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 25 Aug 2026

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08/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 214

Frequency: every 25 days

Duration: 00:36:42

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (8 shows)

2. Bloody FM (5 shows)

3. Voyage Media (5 shows)

4. QCODE (3 shows)

5. Julian Simpson (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (36 shows)

2. Acast (16 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. BBC (10 shows)

5. Libsyn (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Archers	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	240	BBC	58
2	The Archers Omnibus	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	40	BBC	28
3	Sherlock & Co.	Goalhanger	Fiction	160	Megaphone	78
4	Sherlock Holmes Short Stories	NOISER	Fiction	109	Megaphone	83
5	Arc	BBC Sounds	Fiction	21	BBC	63
6	Jane Austen Stories	NOISER	Fiction	35	Acast	89
7	Blood Stone	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	Megaphone	78
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	The NoSleep Podcast	Creative Reason Media	Fiction	731	Audioboom	48
14	The Battersea Poltergeist	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	14	BBC	42
15	Welcome to Night Vale	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	381	Megaphone	53
16	The Three Ravens Podcast	Three Ravens	Fiction	541	Acast	89
17	Six Minutes	GZM Shows	Fiction	389	ART19	63
18	Midnight Burger	Business Goose Media	Fiction	107	Megaphone	63
19	We're Alive	Wayland Productions Inc	Fiction	241	Acast	84
20	Night Falls: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Sleepiest: Bedtime Story, Sleep Story, Sleep Podcast	Fiction	372	Megaphone	68
21	The Road of Shadows	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	64	Megaphone	63
22	The Adventure Zone	The McElroys	Fiction	421	Simplecast	58
23	The Cleaner	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
24	The Whisperer In Darkness	Julian Simpson	Fiction	10	Captivate	68
25	Close Your Eyes	Cryptic Radio	Fiction	31	Podbean	68
26	The Harbingers	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	29	ART19	63
27	Wooden Overcoats	Wooden Overcoats Ltd	Fiction	59	Megaphone	53
28	Scary Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	961	Megaphone	53
29	The White Vault	Fool and Scholar Productions	Fiction	116	Megaphone	79
30	Bunker 8	The Midnight Mystery	Fiction	40	Acast	63
31	Old Gods of Appalachia	DeepNerd Media	Fiction	146	Acast	69
32	Malevolent	Harlan Guthrie	Fiction	89	Acast	69
33	The Murderer Killings - A True* Crime Podcast	Michael Satow & Jack Canfora	Fiction	10	Buzzsprout	57
34	The Strata	Mark R. Healy	Fiction	163	Megaphone	58
35	Tower 4	Bloody FM	Fiction	62	Simplecast	63
36	The Antiquarium of Sinister Happenings	Bloody FM	Fiction	169	Simplecast	68
37	REDACTED	Hush Studios	Fiction	79	Acast	74
38	Classic Ghost Stories	Tony Walker	Fiction	393	Megaphone	63
39	Horrid Henry's Stories	unknown_author	Fiction	115	Megaphone	32
40	Phoebe Reads a Mystery	Vox Media Podcast Network	Fiction	778	Megaphone	59
41	Hell or High Rollers	Dice House Media ltd	Fiction	112	Acast	94
42	The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel	GZM Shows	Fiction	31	ART19	68
43	The Red Eye	Ally Murphy	Fiction	140	Buzzsprout	83
44	Babalu	Uneasy Tiger	Fiction	13	Acast	79
45	DERELICT	Night Rocket Productions	Fiction	44	Megaphone	53
46	Creepy	Be Afraid	Fiction	1252	Acast	69
47	Call Jonathan Pie	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	23	BBC	33
48	The Gentleman From Hell	Maeltopia	Fiction	142	Acast	59
49	The Leviathan Chronicles	Leviathan Audio Productions	Fiction	121	Megaphone	84
50	The Left Right Game	QCODE	Fiction	11	Megaphone	78
51	Legends of Avantris	Avantris Entertainment	Fiction	438	Podbean	52
52	Borrasca	QCODE	Fiction	18	Megaphone	73
53	Worlds Beyond Number	Worlds Beyond Number	Fiction	98	Simplecast	73
54	Não Inviabilize	Déia Freitas	Fiction	1378	Spotify for Podcasters	28
55	THE DOUBLE[S]	Wolf at the Door	Fiction	10	Megaphone	68
56	Limetown	Two-Up	Fiction	22	Megaphone	69
57	Warhammer 40k Lore to Sleep To	Jacob Slebodnik	Fiction	70	Acast	63
58	Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	478	Megaphone	78
59	Horror Stories	Horror Stories	Fiction	423	Megaphone	53
60	Desert Skies	Jared Carter	Fiction	47	Megaphone	54
61	Send Me To Sleep	Send Me To Sleep	Fiction	1653	Simplecast	83
62	Archive 81	Dead Signals	Fiction	51	Libsyn	68
63	Scare You To Sleep	Bloody FM	Fiction	468	Simplecast	68
64	The SCP Experience	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	565	Megaphone	59
65	Bedtime Horror Stories by Dr. NoSleep	Dr. NoSleep Studios	Fiction	27	Megaphone	53
66	1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories & The Best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	Arthur Conan Doyle	Fiction	320	Libsyn	42
67	The Offensive	Stak	Fiction	193	Acast	79
68	Wolf 359	Kinda Evil Genius Productions, LLC	Fiction	100	Megaphone	74
69	SCP Archives	Bloody FM	Fiction	326	Simplecast	83
70	Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu - Pre-Launch	Julian Simpson	Fiction	3	Captivate	42
71	Taking Time	Voyage Media	Fiction	10	Megaphone	73
72	The Silt Verses	Eskew Productions Ltd	Fiction	56	Acast	84
73	The Case of Charles Dexter Ward	Julian Simpson	Fiction	11	Captivate	58
74	British Spy Stories	Gabby Lane is Britain's most dangerous MI6 field officer.	Fiction	174	Spotify for Podcasters	38
75	Tolkien Lord Of The Rings - BBC	BRIAN SIBLEY	Fiction	13	Spotify for Podcasters	58
76	Alice Isn't Dead	Night Vale Presents	Fiction	71	Megaphone	68
77	We Fix Space Junk	Battle Bird Productions	Fiction	87	Megaphone	63
78	Last Resort	Voyage Media	Fiction	9	Megaphone	63
79	Horror Hill — A Horror Fiction Anthology and Scary Stories Series Podcast	Chilling Entertainment	Fiction	371	Audioboom	47
80	DC High Volume: Batman	DC \| Realm	Fiction	52	Megaphone	69
81	The Warning Woods \| Horror Stories	Miles Tritle	Fiction	260	Megaphone	38
82	George Orwell - 1984	Audiobooks On Line	Fiction	39	Spreaker	38
83	Mayfair Watchers Society	Bloody FM	Fiction	85	Simplecast	63
84	1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales	Jon Hagadorn	Fiction	673	Libsyn	32
85	The Black Tapes	Pacific Northwest Stories	Fiction	51	Libsyn	48
86	American Afterlife	Gamut Podcast Network	Fiction	19	ART19	69
87	Short Story	BBC Radio 4	Fiction	11	BBC	33
88	Knifepoint Horror Details temporarily unavailable	Soren Narnia	Fiction	126	Libsyn	43
89	Passenger List	Passenger List and Radiotopia	Fiction	28	PRX	53
90	Primal	Voyage Media	Fiction	12	RedCircle	78
91	Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery	Audacious Machine Creative	Fiction	88	ART19	52
92	Thirteen Details temporarily unavailable	Imaginary Comma	Fiction	143	RedCircle	63
93	The Cipher	BBC Sounds	Fiction	11	BBC	33
94	Gaslight	QCODE	Fiction	12	Megaphone	58
95	Blackout	QCODE & Endeavor Content	Fiction	20	Megaphone	79
96	Sophie Aldred's Ace Odyssey	Sophie Aldred	Fiction	31	Acast	53
97	The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories	Scott Miller	Fiction	600	Simplecast	58
98	Writing Excuses	Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler	Fiction	1008	RedCircle	63
99	Mission To Zyxx	Mission To Zyxx	Fiction	163	Simplecast	73
100	Jesters of Ravenloft: A D&D Podcast	Dumb-Dumbs & Dice	Fiction	296	Megaphone	57

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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