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 16 May 2026

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05/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 196

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:35:34

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)

2. Bloody FM (5 shows)

3. Julian Simpson (4 shows)

4. Voyage Media (3 shows)

5. Mark R. Healy (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (37 shows)

2. Acast (20 shows)

3. Simplecast (10 shows)

4. BBC (9 shows)

5. Libsyn (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	110	Megaphone	83
2	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	241	BBC	58
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	40	BBC	28
5	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
6	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
7	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
8	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	10	Acast	69
9	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	837	Simplecast	73
10	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
11	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
12	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	381	Megaphone	53
13	Life Lines	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	18	BBC	33
14	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
15	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	107	Megaphone	63
16	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
17	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
18	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
19	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
20	The Chronicles of Astrimos	Bloody FM, Echoverse	Fiction	9	Simplecast	68
21	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
22	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
23	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	372	Megaphone	68
24	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
25	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
26	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	142	Acast	59
27	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	146	Acast	69
28	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
29	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1009	RedCircle	63
30	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	64	Megaphone	63
31	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	438	Podbean	52
32	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
33	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	732	Audioboom	48
34	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
35	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
36	Mythos	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	58
37	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	98	Simplecast	73
38	Broken Veil	Cheese & Pickle	Fiction	18	Acast	64
39	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	169	Simplecast	68
40	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
41	The Murderer Killings - A True* Crime Podcast	Michael Satow & Jack Canfora	Fiction	10	Buzzsprout	57
42	The Three Ravens Podcast	Three Ravens	Fiction	542	Acast	89
43	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
44	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	421	Simplecast	58
45	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
46	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	961	Megaphone	53
47	Call Jonathan Pie	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	23	BBC	33
48	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
49	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	29	ART19	63
50	See You in Hell	Gary Whitta	Fiction	9	Acast	59
51	James Pond, starring David Mitchell and Tamsin Greig	Listen & Often	Fiction	2	Spotify for Podcasters	22
52	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1253	Acast	69
53	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	468	Simplecast	68
54	The Silt Verses	Eskew Productions Ltd	Fiction	56	Acast	84
55	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
56	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	137	Megaphone	68
57	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	565	Megaphone	59
58	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
59	Hell or High Rollers	Dice House Media ltd	Fiction	112	Acast	94
60	Classic Ghost Stories	Tony Walker	Fiction	393	Megaphone	63
61	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
62	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
63	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
64	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
65	We Fix Space Junk	Battle Bird Productions	Fiction	87	Megaphone	63
66	Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To	Jacob Slebodnik	Fiction	70	Acast	63
67	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	371	Libsyn	68
68	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
69	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	451	Megaphone	69
70	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
71	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1655	Simplecast	83
72	Dirty Diana	QCODE	Fiction	8	Megaphone	59
73	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
74	The Void	StillGood Audio Fiction	Fiction	58	Megaphone	79
75	Hard Drive	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	73
76	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
77	WE'RE NOT MEANT TO KNOW	SpectreVision Radio	Fiction	56	Megaphone	43
78	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	424	Megaphone	53
79	Horrid Henry's Stories	unknown_author	Fiction	116	Megaphone	32
80	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
81	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
82	Não Inviabilize	Déia Freitas	Fiction	1378	Spotify for Podcasters	28
83	Midst	Critical Role	Fiction	141	Megaphone	68
84	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	147	Megaphone	48
85	American Hostage	Criminal Content	Fiction	12	Spreaker	59
86	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
87	Harry Potter Audio Books, Read aloud podcast	Swastik Seth	Fiction	2	Hubhopper	32
88	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	194	Megaphone	59
89	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
90	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
91	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
92	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
93	The Offensive	Stak	Fiction	193	Acast	79
94	Something's Amiss at Juniper's House	Bloody FM	Fiction	12	Simplecast	62
95	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
96	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	23	Megaphone	58
97	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
98	It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton	Wil Wheaton	Fiction	57	Megaphone	58
99	Wooden Overcoats	Wooden Overcoats Ltd	Fiction	59	Megaphone	53
100	Batman: The Audio Adventures	Max	Fiction	23	Megaphone	63

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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