The Best German Podcasts: Overview & Examples

The German podcast landscape continues to grow rapidly. If you're also a fan of the format, our guide below shows which podcasts regularly attract the most listeners.

Almost every topic: The German podcast scene has something in store for every taste.

Of course, there can be no clear opinion on the best podcasts for subjective reasons. Another point of reference, however, is how well-known and successful a podcast is.

These are the best and most successful German podcasts

Here is a selection of the top podcasts in the German-speaking world:

• In first place is "Gemischtes Hack" with comedy specialists Felix Lobrecht and Tommi Schmitt.
• Equally successful for many years are Jan Böhmermann and Olli Schulz with "Fest & Flauschig".
• The time is very well known for its podcast "Verbrechen". There it is about exciting true-crime cases.
• Also in "Mordlust - crimes and their backgrounds" it is about crime.
• "Baywatch Berlin" with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, Thomas Schmitt and Jakob Lundt has only been around since the end of 2019, but has since been able to gain many listeners. We have explained the concept of the podcast in more detail here.

Also worth mentioning is "The Coronavirus Update" from NDR Info, as the podcast with virologist Dr. Christian Drosten is much listened to due to current events. For podcast fans, there is thus a wide range of topics from serious and realistic to funny and entertaining.