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 07 May 2026

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05/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 200

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:36:40

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)

2. Julian Simpson (3 shows)

3. Voyage Media (3 shows)

4. Mark R. Healy (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (38 shows)

2. Acast (22 shows)

3. BBC (9 shows)

4. Libsyn (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	113	Megaphone	83
2	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	260	BBC	58
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	163	Megaphone	78
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	43	BBC	28
5	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	847	Simplecast	73
6	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	39	Acast	89
7	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	58
8	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	298	BBC	38
9	Broken Veil	Cheese & Pickle	Fiction	18	Acast	64
10	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
11	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
12	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	109	Megaphone	63
13	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	377	Megaphone	68
14	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
15	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	12	Acast	69
16	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	735	Audioboom	48
17	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	383	Megaphone	53
18	The Three Ravens Podcast	Three Ravens	Fiction	555	Acast	89
19	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
20	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	422	Simplecast	58
21	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	65	Acast	63
22	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
23	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
24	The Murderer Killings - A True* Crime Podcast	Michael Satow & Jack Canfora	Fiction	10	Buzzsprout	57
25	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
26	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
27	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
28	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
29	Hell or High Rollers	Dice House Media ltd	Fiction	114	Acast	94
30	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
31	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
32	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	80	Acast	74
33	Beatrice Hart and the Curse of the Golden Fleece	Beatrice Hart Adventures	Fiction	8	Acast	48
34	Call Jonathan Pie	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	23	BBC	33
35	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	41	Acast	69
36	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
37	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	150	Acast	59
38	Classic Ghost Stories	Tony Walker	Fiction	395	Megaphone	63
39	Horrid Henry's Stories	unknown_author	Fiction	117	Megaphone	32
40	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	968	Megaphone	53
41	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	41	Acast	63
42	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	148	Acast	69
43	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	123	Spotify for Podcasters	48
44	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	443	Podbean	52
45	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
46	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
47	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
48	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1275	Acast	69
49	Midst	Critical Role	Fiction	143	Megaphone	68
50	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
51	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	176	Simplecast	68
52	Life Lines	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	12	BBC	28
53	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	99	Simplecast	73
54	Mythos	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	58
55	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	572	Megaphone	59
56	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
57	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
58	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
59	The Offensive	Stak	Fiction	193	Acast	79
60	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
61	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	428	Spotify for Podcasters	41
62	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
63	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
64	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	446	Megaphone	53
65	We Fix Space Junk	Battle Bird Productions	Fiction	87	Megaphone	63
66	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	78	Megaphone	63
67	Darmok and Jalad at Podcast: Star Trek TNG rewatch	Pickaxe	Fiction	48	Megaphone	52
68	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
69	Mockery Manor	Long Cat Media	Fiction	71	ART19	78
70	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1673	Simplecast	83
71	Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To	Jacob Slebodnik	Fiction	74	Acast	63
72	The Void	StillGood Audio Fiction	Fiction	44	Megaphone	73
73	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
74	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
75	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	272	Megaphone	63
76	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	32	ART19	63
77	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
78	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
79	Hard Drive	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	73
80	See You in Hell	Gary Whitta	Fiction	9	Acast	59
81	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
82	How i Died	Audiohm Media	Fiction	80	Megaphone	48
83	Batman: The Audio Adventures	Max	Fiction	23	Megaphone	63
84	1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	Arthur Conan Doyle	Fiction	325	Libsyn	42
85	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	377	Libsyn	68
86	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	178	Spotify for Podcasters	38
87	Harvey in Hell	Chris McClure	Fiction	24	Acast	38
88	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	56	Megaphone	43
89	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	17	Acast	63
90	1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales	Jon Hagadorn	Fiction	674	Libsyn	38
91	Acephale: Horror Fiction	Jeffrey Walker	Fiction	76	Megaphone	38
92	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	72	Megaphone	68
93	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
94	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	196	Megaphone	59
95	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	141	Megaphone	68
96	This Thing of Darkness	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	27	BBC	33
97	Dirty Diana	QCODE	Fiction	8	Megaphone	59
98	American Hostage	Criminal Content	Fiction	12	Spreaker	59
99	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	393	ART19	63
100	The Edge of Sleep	QCODE & Wood Elf	Fiction	10	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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