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 22 Jan 2026

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01/22/2026

Average data

Episodes: 204

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:38:10

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)

2. Bloody FM (6 shows)

3. Mark R. Healy (3 shows)

4. NOISER (3 shows)

5. The Midnight Mystery (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (37 shows)

2. Acast (18 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. BBC (10 shows)

5. Libsyn (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	227	BBC	58
2	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	158	Megaphone	78
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	105	Megaphone	83
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	37	BBC	28
5	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	33	Acast	89
6	The Murderer Killings - A True* Crime Podcast	Michael Satow & Jack Canfora	Fiction	10	Buzzsprout	57
7	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	830	Simplecast	73
8	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	380	Megaphone	53
9	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	290	BBC	38
10	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	369	Megaphone	68
11	Charles Dickens Ghost Stories	NOISER	Fiction	9	Acast	63
12	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
13	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
14	Table Read	iHeartPodcasts	Fiction	119	Omny Studio	63
15	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	148	Megaphone	63
16	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
17	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media Inc.	Fiction	729	Audioboom	48
18	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
19	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
20	Sonic the Hedgehog Presents: The Chaotix Casefiles	Realm	Fiction	10	Megaphone	58
21	Broken Veil	Cheese & Pickle	Fiction	18	Acast	64
22	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	13	BBC	38
23	Hell or High Rollers	Hell or High Rollers	Fiction	111	Acast	94
24	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
25	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
26	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	38
27	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1641	Simplecast	83
28	The ladyaureliaravenshadepresents’s Podcast	ladyaureliaravenshadepresents	Fiction	45	Podbean	62
29	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	97	Simplecast	73
30	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
31	The Divide	Definitely Human	Fiction	13	Acast	94
32	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	419	Simplecast	58
33	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	436	Podbean	52
34	Classic Ghost Stories	Tony Walker	Fiction	390	Megaphone	63
35	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	954	Megaphone	53
36	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	68	Megaphone	69
37	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	138	Acast	59
38	Horrid Henry's Stories	unknown_author	Fiction	114	Megaphone	32
39	See You in Hell	Gary Whitta	Fiction	9	Acast	59
40	Bloodrock Springs	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	23	Megaphone	58
41	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	88	Acast	69
42	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	144	Acast	69
43	Call Jonathan Pie	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	23	BBC	33
44	Star Trek: Khan	Star Trek	Fiction	10	Megaphone	63
45	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	165	Simplecast	68
46	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
47	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	84	Acast	74
48	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
49	A Litter of Bones by JD Kirk - Full Cast Recording	Zertex Media Ltd	Fiction	9	Podbean	52
50	Nuremberg: The Trial of the Nazi War Criminals	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	1	BBC	32
51	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
52	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1243	Acast	69
53	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
54	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
55	The Truth	The Truth	Fiction	193	Megaphone	59
56	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	172	Spotify for Podcasters	38
57	Oakbridge - A Sci-Fi Mystery Audio Drama	97toNow Productions	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
58	Undertow: Familiar Haunts Details temporarily unavailable	Realm	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
59	Barmy Dale - Comedy Podcast (Sitcom)	Barmy Productions	Fiction	46	RedCircle	42
60	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
61	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
62	Harpurvale	Rachel Fairburn	Fiction	7	Libsyn	43
63	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
64	How i Died	Audiohm Media	Fiction	78	Megaphone	53
65	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	135	Megaphone	68
66	COLD TAPES	Free Turn	Fiction	85	Acast	54
67	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
68	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
69	Chilling Tales for Dark Nights — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	500	Audioboom	37
70	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
71	Meet Cute Originals	Meet Cute	Fiction	436	Megaphone	79
72	The Three Ravens Podcast	Three Ravens	Fiction	532	Acast	89
73	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
74	Wooden Overcoats	Wooden Overcoats Ltd	Fiction	57	Megaphone	53
75	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	533	Simplecast	58
76	Be. Scared	Be. Busta and Studio71	Fiction	449	Megaphone	69
77	The Offensive	Stak	Fiction	193	Acast	79
78	End of the Loop	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	19	Acast	69
79	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	163	Simplecast	73
80	Lighthouse Horror Podcast	Lighthouse Horror	Fiction	423	Spotify for Podcasters	41
81	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	560	Megaphone	59
82	Batman: The Audio Adventures	Max	Fiction	23	Megaphone	63
83	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	324	Simplecast	83
84	Acephale: Horror Fiction	Jeffrey Walker	Fiction	75	Megaphone	38
85	Entombed	Voyage Media	Fiction	11	Megaphone	73
86	Home Front - Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	58	BBC	28
87	Mythos	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	58
88	1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	Arthur Conan Doyle	Fiction	313	Libsyn	42
89	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
90	The Dark Somnium	Bloody FM	Fiction	272	Simplecast	53
91	The Amelia Project	Imploding Fictions	Fiction	151	Megaphone	48
92	Dr. Creepen's Dungeon	Dr. Creepen	Fiction	370	Audioboom	68
93	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	387	ART19	63
94	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	465	Simplecast	68
95	Rebel Robin: Surviving Hawkins (A Stranger Things Podcast)	Netflix	Fiction	7	Megaphone	52
96	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	368	Audioboom	47
97	The Void	StillGood Audio Fiction	Fiction	58	Megaphone	79
98	Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production	Alex Nursall & Emily Kellogg	Fiction	75	Megaphone	63
99	Lorekeeper's Librarium	Tobias Weaver	Fiction	87	RedCircle	48
100	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	368	Libsyn	68

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.

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