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 20 Jul 2026

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07/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 212

Frequency: every 23 days

Duration: 00:35:19

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (7 shows)

2. Julian Simpson (4 shows)

3. Voyage Media (4 shows)

4. The Midnight Mystery (3 shows)

5. NOISER (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (30 shows)

2. Acast (20 shows)

3. ART19 (8 shows)

4. BBC (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	236	BBC	58
2	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	39	BBC	28
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	159	Megaphone	78
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	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
8	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
9	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	371	Megaphone	68
10	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
11	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	731	Audioboom	48
12	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	388	ART19	63
13	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
14	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	380	Megaphone	53
15	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	168	Simplecast	68
16	Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality Audiobook	Jack Voraces	Fiction	137	Podbean	58
17	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	420	Simplecast	58
18	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
19	The Murderer Killings - A True* Crime Podcast	Michael Satow & Jack Canfora	Fiction	10	Buzzsprout	57
20	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	107	Megaphone	63
21	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	10	Acast	69
22	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
23	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
24	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	68	Megaphone	69
25	Hell or High Rollers	Dice House Media ltd	Fiction	112	Acast	94
26	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
27	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
28	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	959	Megaphone	53
29	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
30	We Fix Space Junk	Battle Bird Productions	Fiction	87	Megaphone	63
31	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
32	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
33	Sophie Aldred's Ace Odyssey	Sophie Aldred	Fiction	31	Acast	53
34	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
35	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	145	Acast	69
36	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
37	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	97	Simplecast	73
38	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1248	Acast	69
39	The Void	StillGood Audio Fiction	Fiction	58	Megaphone	79
40	The Three Ravens Podcast	Three Ravens	Fiction	538	Acast	89
41	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
42	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	436	Podbean	52
43	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	29	ART19	63
44	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
45	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
46	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
47	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
48	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
49	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	147	Megaphone	48
50	Saigon	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	10	Omny Studio	53
51	Wooden Overcoats	Wooden Overcoats Ltd	Fiction	59	Megaphone	53
52	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
53	Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective	Josie Jaffrey	Fiction	10	ART19	58
54	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
55	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
56	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
57	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	418	Megaphone	53
58	TANIS	Public Radio Alliance	Fiction	65	Libsyn	78
59	Call Jonathan Pie	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	23	BBC	33
60	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
61	Mythos	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	58
62	The Offensive	Stak	Fiction	193	Acast	79
63	WOE.BEGONE	WOE.BEGONE Industries LLC	Fiction	361	Acast	58
64	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	424	Spotify for Podcasters	41
65	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
66	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	20	Megaphone	73
67	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	369	Libsyn	68
68	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1649	Simplecast	83
69	Classic Ghost Stories	Tony Walker	Fiction	392	Megaphone	63
70	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
71	Sorry About The Murder	TA2 Productions	Fiction	39	Megaphone	89
72	Matt From Nomad’s	Matt Crabtree	Fiction	109	Spotify for Podcasters	48
73	Não Inviabilize	Déia Freitas	Fiction	1378	Spotify for Podcasters	28
74	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
75	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
76	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
77	Horrid Henry's Stories	unknown_author	Fiction	115	Megaphone	32
78	The Sound Of Home	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	83
79	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1008	RedCircle	63
80	Nirav Modi : King Of Diamonds	NS Media Podcast	Fiction	22	Hubhopper	52
81	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
82	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
83	The Silt Verses	Eskew Productions Ltd	Fiction	56	Acast	84
84	Mockery Manor	Long Cat Media	Fiction	69	ART19	78
85	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	577	Simplecast	58
86	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
87	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
88	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	260	Megaphone	38
89	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	461	Audioboom	52
90	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
91	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	369	Audioboom	47
92	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	564	Megaphone	59
93	Jackie the Ripper	Stak	Fiction	22	Acast	59
94	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	467	Simplecast	68
95	The Bright Sessions	Atypical Artists	Fiction	125	ART19	73
96	Witchpunk: A Cyberpunk Story	Citeog Podcasts	Fiction	9	Captivate	53
97	Broken Veil	Cheese & Pickle	Fiction	18	Acast	64
98	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
99	Biome	Alex Zoubine	Fiction	21	RSS.com	52
100	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	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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