Apple Podcast Rankings - Great Britain - Fiction

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Great Britain

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Great Britain. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 03 Apr 2026

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04/03/2026

Average data

Episodes: 237

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:46:55

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (7 shows)

2. Mark R. Healy (3 shows)

3. NOISER (3 shows)

4. Julian Simpson (3 shows)

5. Voyage Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (36 shows)

2. Acast (20 shows)

3. BBC (8 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (3 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	236	BBC	58
2	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	108	Megaphone	83
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	159	Megaphone	78
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	39	BBC	28
5	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	834	Simplecast	73
6	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
7	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	10	Acast	69
8	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
9	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
10	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	107	Megaphone	63
11	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
12	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	292	BBC	38
13	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
14	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
15	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
16	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	371	Megaphone	68
17	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	731	Audioboom	48
18	Mythos	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	58
19	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	380	Megaphone	53
20	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
21	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
22	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
23	Broken Veil	Cheese & Pickle	Fiction	18	Acast	64
24	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
25	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	68	Megaphone	69
26	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
27	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
28	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	420	Simplecast	58
29	The Murderer Killings - A True* Crime Podcast	Michael Satow & Jack Canfora	Fiction	10	Buzzsprout	57
30	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
31	Listen, Relax and Enjoy the Wonders of Full Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1992	Unknown	53
32	The Three Ravens Podcast	Three Ravens	Fiction	538	Acast	89
33	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	97	Simplecast	73
34	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
35	Call Jonathan Pie	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	23	BBC	33
36	Here Be Dragons｜此处有龙	包慧怡，桑阳，张泽熙	Fiction	32	Unknown	53
37	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
38	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	436	Podbean	52
39	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
40	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
41	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	369	Libsyn	68
42	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
43	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1008	RedCircle	63
44	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
45	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	145	Acast	69
46	Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To	Jacob Slebodnik	Fiction	70	Acast	63
47	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
48	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	564	Megaphone	59
49	Horrid Henry's Stories	unknown_author	Fiction	115	Megaphone	32
50	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	29	ART19	63
51	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	959	Megaphone	53
52	James Pond, starring David Mitchell and Tamsin Greig	Listen & Often	Fiction	2	Spotify for Podcasters	22
53	How i Died	Audiohm Media	Fiction	78	Megaphone	53
54	The Offensive	Stak	Fiction	193	Acast	79
55	Hell or High Rollers	Dice House Media ltd	Fiction	112	Acast	94
56	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
57	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	461	Audioboom	52
58	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
59	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1248	Acast	69
60	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
61	We Fix Space Junk	Battle Bird Productions	Fiction	87	Megaphone	63
62	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
63	Wooden Overcoats	Wooden Overcoats Ltd	Fiction	59	Megaphone	53
64	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	388	ART19	63
65	Classic Ghost Stories	Tony Walker	Fiction	392	Megaphone	63
66	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	106	Spotify for Podcasters	28
67	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
68	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	174	Megaphone	42
69	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	140	Acast	59
70	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
71	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1649	Simplecast	83
72	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	91	Spreaker	54
73	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
74	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
75	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
76	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	137	Megaphone	68
77	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	418	Megaphone	53
78	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	168	Simplecast	68
79	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
80	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	147	Megaphone	48
81	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
82	Não Inviabilize	Déia Freitas	Fiction	1378	Spotify for Podcasters	28
83	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
84	Dirt - An Audio Drama	STUDIO5705	Fiction	50	Megaphone	63
85	Barmy Dale - Comedy Podcast (Sitcom)	Barmy Productions	Fiction	46	RedCircle	42
86	Darmok and Jalad at Podcast: Star Trek TNG rewatch	Pickaxe	Fiction	44	Megaphone	52
87	Hard Drive	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	73
88	Enter a New World Through Your Headphones With Free Audiobook	hotaudiobook.com	Fiction	1972	Unknown	53
89	Project Bläckfisk	Amber Sykes	Fiction	7	RedCircle	53
90	The Unquiet Podcast: Stories for Dark Nights	Original Theatre and Max Pappenheim	Fiction	3	Squarespace	52
91	The Royals of Malibu	Emerald Audio	Fiction	54	Megaphone	69
92	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
93	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
94	Jackie the Ripper	Stak	Fiction	22	Acast	59
95	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
96	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	577	Simplecast	58
97	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
98	See You in Hell	Gary Whitta	Fiction	9	Acast	59
99	Bridgewater	iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild	Fiction	24	Omny Studio	73
100	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	23	Megaphone	58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

The podcast landscape in Great Britain is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in Great Britain.
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