unknown	43
61	Let´s Staat - Inspirationen aus dem Staatsapparat	Dr. Dorit Bosch	Government	115	Podigee	73
62	Say My Name - der Podcast	bpb	Government	6	Unknown	32
63	STUDIO M - Der Podcast von MEMORIAL Deutschland	MEMORIAL Deutschland	Government	33	podcaster.de	38
64	"Rechtsextreme Rückzugsräume"	bpb	Government	13	Unknown	43
65	Ehrenbehörde	Ehrenbehörde	News	116	Unknown	38
66	NETZtalk. Ein Podcast der Bundesnetzagentur.	Bundesnetzagentur	Government	6	podcaster.de	68
67	KSK – Der Podcast zur Serie	Bundeswehr Exclusive	Government & Organizations	22	Buzzsprout	51
68	Wo ist Sanelas Schwester?	ARD	Society & Culture	17	Unknown	43
69	Today in Parliament	BBC Radio 4	Government	11	BBC	28
70	Sig det' løgn	RADIO IIII	Government	218	Omny Studio	38
71	Zwischen Düne und Dienstweg	Inselverwaltung Sylt	Government	10	podcaster.de	38
72	KenFM: Im Gespräch	KenFM	Government	35	Spotify for Podcasters	38
73	Western Way of War	The Royal United Services Institute	Government	78	Libsyn	73
74	Social Science of War	West Point Department of Social Sciences	Government	19	Castos	53
75	Phoenix Cast	Task Force Phoenix	Government	143	Spotify for Podcasters	28
76	Westminster Hour Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Radio 4	Government	3	BBC	33
77	The Principles of Secularism	Sol Good Media	Government	11	Spreaker	49
78	Audio Briefs	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	1465	Megaphone	43
79	POLITICO Money	POLITICO	Government	105	Megaphone	63
80	The Sustainability Omnibus Podcast	Green Central Banking	Government	8	Megaphone	68
81	Digital Government Podcast	e-Governance Academy	Government	178	Buzzsprout	27
82	From The Office Of The Prime Minister	Office of the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis	Government	3	Spotify for Podcasters	28
83	Córdoba	Yerik Vázquez	Government	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
84	Into Africa	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	201	Megaphone	53
85	Stadt Wien Podcast	Stadt Wien	Government	256	Buzzsprout	48
86	Große Frage, kleine Pause	bpb	Government	15	Unknown	43
87	Экономика на слух	РЭШ	Government	243	mave	89
88	Leipzig & Leute – Der Podcast mit dem Oberbürgermeister	Stadt Leipzig	Government	15	stationista	27
89	Not Another Politics Podcast	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Government	164	Simplecast	52
90	سوريا.. لوين؟	DW	Government	50	Unknown	43
91	NatSec Matters Details temporarily unavailable	Beacon Global Strategies LLC	Government	154	Libsyn	69
92	SBK-RLP Podcast	Steuerberaterkammer Rheinland-Pfalz	Government	130	Unknown	48
93	SCOTUS Audio	SCOTUS Audio	Government	80	Spotify for Podcasters	53
94	Democracy in Question?	Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy	Government	112	Simplecast	83
95	Neues aus dem Rathaus	Stadt Wolfenbüttel	Government	11	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	Southeast Asia Radio	CSIS \| Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	147	Megaphone	38
97	State of Play	Center for Strategic and International Studies	Government	47	Megaphone	48
98	Kommunale Digitalisierung	Felix Schmitt	Government	61	podcaster.de	89
99	Stadt Osnabrück - Schinkel-Stimmen	Stadt Osnabrück	Government	21	podcaster.de	63
100	Defence & Security Podcast Network	Momentum Media	Government	911	Libsyn	42

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Germany

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