Top Documentary Podcasts in India

The latest Apple Podcasts Documentary chart for India, refreshed throughout the day. Last checked October 23, 2026.

1

Freakonomics Radio

Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

2

World of Secrets

BBC

3

The Documentary Podcast

BBC World Service

4

METRO with Sarah Koenig

Serial Productions & The New York Times

5

Adrift

Apple TV / Blanchard House

6

Sold a Story

APM Reports

7

SR PAY (True Crime Documentaries)

SR PAY

8

This Is Actually Happening

Audible

9

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

10

ChannelB پادکست فارسی

Ali Bandari

11

Black Box: The Chatbots

The Guardian

12

Otherworld

Otherworld

13

Focus: We Keep Us Safe

KUOW News and Information

14

Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera Network

15

Tech Bro Topia

Deutschlandfunk

16

Curse of: Miss America

iHeartPodcasts and Glass Podcasts

17

Great Lives

BBC Radio 4

18

Hyperfixed

Alex Goldman & Radiotopia

19

Explained under 5 minutes

Mikail

20

Better in Person with Stephen Dubner

Freakonomics Radio

21

The Telepathy Tapes

Ky Dickens

22

Seriously...

BBC Radio 4

23

Ear Hustle

Ear Hustle & Radiotopia

24

Thunder Bay

Canadaland

25

What It Was Like

Superreal

26

Inheritance

BBC World Service

27

Под куполом

Ivan Makridin

28

Decoder Ring

Slate Podcasts

29

The Flood

The Australian

30

I’m Not a Monster Presents… Where is Austin Tice?

BBC Sounds

31

Global Truth Desk Hindi

Global Truth Desk Hindi

32

有啥说啥｜用历史解码当下

王悠悠18号

33

Uncanny

BBC Radio 4

34

Ghost Encounters Unsolved

Ghost Encounters

35

Maroon files

Maroo files

36

Raat Wali Kahani | Horror Stories

Raat Wali Kahani

37

Danny Jones Podcast

Danny Jones | Daylight Media

38

Conspiracy Files with Paige Carter

Forbidden Knowledge Network

39

Friend of the Court

Maed in India

40

Spiral | Tortoise Investigates

The Observer

41

人間動物園：厭世姬外出取材

厭世姬＆邊角料

42

Naami Giraami

Aaj Tak Radio

43

Ek Bakhat Ki Baat

Aaj Tak Radio

44

Dark Matters – Geheimnisse der Geheimdienste

SWR3, rbb24 Inforadio, Eva-Maria Lemke

45

Political Lens

XLab Network

46

Real Life Ghost Stories

Real Life Ghost Stories

47

The Underworld Podcast

The Underworld Podcast

48

The Slow Newscast

The Observer

49

Paper Trail

ProPublica

50

Documentary on One Podcast

RTÉ Documentary on One

51

Jungle Prince

The New York Times

52

The Long Time Academy

Headspace Studios, The Long Time Project, Scenery Studios

53

The Brothers Ortiz

Campside Media & iHeart Podcasts

54

Radio Marz | پادکست فارسی رادیو مرز

Marzie

55

Stuff Matters with Ed Conway

Sky News

56

Comfort Sounds

Comfort Sounds

57

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58

Σκληρές αλήθειες

LIFO PODCASTS, ΑΡΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΚΙΔΗΣ

59

Une lettre d'Amérique

RTL

60

Χρονοκάψουλα

SoundSphereMedia

61

Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries

Olimpia Pérez

62

Sweet Bobby

Tortoise Media

63

Kurzgesagt Podcast: Science Revealed

Lynn Studio

64

The Paranormal Podcast

Jim Harold

65

Courtroom Chronicles

Naveen Koti

66

Be Amazed

Be Amazed

67

Tipping Point: The True Story of "The Limits to Growth"

Katy Shields

68

The Crux True Survival Stories

The Crux True Survival Stories

69

The Diamond King | Telegraph Investigates

The Telegraph

70

Reaching Out

Futuro Media

71

Wind of Change

Pineapple Street Studios / Crooked Media / Spotify

72

Gandhi - The Beginning

All Indians Matter

73

NRI Crime Files (Hindi)

Jaskirat Rataul True Crime

74

Theories of the Third Kind

Theories of the Third Kind

75

Swingers

BBC Radio Wales

76

The Secret World of Roald Dahl

iHeartPodcasts

77

Skyline Drive: How to Live Forever

iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope

78

Operação Papagaio

Observador

79

SAS: The Shadow War

The Independent / Aurra Studios

80

APJ Abdul Kalam : The Real Life Hero

Sanjay Gupta

81

Party Crews: The Untold Story

My Cultura and iHeartPodcasts

82

Neymar Jr. - Biography Flash

Liquid Studios

83

Satya Nadella - Biography Flash

Inception Point AI

84

Tales of Taboo

Ali Weiss

85

Justin Bieber - Biography Flash

Liquid Studios

86

Affaires sensibles

France Inter

87

The Legacy Of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Full Documentary

The Original Taste

88

രഹസ്യം! | Mysterious Stories | Malayalam Podcast

Mallu Story Teller

89

JAXXON PODCAST

Jaxxon Podcast

90

搞钱女孩

搞钱女孩小辉

91

Wirecard: 1,9 Milliarden Lügen

Süddeutsche Zeitung

92

有客到 | Zaobao Conversations

zaobao.sg 早报

93

Troll Army - Russlands Krieg im Internet

Spotify Studios

94

Deep Doku

Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg

95

Lignes de crêtes

Making Waves

96

Embedded

NPR

97

The Witch Farm

BBC Radio 4

98

Ça peut vous arriver

RTL

99

Bombay Bar Association

BBA

100

The World's Hardest Puzzle

Stak

101

The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating Things

Strange True Stories with Kyle Risi & Adam Cox

102

Тюремный подкаст

Поехавший

103

Strangers on a Bench

Tom Rosenthal

104

Into The Fog with Peter Laws

Peter Laws

105

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

bgty

106

What I survived

Jack Laurence

107

Kamikaze

Ved Choupane

108

Al Jazeera Documentary

Al Jazeera Network

109

La Sublime Condición Humana

El Extraordinario

110

Stories from a Stranger

Higher Ground

111

Comfort Sounds

Comfort Sounds

112

Lucky Boy

Tortoise Media

113

Storytime with Seth Rogen

Earwolf & Seth Rogen

114

Other Men Need Help

Mark Pagán

115

Empires - An Asian Business Podcast

1UpMedia

116

Kod: Katastrof

Podplay

117

肥宅老司機

老司與老機

118

Amplify

Sanchi Singh

119

Legendary Legacy - Recap Daily

Os Studio

120

Subtitle

Quiet Juice

121

Čestmír Strakatý

Čestmír Strakatý

122

Secrets We Keep

LiSTNR

123

Haunted UK Podcast: History, Hauntings and the Unexplained

Haunted UK

124

The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women (HERO)

Foreign Policy magazine

125

World’s Greatest Love Stories Podcast

Kevin Leadingham

126

Dakshin Gangotri - India's Greatest Journeys (Season 1)

MnM Talkies

127

On Assignment

Reuters

128

Dalton Fischer Podcast

Dalton Fischer

129

Toxic: The Britney Spears Story

SiriusXM

130

Museum of John

John House

131

Scene on Radio

Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University

132

7 metrów pod ziemią

Rafał Gębura

133

The Commune

Stuff Audio

134

Upfront Podcast

A cast of women.

135

Mana Kumural - Tamil Podcast

Inba personal

136

Heretics | Andrew Gold

Andrew Gold

137

Yeti

BBC Radio 4

138

WhatsApp University And Corona(Hindi) The Debator!

The Galaga Guy

139

Raagavil Marma Desam - SYOK Podcast [TM]

SYOK Podcast

140

Boomtown

Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly

141

Pipeline

Daily Mail

142

NTR Biography - by Koumudi Kiran Prabha

TeluguOne

143

History's Great Mysteries

Nick

144

Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman

Tortoise Media

145

MimmPodcast | پادکست میم

مهدی عباسی

146

Let’s Grow # Navratri

Shruti

147

Alien UFO Podcast

Simon Bown

148

Johnathan Walton Media

Johnathan Walton

149

Everyone Has An Ex

Mamamia Podcasts

150

The Infographics Show Podcast

E.A Inc

151

Inspirational Stories by Dr. Chekkilla Rajendra Kumar - Telugu Podcast

TeluguOne Podcasts

152

Die Lieblingsschülerin

Deutschlandfunk

153

Hidden Cults

Nik Hunter

154

The Whispering Woods : True Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters

True, Scary, Paranormal, Folklore and Ghost Stories

155

Unquiet Realities

Winchester

156

Khakiland

Maktoob

157

The Hidden Third

Mariana van Zeller

158

The Hummingbird Collective

Sarah Noble & Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation

159

My Life Through Indian Army and Beyond : Major Pawan Thapliyal : Real Incidents

Audio Pitara by Channel176 Productions

160

The Missing Cryptoqueen

BBC Sounds

161

رادیو ری‌را | RadioRira

radiorira

162

Michelle Obama - Biography Flash

Liquid Studios

163

The Birth Keepers

The Guardian

164

Space for Diplomacy

Spaceport SARABHAI

165

Hear Powerful Literary Performances That Stay Memorable Long After Listening Completely Ends

Audiobook Avenue

166

A Whole Other Country

Marfa Public Radio

167

International Detailing Association

Marshall Hill

168

Μαύρο Χρήμα

Μαύρο Χρήμα

169

Elon's Spies

Tortoise Media

170

Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current Affairs

Secrets & Spies

171

Springerstiefel – Alpha oder Opfer?

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk

172

TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I'm DOING

Abhay Dandekar

173

Learning Tings

Lucey

174

PARANORMAL • Histoires Vraies

Minuit

175

Cults and Secret Societies

Forbidden Knowledge Network

176

Untold: Opus Dei

Financial Times

177

The Shrink Next Door

Audible | Bloomberg

178

Strange Places

Billie Dean Shoemate III

179

Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar

Neeta Singh

180

Track Change

NPR

181

The Speaker

KQED

182

Mu Odia Mo Odisha

MU ODIA

183

Signal Hill

Signal Hill

184

The Redefector

Audiochuck

185

Mangu.TV Podcast

Giancarlo Canavesio

186

Podme Dokumentär

Podme

187

INSIDE CumEx – Jagd auf die Steuer-Mafia

ARD

188

Where Dreams Come From

Sanjeev Chatterjee

189

Profile

BBC Radio 4

190

Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto

Dreamtown: The Story of Adelanto

191

Humans Not For Sale by Prerana

Maed in India

192

Pablo Escobar: Escape from La Catedral

Spotify Studios

193

INVESTIGATION: एक गहरी पड़ताल

BBC Hindi Radio

194

Question Everything

Brian Reed

195

En quête de l’étrange

Pia Brunner

196

Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast

iHeartPodcasts

197

Welcome to Paradise

CBC

198

Osho's children

storielibere.fm

199

28ish Days Later

BBC Radio 4

200

Swami Vivekanand Life Stories.

Target state psc

201

OBSESSIONS: Wild Chocolate

iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope

202

Travel India

Chhabindra Ghadei

203

REICH – Das Geschäft mit dem Zweifel

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk

204

More Muslim

More Muslim

205

Passages, le podcast d'histoires vraies de Louie Media

Louie Media

206

State of Mind

Invisible Media & Blinkist

207

Rubirosa

Christopher Rivas

208

Thread Horreur By Delkor

Delkor

209

Debt Heads

Jamie Feldman & Rachel Webster

210

Chameleon: The Michigan Plot

Sony Music Entertainment / Campside Media

211

An Arm and a Leg

An Arm and a Leg

212

Legacy: Sports Stories

Stak

213

The Know Rogan Experience

Cross Pond Productions

214

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

Jimmy Akin

215

Bihar Shastra- The Story of Bihar That Every Bihari Must Know!

Sandeep Poddar

216

La dame du CDI

Nathanael

217

The Other Latif

WNYC Studios

218

True Creeps: True Crime, Ghost Stories, Cryptids, Horrors in History & Spooky Stories

Amanda Mednansky and Lindsey Charlick

219

OnlyFantasy

Audible

220

Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks

SpectreVision Radio

221

Taj Mahal..

Talha Qureshi

222

Cold Open

Esha Paul & Cauvery Rajagopal

223

Lore Lodge Podcast

Lodge

224

Friend of the Court

Anil Divan Foundation

225

Radio Ambulante

My Cultura, Radio Ambulante and iHeartPodcasts

226

Pearl Harburg - Deutschland nach 9/11

NDR

227

Pig Iron

Tortoise Media

228

Where the River Took Us

Texas Monthly

229

The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop

The Washington Post

230

La fabrique du mensonge

France Télévisions

231

Tamil Podcast

Suraj

232

Spectacle: True Crime

Sony Music Entertainment

233

Strange Stories UK

DBC

234

Cui Bono: Wer hat Angst vorm Drachenlord?

Studio Bummens & Undone

235

Personally: Agent Layla

CBC

236

A Very British Cult

BBC Radio 4

237

Crumbs

My Cultura and Sonoro

238

вДудь

vDud

239

The Rewriting Humanity

Jim Walsh

240

The Squarepeg Podcast

Amy Richards

241

Heroes Behind Headlines

Heroes Behind Headlines

242

My Donor Egg IVF Journey - Raw + In Real Time

by CDH

243

That's What People Do

That's What People Do

244

The Unconventional Soldier

theunconventionalsoldier

245

Expertes à la Une

Christelle Chiroux, TF1 Info

246

Internet Anarchist

Internet Anarchist

247

Οι ζωές των άλλων

Οι ζωές των άλλων

248

The Cancer Mavericks: A History of Survivorship

Matthew Zachary Worldwide

249

疑案辦的有聲無影

重大歷史懸疑案件調查辦公室

250

Injustices

Louie Media

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