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 23 Aug 2026

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08/23/2026

Average data

Episodes: 218

Frequency: every 22 days

Duration: 00:37:00

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (7 shows)

2. Bloody FM (5 shows)

3. Voyage Media (4 shows)

4. GZM Shows (2 shows)

5. Night Vale Presents (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (33 shows)

2. Acast (18 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. BBC (9 shows)

5. ART19 (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	241	BBC	58
2	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
3	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	110	Megaphone	83
4	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	40	BBC	28
5	Blood Stone	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	78
6	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
7	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
8	Limelight	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	294	BBC	38
9	The Sleepy Bookshelf	Slumber Studios	Fiction	837	Simplecast	73
10	The Lovecraft Investigations	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	44	BBC	52
11	National Emergency	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	10	Acast	69
12	Drama of the Week	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	2	BBC	38
13	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	381	Megaphone	53
14	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
15	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	107	Megaphone	63
16	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
17	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	372	Megaphone	68
18	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	421	Simplecast	58
19	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	732	Audioboom	48
20	The Three Ravens Podcast	Three Ravens	Fiction	542	Acast	89
21	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	64	Megaphone	63
22	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
23	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
24	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
25	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
26	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
27	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	146	Acast	69
28	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
29	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	961	Megaphone	53
30	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	169	Simplecast	68
31	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	438	Podbean	52
32	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
33	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
34	Classic Ghost Stories	Tony Walker	Fiction	393	Megaphone	63
35	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
36	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
37	Hell or High Rollers	Dice House Media ltd	Fiction	112	Acast	94
38	Taking Time	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
39	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1253	Acast	69
40	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
41	Wooden Overcoats	Wooden Overcoats Ltd	Fiction	59	Megaphone	53
42	THE DOUBLE[S]	Wolf at the Door	Fiction	10	Megaphone	68
43	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	142	Acast	59
44	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
45	Horrid Henry's Stories	unknown_author	Fiction	116	Megaphone	32
46	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	565	Megaphone	59
47	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	29	ART19	63
48	Não Inviabilize	Déia Freitas	Fiction	1378	Spotify for Podcasters	28
49	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
50	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	98	Simplecast	73
51	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
52	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	468	Simplecast	68
53	The Murderer Killings - A True* Crime Podcast	Michael Satow & Jack Canfora	Fiction	10	Buzzsprout	57
54	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	424	Megaphone	53
55	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1655	Simplecast	83
56	Edge of the Forgotten	Pale Matter \| Realm	Fiction	21	Megaphone	73
57	Petrified	Liam Geraghty / Peter Dunne	Fiction	42	Acast	79
58	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
59	Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective	Josie Jaffrey	Fiction	9	ART19	58
60	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
61	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
62	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
63	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	326	Simplecast	83
64	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
65	Darmok and Jalad at Podcast: Star Trek TNG rewatch	Pickaxe	Fiction	45	Megaphone	32
66	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
67	1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	Arthur Conan Doyle	Fiction	320	Libsyn	42
68	The Silt Verses	Eskew Productions Ltd	Fiction	56	Acast	84
69	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
70	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
71	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
72	The Red Eye	Ally Murphy	Fiction	140	Buzzsprout	83
73	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	174	Spotify for Podcasters	38
74	Broken Veil	Cheese & Pickle	Fiction	18	Acast	64
75	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
76	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	163	Simplecast	73
77	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1009	RedCircle	63
78	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
79	Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality Audiobook	Jack Voraces	Fiction	137	Podbean	58
80	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	478	Megaphone	78
81	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
82	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
83	OMINOUS THRILL: Her Horrorween	Jeff Schmidt	Fiction	43	ART19	83
84	The Mysteries Of Derlin County	Brandon	Fiction	371	Libsyn	68
85	The Classic Tales Podcast	B.J. Harrison	Fiction	300	Libsyn	57
86	Our Wars Have Ended	Eskew Productions	Fiction	10	Acast	84
87	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
88	Listen with Other	Giles Booth	Fiction	32	Unknown	73
89	Scary Stories Told in the Dark — A Horror Fiction Anthology Series	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	462	Audioboom	52
90	The Offensive	Stak	Fiction	193	Acast	79
91	Call Jonathan Pie	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	23	BBC	33
92	The Bright Sessions	Atypical Artists	Fiction	125	ART19	73
93	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
94	Stories from the Village of Nothing Much	Wellness Loud	Fiction	137	Megaphone	68
95	The Dark Is Rising	BBC World Service	Fiction	13	BBC	53
96	Wrong Station	The Wrong Station	Fiction	265	Megaphone	63
97	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	371	Audioboom	47
98	Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot (Audiobook Collection)	Agatha Christie	Fiction	17	RSS.com	52
99	Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To	Jacob Slebodnik	Fiction	70	Acast	63
100	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58

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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