The range of podcasts in Germany is overwhelming. Some are about science and news, others about films, series or gaming. Podcasts about crime cases, daily life or current social trends are also popular. You can see which podcasts are currently particularly popular here.
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These are today’s podcast rankings on iTunes and Spotify:
Apple iTunes: Podcast-Charts am 25.8.2024
- Stories from history
- Kaulitz Hills – Mustard from Hollywood
- OMR Rabbit Hole: Die Samwer-Story
- Battle of the companies
- Lanz & Precht
- Mordlust
- Combat boots – The 90s are back
- Baywatch Berlin
- Murder on Ex
- Kurt Krömer – Feelings
Spotify: Podcast-Charts am 25.8.2024
- Alpha Females
- Kaulitz Hills – Mustard from Hollywood
- Because it burns every day – with Monchi from Feine Sahne Fischfilet
- Mordlust
- Murder on Ex
- Hot Soul by Emskopf
- Hobbylos
- Know Weekly
- The annoying ones
- Dick & Doof
No uniform standards for measuring the reach of podcasts in Germany
How can podcast numbers be measured reliably? While magazines and newspapers, radio and television rely on uniform standards, there is currently no such standard for podcasts in Germany. The charts used in this article are based on the rankings of Apple and Spotify, currently the largest platforms for podcasts. However, they each use their own criteria when compiling the charts.
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The USA is already one step ahead in this regard and uses the so-called IAB standard for the uniform measurement of podcast downloads. This standard, launched by the Interactive Advertising Bureau, serves, among other things, to offer podcasters and advertisers more comparability of reach on the market. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is an international trade association of the online advertising industry that represents the interests of the digital advertising and media industry and advocates for unification and standardization.
Players such as Audible, Libsyn, MidRoll Media, Podtrac and Nielsen have participated in the standard. Platforms such as Spotify also use the guide in the USA to measure the performance of a podcast.
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How are the charts on iTunes created?
Since iTunes is currently the most used platform for podcasts, it is usually the first port of call for current podcast charts, which Apple publishes several times a day and makes available to all users. In fact, however, nobody except Apple knows exactly how the iTunes charts work. The ranking does not seem to be based on downloads in descending order. SFor example, podcaster Daniel Friesenecker managed to reach number one in the Austrian iTunes charts with just three downloads.
How exactly the charts are created is anyone’s guess – it’s conceivable that they’re a combination of different factors, such as subscriber numbers, views, ratings, downloads and other user interactions. In addition, the iTunes podcast charts are updated several times a day, so there can be several most popular podcasts per day.
Podcasts from RND – our current formats and episodes
“Geyer & Niesmann” – the political weekly overview from our capital city office
Together with experts from the capital’s press and politics, Steven Geyer and Andres Niesmann discuss every Saturday what lies behind the headlines about election campaigns, party disputes and political embarrassments. “Relaxed, without clichés, with everything and with spice,” promises the package insert on Spotify, iTunes, Get Podcast – and everywhere else where podcasts are available.
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“Oh, come on!” – the podcast about love, relationships and sex
Is my penis too short? How much porn do I need in bed? I don’t get wet (anymore), why? These and many other questions about sexuality are still associated with great shame today – in all generations. Often with the result that sexuality suffers as a result. But that doesn’t have to be the case! Couple and sex therapist Ann-Marlene Henning was once considered Germany’s first sexologist. In the RND podcast “Ach, komm!” the Danish native breaks down ignorance and shame – in a conversation with magazine editor Caro Burchardt, Henning addresses the most pressing questions and doesn’t shy away from cheeky answers. A new episode every Thursday, wherever podcasts are available.
“A half-time with”: The football podcast with Wolff Christoph-Fuss and Heiko Ostendorp
Whether it’s the Bundesliga restart in Corona times, player transfers, new coaches or the highlights of the last big game – the most famous voice in German football talks to the RND’s head of football about current events in sport.
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“The Day” – compact news podcast
Know what the day brings – with the news briefing from RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland. Every morning at 7 a.m.
The weekly testers – explaining instead of lecturing
The human perspective on politics, economics and society to listen to, understand and discuss. With Wolfgang Bosbach and Christian Rach.
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