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 31 Dec 2025

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12/31/2025

Average data

Episodes: 252

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:44:35

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2 shows)

3. Scott Carney (1 shows)

4. Stanford Psychology (1 shows)

5. Marshall Poe (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (21 shows)

2. Podigee (13 shows)

3. Unknown (10 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

5. Megaphone (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	41	Podigee	79
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Einschlafen mit Psychologie	MONDFUNK	Science	331	Spotify for Podcasters	22
4	linketheorie - Der Podcast	linketheorie	Science	48	Buzzsprout	42
5	Gelassen älter werden mit Bestseller Autor Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Bertram Kasper und Catharina Maria Klein	Science	197	LetsCast.fm	63
6	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
7	Systemsprenger: Der Podcast	Menno Baumann, Timo Grampes	Science	35	Podigee	48
8	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
9	Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie	Prof. Dr. Armin Trost	Science	37	Podigee	N/A
10	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
11	Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie	Dipl. Psych. Eskil Burck	Science & Medicine	35	Unknown	38
12	50 Minuten	Daniel Jakubowski, Dr. Marie-Luise Alder, Dr. Jenny Kaiser und Fabian Eggert	Science	53	Podigee	53
13	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
14	Der Hypnose Podcast der Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft	Milton H. Erickson Gesellschaft für Klinische Hypnose	Science	79	Libsyn	37
15	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
16	Zukunftsfragen - Der Horx & Horx Podcast	Matthias Horx, Tristan Horx	Science	44	Buzzsprout	47
17	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
18	Katapult der Woche	Katapult Magazin	Science	74	Spotify for Podcasters	58
19	Kontrafunk: Der Rechtsstaat	Kontrafunk	Science	149	Spreaker	43
20	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
21	Niklas Luhmann – Die Wissenschaft der Gesellschaft \| #lesemontag	Lesemontag	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
22	Die Kinder des Prometheus	Alexander Kluge	Science	14	Unknown	N/A
23	Zugehört! Der Podcast des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	ZMSBw - Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr	Science	100	podcaster.de	52
24	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
25	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
26	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
27	Good Impact - Unsere Artikel zum Hören	Good Impact Magazin	Science	71	podcaster.de	83
28	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
29	KALIFORNISCHE TERRASSEN 🌞🌴	Systemischer Club	Science	209	Spotify for Podcasters	32
30	Noch nicht fertig - Leben zwischen Arbeit und Rente	Constanze Abratzky & Stefan Robiné	Science	110	Podigee	69
31	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
32	Bei Anruf Wettbewerb	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / DICE & IKartR	Science	137	Spotify for Podcasters	48
33	Alles nur Zufall? Verschwörungstheorien verstehen	Anja Haufe	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	58
34	In der Wirtschaft - der Podcast	Martin Middelanis, Felix Roll, Julia C. Cremer, Rudolf Faininger	Science	98	Podigee	69
35	Hilfe Trauma!	Alexandra Schmidt-Wenzel, Fachhochschule Potsdam	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	63
36	Psych	David Pizarro	Science	17	Fireside	49
37	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
38	Drittstimme - der Podcast zum politischen System Deutschlands	Prof. Dr. Stefan Marschall	Science	35	podcaster.de	32
39	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
40	Doing Time, Talking Crime	Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law	Science	34	podcaster.de	43
41	SoWi'n Podcast	Fachschaft SoWiSo \| Maxi ohne i	Science	5	podcaster.de	53
42	Power In Play	Power In Play	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	59
43	Völkerrechtspodcast	Völkerrechtsblog	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	38
44	Pogi Podcast	Pogátsa Zoltán	Science	241	Megaphone	42
45	angesprochen	Zürcher Kompetenzzentrum für Linguistik	Science & Medicine	32	Unknown	49
46	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
47	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
48	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
49	Roundtable Osteuropa	ZOiS Berlin	Science	66	Podigee	48
50	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
51	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
52	In bester Gesellschaft: Warum (nicht) Soziologie studieren?	Nick Schmitt, Tom Horne und Prof. Stefan Kühl	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	48
53	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
54	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
55	Audioreportage Klassismusforschung	Anna Feder	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	32
56	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	169	Libsyn	58
57	Rethink Economics	VWelles Rethinking Economics	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	33
58	Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD	Bernard Beitman	Science	227	Spotify for Podcasters	38
59	Psychotalk - Psychologie für jeden Tag	Julian	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	48
60	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
61	Бывший лектор	Татьяна Хоруженко	Science	30	Podster.fm	53
62	Eierlikör und Jugendhilfe - Theoretisch in die Praxis!	Prof. Dr. Maik Sawatzki, Prof. Dr. Jana Demski, Dr. Oliver Bokelmann	Science	35	Podigee	38
63	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
64	Systemischer Kinderschutz Podcast – Für deine Inspiration und dein Empowerment im Kinderschutz!	Anja Thürnau – SYKK®-Institut für systemischen Kinderschutz	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	21
65	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
66	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
67	Pädagogik&Pinot	Fea Finger & Sarah Bauer	Science	148	Podigee	49
68	Wir leisten uns Gesellschaft - Der soziologische Podcast von Berthold Vogel und Julia Kropf	Berthold Vogel, Julia Kropf	Science	28	podcaster.de	58
69	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	77	Buzzsprout	38
70	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
71	Naturalistic Decision Making	Brian Moon and Laura Militello	Science	59	Spotify for Podcasters	38
72	Fromm Today	Erich Fromm Study Center an der IPU Berlin	Science	8	Podigee	49
73	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
74	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	169	Buzzsprout	58
75	Energie-Experten	EKZ-Energieberatung	Science	144	Captivate	79
76	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
77	Soziale Arbeit – Mehr als nur Kaffeetrinken?!	Soziale Arbeit – NXT Hochschule Reutlingen	Science	27	Spotify for Podcasters	58
78	Datenliebe: Der Datenmanagement-Podcast des Verbund Forschungsdaten Bildung	Verbund Forschungsdaten Bildung	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	32
79	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
80	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
81	Angegraben	Der Buddler	Science	4	Unknown	59
82	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
83	Femmes d'exception Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
84	Europarecht Podcast	Fabian Michl	Science	3	Podbean	42
85	FotoPsychoLogisch	Joachim Feigl	Science	91	Buzzsprout	68
86	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2253	Acast	28
87	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
88	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
89	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
90	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	140	Podbean	48
91	KrimSchnack - Der Kriminologie-Podcast	Annelie und Marie	Science	77	Podigee	48
92	Inside Stadtrat - Der Podcast der Magdeburger Stadtratsfraktion GRÜNE/future!	Stadtratsfraktion GRÜNE/future! Magdeburg	Science	58	Unknown	32
93	Wörterwiese	Fakultät Sozialwissenschaften \| Technische Hochschule Nürnberg	Science	47	Unknown	48
94	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
95	Blume & Ince - 2 Stimmen, 4 Kulturen	Prof. Dr. Inan Ince, Dr. Michael Blume	Science	63	Podigee	53
96	Sideways Sociology: UK Anti-Racism	The Sociological Review Foundation	Science	4	Buzzsprout	52
97	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
98	Ö1 Kontext	ORF Ö1	Science	6	Unknown	43
99	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
100	PolitikWissen	Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Universität Innsbruck	Science	48	Podigee	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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