Top 32 Documentaries in India
This curated ranking covers the 32 largest documentaries in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. POV (TV series), FRONTLINE and Silent Voices (2005 film) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,248,995 people. Across all 32 entries the average audience size is 57,067, and the largest, POV (TV series), reaches around 917,204 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each documentary, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across India and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  POV (TV series) |
917,204 | 10.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  FRONTLINE |
195,212 | 3.0% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Silent Voices (2005 film) |
136,579 | 11.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Anime club |
104,170 | 3.7% | Documentary | Literature |
| 5 |  Yves Saint Laurent (film) |
103,039 | 0.7% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Frozen Planet |
94,188 | 37.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Blue Planet |
78,385 | 16.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Pumping Iron |
36,734 | 3.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Walking with Dinosaurs |
19,843 | 1.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Finding Your Roots |
16,362 | 1.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner |
14,236 | 1.9% | Documentary | Literature |
| 12 |  The Story of Stuff |
13,466 | 10.1% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Inside Edition |
13,433 | 0.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  The Blue Planet |
11,573 | 3.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Roadkill (Internet show) |
9,716 | 1.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  The Thin Blue Line (1988 film) |
9,006 | 1.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  The Original Kings of Comedy |
6,681 | 0.7% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Oddities (TV series) |
6,051 | 0.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Deadly Women |
5,599 | 1.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Man on Wire |
5,537 | 1.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  March of the Penguins |
5,374 | 1.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  American Experience |
4,747 | 1.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Living Proof (film) |
4,528 | 3.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Bowling for Columbine |
4,283 | 0.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Restrepo (film) |
3,600 | 0.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  The Acting Class |
1,989 | 9.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Miss Representation |
1,903 | 1.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  A Football Life |
1,206 | 1.1% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Seconds From Disaster |
776 | 2.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Vegucated |
617 | 1.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Living with Wolves |
102 | 0.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Light Fantastic (TV series) |
12 | 0.1% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 32 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India 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 India?
POV (TV series) currently leads with an estimated audience of 917,204 people in India.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.