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 Dec 2025

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12/16/2025

Average data

Episodes: 223

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:36:01

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)

2. Bloody FM (4 shows)

3. Voyage Media (4 shows)

4. NOISER (3 shows)

5. Mark R. Healy (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (33 shows)

2. Acast (19 shows)

3. BBC (10 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Libsyn (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	267	BBC	58
2	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
3	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	28
4	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	165	Megaphone	78
5	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	114	Megaphone	83
6	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	40	Acast	89
7	A Better Paradise	Absurd Ventures	Fiction	13	Megaphone	79
8	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	851	Simplecast	73
9	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	125	Omny Studio	63
10	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	736	Audioboom	48
11	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	293	BBC	38
12	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
13	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
14	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	380	Megaphone	68
15	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
16	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	385	Megaphone	53
17	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	42
18	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	423	Simplecast	58
19	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
20	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	110	Megaphone	63
21	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
22	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1680	Simplecast	83
23	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
24	Classic Ghost Stories	Tony Walker	Fiction	397	Megaphone	63
25	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	42	Acast	63
26	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	65	Acast	63
27	Christmas Ghost Stories	Jon Briggs	Fiction	15	Buzzsprout	73
28	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
29	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	972	Megaphone	53
30	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	18	Acast	63
31	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	81	Acast	74
32	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	152	Acast	59
33	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	117	Megaphone	73
34	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	100	Simplecast	73
35	How i Died	Audiohm Media	Fiction	81	Megaphone	48
36	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
37	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
38	Call Jonathan Pie	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	23	BBC	33
39	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
40	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	445	Podbean	52
41	Hell or High Rollers	Dice House Media ltd	Fiction	115	Acast	94
42	Star Trek: Khan	Star Trek	TV & Film	10	WideOrbit	58
43	Christmas Tales	The Telegraph	Fiction	6	Acast	43
44	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	178	Simplecast	68
45	The Rift	The Rift	Fiction	45	RSS.com	52
46	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	90	Acast	69
47	The Three Ravens Podcast	Three Ravens	Fiction	560	Acast	89
48	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
49	Oakbridge - A Sci-Fi Mystery Audio Drama	97toNow Productions	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
50	The Offensive	Stak	Fiction	193	Acast	79
51	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1281	Acast	69
52	Radio Detective Story Hour	Dennis Humphrey	Fiction	158	Libsyn	32
53	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
54	CreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radio	Creeps McPasta	Fiction	1011	Spreaker	48
55	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	149	Megaphone	48
56	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
57	Barbary Lane Dispatches Podcast	Armistead Maupin	Fiction	35	Substack	38
58	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
59	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	575	Megaphone	59
60	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	79	Megaphone	63
61	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	429	Spotify for Podcasters	41
62	Horrid Henry's Stories	unknown_author	Fiction	118	Megaphone	32
63	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	149	Acast	69
64	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	142	Megaphone	68
65	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
66	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	483	Megaphone	78
67	End of All Hope	Bloody FM	Fiction	101	Simplecast	68
68	Two Flat Earthers Kidnap a Freemason	Jeremy Ellett	Fiction	37	Megaphone	58
69	A Christmas Carol: Full-Cast Radio Show	A Christmas Carol	Fiction	7	Unknown	38
70	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
71	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
72	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
73	Scott Sigler's Galactic Football League (GFL) Series	Scott Sigler	Fiction	314	Megaphone	68
74	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	18	Acast	69
75	Elias The Caretaker	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	RedCircle	78
76	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	33	ART19	63
77	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
78	Silent Snow: The Christmas Eve Mystery	Quiet.Please	Fiction	3	Spreaker	59
79	Fabric	Miles Gibson	Fiction	10	RedCircle	74
80	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
81	Não Inviabilize	Déia Freitas	Fiction	1416	Spotify for Podcasters	28
82	Batman: The Audio Adventures	Max	Fiction	23	Megaphone	63
83	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
84	Origin Protocol	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	89
85	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
86	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
87	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	455	Megaphone	69
88	Full Body Chills	Audiochuck	Fiction	154	Simplecast	58
89	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	467	Audioboom	52
90	Give Me Away	Gideon Media	Fiction	54	Megaphone	59
91	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	473	Simplecast	68
92	Clarkesworld Magazine	Clarkesworld Magazine	Fiction	1196	Libsyn	43
93	Nel nido dei serpenti	Internazionale	Fiction	7	Spreaker	38
94	Mysteries at Midnight - Mystery Stories read in the soothing style of a bedtime story	Sleep Cove	Fiction	179	Megaphone	42
95	Sanctuary	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	RedCircle	78
96	Broken Veil	Cheese & Pickle	Fiction	18	Acast	64
97	Endgame	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	89
98	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	179	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	56	BBC	28
100	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43

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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