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 09 Jul 2026

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07/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 207

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:37:30

Top 5 authors

1. Bloody FM (7 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (7 shows)

3. Voyage Media (4 shows)

4. Julian Simpson (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (38 shows)

2. Acast (21 shows)

3. Simplecast (10 shows)

4. BBC (7 shows)

5. Libsyn (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	237	BBC	58
2	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
3	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	39	BBC	28
4	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	108	Megaphone	83
5	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	292	BBC	38
6	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	834	Simplecast	73
7	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
8	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
9	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
10	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	98	Simplecast	73
11	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
12	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
13	The Murderer Killings - A True* Crime Podcast	Michael Satow & Jack Canfora	Fiction	10	Buzzsprout	57
14	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	107	Megaphone	63
15	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	380	Megaphone	53
16	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	371	Megaphone	68
17	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	68	Megaphone	69
18	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
19	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
20	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	731	Audioboom	48
21	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	10	Acast	69
22	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
23	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
24	The Three Ravens Podcast	Three Ravens	Fiction	538	Acast	89
25	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
26	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
27	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
28	Darmok and Jalad at Podcast: Star Trek TNG rewatch	Pickaxe	Fiction	44	Megaphone	52
29	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
30	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
31	Call Jonathan Pie	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	23	BBC	33
32	Horrid Henry's Stories	unknown_author	Fiction	115	Megaphone	32
33	We Fix Space Junk	Battle Bird Productions	Fiction	87	Megaphone	63
34	Tea and Two Sugars	Tatty	Fiction	106	Spotify for Podcasters	28
35	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
36	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
37	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
38	The Sound Of Home	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	83
39	Hell or High Rollers	Dice House Media ltd	Fiction	112	Acast	94
40	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	147	Megaphone	48
41	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	436	Podbean	52
42	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	168	Simplecast	68
43	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	419	Megaphone	53
44	Midst	Critical Role	Fiction	141	Megaphone	68
45	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	478	Megaphone	78
46	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	959	Megaphone	53
47	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
48	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	420	Simplecast	58
49	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	370	Libsyn	68
50	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
51	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	137	Megaphone	68
52	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	29	ART19	63
53	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	564	Megaphone	59
54	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	146	Acast	69
55	Wooden Overcoats	Wooden Overcoats Ltd	Fiction	59	Megaphone	53
56	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
57	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	78	Acast	74
58	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	55	Megaphone	43
59	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
60	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	140	Acast	59
61	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
62	Jackie the Ripper	Stak	Fiction	22	Acast	59
63	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
64	Nightmare Soup	Bloody FM	Fiction	17	Megaphone	83
65	The Void	StillGood Audio Fiction	Fiction	58	Megaphone	79
66	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
67	Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To	Jacob Slebodnik	Fiction	70	Acast	63
68	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
69	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	21	Megaphone	73
70	The Grimoire Diaries	Stone Fable	Fiction	28	Acast	94
71	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	194	Megaphone	59
72	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	369	Audioboom	47
73	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
74	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1008	RedCircle	63
75	End of All Hope	Bloody FM	Fiction	100	Simplecast	68
76	Bonk! The Naughty Book Club	Nicola Bonn	Fiction	7	Captivate	43
77	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	272	Simplecast	53
78	Não Inviabilize	Déia Freitas	Fiction	1378	Spotify for Podcasters	28
79	Escape Pod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	43
80	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	174	Spotify for Podcasters	38
81	NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS : dark tales, both old and new, performed by voice artist Kristin Holland	Horror Enthusiast, Voice Actor, Podcaster - Kristin Holland	Fiction	236	Libsyn	63
82	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1248	Acast	69
83	The Last City	Audible	Fiction	4	ART19	73
84	Classic Ghost Stories	Tony Walker	Fiction	392	Megaphone	63
85	Taking Time	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
86	Shadows at the Door	Shadows at the Door Publishing \| Realm	Fiction	48	Megaphone	53
87	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
88	See You in Hell	Gary Whitta	Fiction	9	Acast	59
89	THE DOUBLE[S]	Wolf at the Door	Fiction	10	Megaphone	68
90	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
91	PseudoPod	Escape Artists Foundation	Fiction	300	Libsyn	38
92	Beatrice Hart and the Curse of the Golden Fleece	Beatrice Hart Adventures	Fiction	8	Acast	48
93	Acephale: Horror Fiction	Jeffrey Walker	Fiction	76	Megaphone	38
94	Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective	Josie Jaffrey	Fiction	10	ART19	58
95	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	467	Simplecast	68
96	Broken Veil	Cheese & Pickle	Fiction	18	Acast	64
97	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
98	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
99	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
100	WOE.BEGONE	WOE.BEGONE Industries LLC	Fiction	361	Acast	58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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