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Rank
Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated quarterly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Germany. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.
Avg age
Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Germany, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.
Female share
Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Germany. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YYves Saint Laurent (film) | 3M | 15.8% | 46.6 | 80.3% | Documentary |
| 2 | DDR K | 1.2M | 48.5% | 44.5 | 55.2% | Documentary |
| 3 | 33sat | 1.1M | 76.5% | 46.1 | 50.6% | Entertainment |
| 4 | AAnna und die wilden Tiere | 1.1M | 73.1% | 35.5 | 66.1% | Documentary |
| 5 | TTLC (TV network) | 1M | 2.8% | 34.3 | 65.1% | Lifestyle |
| 6 | 337 Grad | 909k | 89.8% | 42.6 | 59.1% | Documentary |
| 7 | AArte | 894k | 6.6% | 39.8 | 56.0% | Entertainment |
| 8 | RReally (TV channel) | 691k | 7.9% | 33.4 | 100.0% | Entertainment |
| 9 | DDiscovery+ | 688k | 21.1% | 37.7 | 44.9% | Documentary |
| 10 | PPhoenix | 686k | 88.2% | 42.1 | 50.6% | News |
| 11 | DDMAX | 660k | 18.9% | — | — | Documentary |
| 12 | CCreate (TV network) | 648k | 1.3% | 51.1 | 80.4% | Lifestyle |
| 13 | TThe Weather Channel | 632k | 2.8% | 41.1 | 50.6% | News |
| 14 | LLebenslinien | 510k | 80.3% | 35.5 | 66.1% | Documentary |
| 15 | PPBS | 501k | 1.6% | 33.8 | 53.9% | Entertainment |
| 16 | YYesterday (TV channel) | 495k | 4.6% | 52.4 | 43.7% | Documentary |
| 17 | TThe Telepathy Tapes | 377k | 12.4% | 41.0 | 52.1% | Society & culture |
| 18 | IInvestigation Discovery | 323k | 5.0% | 39.2 | 49.6% | Documentary |
| 19 | EElefant, Tiger & Co. | 297k | 91.8% | 35.5 | 66.1% | Documentary |
| 20 | PPOV (TV series) | 294k | 3.6% | 35.5 | 47.9% | Documentary |
| 21 | AArmes Deutschland - Stempeln oder abrackern? | 253k | 95.2% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 22 | OOxygen (TV channel) | 224k | 2.8% | 41.8 | 32.1% | Documentary |
| 23 | SSeelenfänger | 204k | 81.6% | 41.1 | 52.1% | Society & culture |
| 24 | MMorlock Motors - Big Deals im Westerwald | 186k | 98.2% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 25 | BBritish Scandal | 186k | 37.2% | 42.5 | 51.7% | History |
| 26 | DDark Matters | 166k | 75.2% | 41.1 | 52.1% | Society & culture |
| 27 | DDie Tuning Profis | 162k | 96.4% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 28 | SSean Combs: The Reckoning | 119k | 6.5% | 36.3 | 36.0% | Documentary |
| 29 | ZZDF.reportage | 113k | 97.5% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 30 | AA&E (TV channel) | 105k | 0.8% | 36.9 | 44.0% | Documentary |
| 31 | PPina (film) | 104k | 11.2% | 39.6 | 64.9% | Documentary |
| 32 | WWir werden Camper | 102k | 98.2% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 33 | SSilent Voices (2005 film) | 101k | 7.9% | 43.2 | 84.7% | Documentary |
| 34 | MMakel? Los! | 101k | 92.0% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 35 | DDeutschland, ich küss dein Herz | 95k | 93.1% | 36.1 | 49.4% | Documentary |
| 36 | UUnter unserem Himmel | 88k | 94.8% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 37 | ZZDF Royal | 86k | 92.9% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 38 | TTRT Belgesel | 83k | 10.0% | 44.9 | 32.9% | Documentary |
| 39 | PPULS Reportage | 83k | 94.3% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 40 | UUnser Dorf hat Wochenende | 82k | 99.4% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 41 | BBeing Katarina Witt | 80k | 98.3% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 42 | WWalking with Dinosaurs | 79k | 6.0% | 39.3 | 66.6% | Documentary |
| 43 | II-Witness | 79k | 55.8% | 45.6 | 58.0% | Documentary |
| 44 | DDie Unvermittelbaren - Mit Martin Rütter | 72k | 94.3% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 45 | WWaldis Welt | 71k | 97.5% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 46 | VVice (TV series) | 68k | 2.5% | 25.9 | 100.0% | Documentary |
| 47 | OOvation | 63k | 9.7% | 50.8 | 69.3% | Music |
| 48 | AAffaires sensibles | 60k | 0.5% | 41.1 | 52.1% | Society & culture |
| 49 | DDie Lebensretter von Murnau | 60k | 97.8% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 50 | DDiscovery Channel | 60k | 0.7% | 36.4 | 54.1% | Documentary |
| 51 | TTRU DOKU | 57k | 83.0% | 35.5 | 66.1% | Documentary |
| 52 | OOmroep NTR | 57k | 0.9% | 43.1 | 51.2% | Documentary |
| 53 | AAdventure Buddies | 53k | 97.1% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 54 | EExpedition in die Heimat | 53k | 98.3% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 55 | VVelocity (TV channel) | 52k | 2.2% | 45.0 | 17.2% | Lifestyle |
| 56 | HHistoria (TV channel) | 50k | 1.6% | 32.0 | 44.1% | Documentary |
| 57 | BBowling for Columbine | 49k | 8.8% | 36.0 | 39.5% | Documentary |
| 58 | RRalf, der Bauernreporter | 47k | 98.1% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 59 | BBBC Earth | 46k | 2.7% | 39.6 | 51.9% | Documentary |
| 60 | LLa Chaîne parlementaire | 44k | 2.3% | 45.0 | 46.6% | News |
| 61 | TThe War Room | 44k | 30.5% | 46.0 | 38.6% | Documentary |
| 62 | NNational Geographic Channel | 43k | 4.6% | 40.1 | 48.2% | Documentary |
| 63 | PPumping Iron | 41k | 3.4% | 38.7 | 58.5% | Documentary |
| 64 | EEarthling | 40k | 8.7% | 37.6 | 39.0% | Documentary |
| 65 | FFRONTLINE | 40k | 0.6% | 29.9 | 37.3% | Documentary |
| 66 | FFahrenheit 9/11 | 39k | 20.3% | 51.3 | 59.5% | Documentary |
| 67 | PPia und die wilde Natur | 39k | 89.8% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 68 | MMord im Dorf | 38k | 86.1% | 35.5 | 66.1% | Documentary |
| 69 | PPrehistoric Planet | 38k | 4.4% | 35.0 | 49.0% | Documentary |
| 70 | CCasefile True Crime | 38k | 1.6% | 39.8 | 51.9% | True crime |
| 71 | TThe Last Waltz | 36k | 6.0% | 53.2 | 31.7% | Documentary |
| 72 | JJENKE. CRIME. | 34k | 96.8% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 73 | WWelcome to Wrexham | 33k | 4.1% | 37.7 | 53.0% | Documentary |
| 74 | TTitanen aus Stahl | 33k | 96.0% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 75 | HH2 (TV network) | 31k | 0.7% | 27.2 | 31.9% | Documentary |
| 76 | FFrance 5 | 31k | 0.7% | 40.2 | 40.3% | Documentary |
| 77 | FFrozen Planet | 31k | 7.9% | 43.4 | 45.1% | Documentary |
| 78 | DDie Schatzsucher von Oak Island | 30k | 91.5% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 79 | NNotaufnahme: Samstagnacht | 30k | 95.9% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 80 | LLänder – Menschen – Abenteuer | 30k | 90.3% | 35.5 | 66.1% | Documentary |
| 81 | TThe Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst | 30k | 2.2% | 36.3 | 36.0% | Documentary |
| 82 | OOtto beim KSK | 30k | 97.1% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 83 | TThe Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus | 29k | 18.8% | 57.2 | 18.5% | Documentary |
| 84 | Aaka Charlie Sheen | 29k | 10.7% | 35.3 | 58.3% | Documentary |
| 85 | LLove Nature | 28k | 4.7% | 37.8 | 62.9% | Documentary |
| 86 | DDR2 | 28k | 3.2% | 46.5 | 75.2% | Documentary |
| 87 | GGernstl unterwegs | 28k | 92.0% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 88 | TThe Dinosaurs | 28k | 4.0% | 36.3 | 36.0% | Documentary |
| 89 | AAluna | 28k | 4.5% | 44.7 | 62.8% | Documentary |
| 90 | AAmerican Monster | 27k | 54.3% | 35.5 | 66.1% | Documentary |
| 91 | TThe Jinx | 27k | 2.1% | 36.6 | 58.3% | Documentary |
| 92 | RRoadkill (Internet show) | 27k | 4.3% | 35.2 | 0.0% | Documentary |
| 93 | HHacked - Kein Leben ist sicher | 27k | 93.8% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 94 | NNat Geo Wild | 26k | 2.4% | 34.3 | 57.8% | Documentary |
| 95 | MMarch of the Penguins | 26k | 8.5% | 38.2 | 51.1% | Documentary |
| 96 | MMord unter Palmen | 25k | 93.7% | 43.1 | 67.7% | Documentary |
| 97 | DDiscovery HD | 25k | 24.4% | 45.6 | 0.0% | Documentary |
| 98 | HHistory (European TV channel) | 24k | 1.8% | 40.9 | 38.7% | Documentary |
| 99 | RRai 3 | 23k | 0.4% | 28.8 | 49.9% | Entertainment |
| 100 | GGeorgia Public Broadcasting | 23k | 6.2% | 46.8 | 64.9% | Entertainment |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular documentaries compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each documentary by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is updated quarterly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest documentary in Germany?
Yves Saint Laurent (film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 3M people in Germany.