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 15 Jan 2026

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01/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 241

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:43:52

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)

2. Bloody FM (4 shows)

3. NOISER (3 shows)

4. Mark R. Healy (3 shows)

5. Chilling Entertainment (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (31 shows)

2. Acast (24 shows)

3. BBC (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Spreaker (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	258	BBC	58
2	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	163	Megaphone	78
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	113	Megaphone	83
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	42	BBC	28
5	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	38	Acast	89
6	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	845	Simplecast	73
7	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
8	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
9	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
10	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
11	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	298	BBC	38
12	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	65	Acast	63
13	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	376	Megaphone	68
14	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	109	Megaphone	63
15	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	734	Audioboom	48
16	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	422	Simplecast	58
17	Broken Veil	Cheese & Pickle	Fiction	18	Acast	64
18	See You in Hell	Gary Whitta	Fiction	9	Acast	59
19	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	383	Megaphone	53
20	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
21	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
22	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	17	Acast	63
23	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	966	Megaphone	53
24	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1671	Simplecast	83
25	Hell or High Rollers	Dice House Media ltd	Fiction	114	Acast	94
26	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	41	Acast	63
27	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	99	Simplecast	73
28	Call Jonathan Pie	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	23	BBC	33
29	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
30	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
31	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
32	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
33	Horrid Henry's Stories	unknown_author	Fiction	117	Megaphone	32
34	How i Died	Audiohm Media	Fiction	80	Megaphone	48
35	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	148	Acast	69
36	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	175	Simplecast	68
37	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
38	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
39	The Void	StillGood Audio Fiction	Fiction	43	Megaphone	73
40	Classic Ghost Stories	Tony Walker	Fiction	395	Megaphone	63
41	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	150	Acast	59
42	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	440	Podbean	52
43	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
44	Sophie Aldred's Ace Odyssey	Sophie Aldred	Fiction	32	Acast	53
45	Barmy Dale - Comedy Podcast (Sitcom)	Barmy Productions	Fiction	46	RedCircle	42
46	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
47	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
48	The Offensive	Stak	Fiction	193	Acast	79
49	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1272	Acast	69
50	Oakbridge - A Sci-Fi Mystery Audio Drama	97toNow Productions	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
51	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
52	The Murderer Killings - A True* Crime Podcast	Michael Satow & Jack Canfora	Fiction	10	Buzzsprout	57
53	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
54	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
55	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
56	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	149	Megaphone	48
57	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	80	Acast	74
58	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
59	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
60	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	177	Spotify for Podcasters	38
61	The Search For Gillian Gold - A Paranormal Mystery Podcast	Nine Ladies Productions	Fiction	17	Buzzsprout	58
62	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
63	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
64	Meet Cute Originals	Meet Cute	Fiction	436	Megaphone	79
65	Station 151	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	45	Megaphone	78
66	The Three Ravens Podcast	Three Ravens	Fiction	552	Acast	89
67	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	571	Megaphone	59
68	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	378	Audioboom	68
69	Star Trek: Khan	Star Trek	TV & Film	10	WideOrbit	58
70	Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To	Jacob Slebodnik	Fiction	73	Acast	63
71	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
72	Não Inviabilize	Déia Freitas	Fiction	1405	Spotify for Podcasters	28
73	Wooden Overcoats	Wooden Overcoats Ltd	Fiction	59	Megaphone	53
74	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	378	Audioboom	47
75	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	481	Megaphone	78
76	The Rift	The Rift	Fiction	45	RSS.com	52
77	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
78	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	454	Megaphone	69
79	Classic Drama Audiobooks	The Podcast Network	Fiction	131	Spreaker	54
80	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
81	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	470	Simplecast	68
82	Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins (A Stranger Things Podcast)	Netflix	Fiction	7	Megaphone	52
83	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	56	BBC	28
84	The Divide	Definitely Human	Fiction	13	Acast	94
85	Mansfield Park - Jane Austen	Jane Austen	Fiction	144	Spreaker	49
86	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	428	Spotify for Podcasters	41
87	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	465	Audioboom	52
88	Jackie the Ripper	Stak	Fiction	22	Acast	59
89	Persuasion by Jane Austen	Jane Austen	Fiction	91	Spreaker	49
90	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	140	Megaphone	68
91	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
92	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	35	ART19	48
93	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	86	Simplecast	63
94	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	18	Acast	69
95	Scary Story Podcast	Scary Stories	Fiction	253	Spreaker	63
96	Clarkesworld Magazine	Clarkesworld Magazine	Fiction	1196	Libsyn	43
97	Batman: The Audio Adventures	Max	Fiction	23	Megaphone	63
98	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	443	Megaphone	53
99	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	78	Megaphone	63
100	The Penumbra Podcast	Harley Takagi Kaner and Kevin Vibert	Fiction	224	Acast	79

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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