Ranked listicle · Updated June 2026
The Best Documentary Podcasts of 2026
We track 224 documentary podcasts and rank them by audience reach, publishing cadence, and recent activity. Updated weekly. The list below starts at #121 — click any show for the full profile.
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Alex Tienda
4.2M subs· MexicoTravelDocumentaryCultureCanal Once
2.5M subs· MexicoNewsDocumentaryCultureGZT
2.5M subs· TRNewsCurrent EventsInterviewsHerne Katha
1.7M subs· United StatesDocumentaryStorytellingHuman InterestПостНаука
1.4M subs· United KingdomScienceEducationDocumentaryNova Lectio
1.6M subs· ItalyHistoryGeopoliticsSocial DynamicsLe Monde
2.2M subs· FranceNewsCommentaryDocumentaryLe Parisien
2.1M subs· FranceNewsInvestigative JournalismDocumentaryADYOPANTO
1.8M subs· BDHistoryGeographyGeneral KnowledgeEL COMERCIO
1.7M subs· PENewsCurrent EventsDocumentaryТелеканал «Доктор»
970K subs· RUHealth & WellnessMedicineScienceARD
923K subs· GermanyNewsCurrent EventsPublic Broadcastingالعربية برامج
773K subsPoliticsHistoryDocumentaryWDR Doku
1.1M subs· GermanyDocumentaryNewsReportageCanal Encuentro
945K subs· AREducationDocumentaryHistoryثمانية
1.3M subs· SADocumentaryCultureEducation台灣啟示錄
1.3M subs· TWTrue CrimeNews AnalysisDocumentaryTOLOnews
1.3M subs· United Arab EmiratesNewsCurrent AffairsPoliticsAbulsadiq - ابو الصادق
6.2M subs· JOTrue CrimeHistoryMysteriesTVPerú
752K subs· PEHistoryCultureDocumentaryDiscover Pakistan
1.1M subs· PakistanTravelCultureDocumentaryСуспільне Новини
1.1M subs· UANewsCurrent EventsJournalismAllo Docteurs
1.3M subs· FranceHealth & WellnessMedical AdviceWellnessPULS Reportage
1M subs· GermanyReportageDocumentaryYouth CultureY-Kollektiv
1.2M subs· GermanyJournalismDocumentarySocial CommentaryFaites entrer l’accusé - Officielle
650K subs· FranceTrue CrimeFrench CrimeDocumentaryDie Frage
679K subs· GermanySocial IssuesPsychologyPhilosophyKBS 다큐
2.8M subs· KRDocumentaryKorean CultureCurrent EventsWelt der Wunder
450K subs· GermanyScienceDocumentaryEducationLEGEND
3.7M subs· FranceInterviewsDocumentaryStorytellingSWR Doku
662K subs· GermanyDocumentaryInvestigative JournalismCurrent Affairstomatolix
2.5M subs· GermanyDocumentarySocial CommentaryEducation公視 網路直播頻道
309K subs· TWPublic BroadcastingEducationNewsUn Mundo Inmenso
1.8M subs· AREducationDocumentaryCurrent EventsBIOMACHINE
1.7M subs· RUHealth & WellnessFitnessNutritionKhabar TANYM
379K subs· KZDocumentaryEducationalNewsCriminals Most Wanted
264K subs· PakistanTrue CrimeDocumentaryServusTV On
391K subs· ATNews PoliticsTalk ShowDocumentarySRF Dokus & Reportagen
400K subs· CHDocumentaryReportageCurrent AffairsCarte Blanche
356K subsInvestigative JournalismCurrent AffairsDocumentaryOnliner
1.9M subs· BYHuman InterestDocumentarySocial CommentaryRTHK 香港電台
1.2M subs· HKPublic Service BroadcastNewsCurrent Affairshromadske
1.1M subs· UANewsJournalismDocumentaryVICE Nederland
176K subs· NetherlandsDocumentaryJournalismSocial IssuesLe Jour du Seigneur
224K subs· FranceSpiritualityReligionChristianityParfenon
1.3M subs· RUHistoryDocumentaryRussian CultureHAYK media
218K subs· GRArmenian NewsDocumentaryFilmTENGRI TV
1.3M subs· KZNewsDocumentaryEducationSTRG_F
1.3M subs· GermanyInvestigative JournalismNewsDocumentarySchweizer Radio und Fernsehen
83.5K subs· CHNewsDocumentaryEntertainmentZDF True Crime
82.7K subs· GermanyTrue CrimeDocumentaryAJ360 - الجزيرة 360
2.5M subs· QANewsDocumentaryCurrent Affairstvk3
57.9K subs· BANewsCurrent AffairsHealth & WellnessNTV Belgesel
50.5K subs· TRHistoryDocumentaryScienceTRT Belgesel
1.9M subs· TRDocumentaryHistoryEducationarhiva TVR
239K subsHistoryDocumentaryRomanian HistoryNews247gr
53.4K subs· GRNewsFinanceDocumentaryWDR Lokalzeit MordOrte
191K subs· GermanyTrue CrimeGerman CrimeDocumentary실화 On
916K subs· KRTrue CrimeInvestigative JournalismDocumentaryVICE Indonesia
863K subs· IDNewsDocumentaryCulture
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