Apple Podcast Rankings - Germany - Social Sciences

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 05 Jul 2026

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07/05/2026

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Episodes: 159

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:41:51

Top 5 authors

1. Alexander Kluge (2 shows)

2. ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr (2 shows)

3. Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry (1 shows)

4. 龍谷大学 × Chronicle (1 shows)

5. Nick Schmitt, Tom Horne und Prof. Stefan Kühl (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (23 shows)

2. Podigee (17 shows)

3. Unknown (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	46	Podigee	79
2	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	204	LetsCast.fm	63
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
4	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	378	Spotify for Podcasters	22
5	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	49	Buzzsprout	42
6	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
7	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
8	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	36	Podigee	48
9	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	47	Buzzsprout	47
10	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	80	Libsyn	37
11	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
12	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
13	Ach, Mensch!	detektor.fm – Das Podcast-Radio	Science	60	Acast	38
14	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Gergs und Fabian Eggert	Science	54	Podigee	53
15	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	58
16	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
17	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	216	Spotify for Podcasters	32
18	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	36	Podigee	38
19	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
20	Statistik zum Mitnehmen	Johannes Martin	Science	13	podcaster.de	74
21	Kontrapovijest	Hrvoje Klasić	Science	60	Transistor	53
22	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	155	Spreaker	38
23	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	63	Spotify for Podcasters	21
24	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
25	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
26	In der Wirtschaft - der Podcast	Martin Middelanis, Felix Roll, Julia C. Cremer, Rudolf Faininger	Science	98	Podigee	69
27	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
28	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	139	Spotify for Podcasters	48
29	Shifting Ground	Foreign Policy Research Institute	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	38
30	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
31	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
32	Angelesen! Audio-Buchjournal des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	58
33	Soziale Arbeit \| Fachgespräche OST	OST – Departement Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Podigee	43
34	Der Sozialkompass	ksœ — Katholische Sozialakademie Österreichs	Science	43	Podigee	63
35	In bester Gesellschaft: Warum (nicht) Soziologie studieren?	Nick Schmitt, Tom Horne und Prof. Stefan Kühl	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
36	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	349	Audioboom	52
37	Alltagsforschung: Der Psychologie-Podcast	Daniel Rettig	Science	13	Podigee	32
38	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
39	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	129	Acast	69
40	Big Thinking Podcast	Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences	Science	37	Buzzsprout	32
41	Wie poetisch ist die Wissenschaft	Alexander Kluge	Science	21	Unknown	59
42	DGSA.podcast - Der Wissenschaftspodcast der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	DGSA - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziale Arbeit	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	37
43	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
44	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
45	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
46	Fromm Today	Erich Fromm Study Center an der IPU Berlin	Science	8	Podigee	49
47	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
48	3 Minuten Umweltrecht	Niederhuber & Partner Rechtsanwälte	Science	147	Spotify for Podcasters	28
49	Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	117	Podigee	63
50	The Nordic Asia Podcast	NIAS and its academic partners	Science	287	Simplecast	58
51	Psychologie trifft ...	Stefan Peters - Der Fortbilder	Science	39	Podigee	59
52	Was Wäre Wenn Podcast - Positive Psychologie und Coaching	Michael Tomoff	Science & Medicine	9	Unknown	38
53	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	32
54	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
55	PsychKnowledge	Dr. Franziska Czens, Prof. Dr. Madiha Rana	Science	25	Podigee	49
56	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	22	Libsyn	58
57	Cultures of Assembly	Master in Architecture. University of Luxembourg	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	53
58	ReTACTION Radio ～知とビジネスと仏教の交差点～	龍谷大学 × Chronicle	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	58
59	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
60	Amateur Psychology - Tay mơ học đời bằng Tâm lý học	Nguyen Doan Minh Thu	Science	105	Spotify for Podcasters	52
61	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
62	Experiment Gemeinschaft	ZEGG Bildungszentrum	Social Sciences	60	Unknown	48
63	REICH & NACHHALTIG - Der Podcast mit Kersten Reich	Westend Verlag	Science	20	podcaster.de	52
64	Über Rechtsextremismus reden	Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung	Science	2	podcaster.de	79
65	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
66	sozial.audio - Der Podcast von einem Sozialarbeiter, über Soziale Arbeit mit Matthias Palm	Sozialwissenschaftler und Sozialarbeiter, Kolleginnen und Kollegen aus Theorie und Praxis, geben Einblicke in die Soziale Arbeit, aktuelle Sozialpolitische Themen und aktuelle Themen aus Forschung und Wissenschaft.	Science	17	Unknown	42
67	روزنک Rozanak \| روانشناسی و سلامت روان با رویکرد علمی	Farzad Bayan	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	48
68	Space & Sexuality	Joe Jukes	Science	9	Spreaker	84
69	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
70	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
71	sozial & legal	Thomas Klein & Moritz Müller	Science	5	LetsCast.fm	53
72	Podcast Sozialrecht	Sozialrecht Podcast der Hochschule Fulda	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	38
73	Миражи	Ali Wodan	Science	92	mave	94
74	Soziale Arbeit als Wissenschaft und Profession-Audio	Regula Dällenbach, Esteban Piñeiro (Modulleitung)	Science & Medicine	15	Unknown	43
75	SPIN	SPIN	Science	25	Spotify for Podcasters	33
76	Alter, was geht?	Elmar Stracke	Science	55	podcaster.de	43
77	הפודקסט על מרקס	Yiftah Goldman	Science	68	Podbean	48
78	SocUNIBAS Public Lectures	SocUNIBAS Public Lectures	Science	22	Spotify for Podcasters	48
79	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
80	5 Minuten Kriminologie	Felix Bode	Science	60	podcaster.de	73
81	Urban Radar	Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry	Science	37	Buzzsprout	83
82	Production Site - The Podcast about the Societal Negotiation of Migration	Collaborative Research Centre "Production of Migration" (SFB 1604)	Science	8	Podigee	42
83	WICA Podcast	Wissenschaftscampus NRW gGmbH	Science	22	Podigee	48
84	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	181	Simplecast	73
85	World Bank Group │ What Have We Learned? The Evaluation Podcast	World Bank Group / Independent Evaluation Group	Science	27	Podbean	31
86	Volia Davydzik	Volia Davydzik	Science	3	Spotify for Podcasters	33
87	Alles nur Zufall? Verschwörungstheorien verstehen	Anja Haufe	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
88	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
89	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
90	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
91	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2305	Acast	28
92	SozialGestaltung - Der Podcast	SozialGestaltung GmbH	Science	124	LetsCast.fm	53
93	Empirisch denken — damit wir wissen, was wir tun	Der Methodenkompass	Science	72	Spotify for Podcasters	37
94	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
95	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
96	One and a half sportsmen	Dr. Christian Theis & Prof. Dr. Tim Bindel	Science	61	Podigee	74
97	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
98	L'inconscient Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
99	Nachhaltiger Konsum	Marvin Berger	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	53
100	The Africa Urban Lab Podcast	Kurtis Lockhart	Science	6	Buzzsprout	31

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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