Top 41 Documentaries in United Kingdom
This curated ranking covers the 41 largest documentaries in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Yves Saint Laurent (film), Anime club and Vice (TV series) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 792,076 people. Across all 41 entries the average audience size is 50,227, and the largest, Yves Saint Laurent (film), reaches around 350,465 people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each documentary, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yves Saint Laurent (film) |
350,465 | 2.4% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Anime club |
240,788 | 8.5% | Documentary | Literature |
| 3 |  Vice (TV series) |
200,823 | 6.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Walking with Dinosaurs |
176,899 | 16.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  POV (TV series) |
131,382 | 1.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Blue Planet |
107,101 | 22.7% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  The Blue Planet |
89,793 | 28.1% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  The Thin Blue Line (1988 film) |
82,981 | 14.7% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  FRONTLINE |
80,154 | 1.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Pumping Iron |
64,868 | 5.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Silent Voices (2005 film) |
60,991 | 5.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Finding Your Roots |
57,566 | 6.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  The Original Kings of Comedy |
57,446 | 6.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Bowling for Columbine |
52,307 | 10.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  March of the Penguins |
39,022 | 13.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Oddities (TV series) |
37,869 | 5.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Land and Sea |
31,919 | 6.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Roadkill (Internet show) |
24,528 | 3.4% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Man on Wire |
19,249 | 6.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner |
17,587 | 2.3% | Documentary | Literature |
| 21 |  Restrepo (film) |
15,716 | 1.0% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Deadly Women |
15,482 | 4.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  What the Bleep Do We Know!? |
13,273 | 5.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Frozen Planet |
9,884 | 4.0% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Elvis in Concert |
8,905 | 21.4% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Hard Knocks |
8,642 | 1.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  American Experience |
7,156 | 1.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Scared Straight! |
6,704 | 6.0% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Light Fantastic (TV series) |
6,495 | 29.0% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  The Story of Stuff |
6,297 | 4.7% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Hail Satan |
5,904 | 5.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Inside Edition |
5,902 | 0.4% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Living with Wolves |
5,527 | 32.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Racing Extinction |
5,388 | 10.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Seconds From Disaster |
3,892 | 12.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Vegucated |
2,936 | 7.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  A Football Life |
2,297 | 2.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Living Proof (film) |
2,214 | 1.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  The Acting Class |
1,679 | 8.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Miss Representation |
972 | 0.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  GMO OMG |
318 | 2.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 41 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom 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 refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest documentary in United Kingdom?
Yves Saint Laurent (film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 350,465 people in United Kingdom.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.