Apple Podcast Rankings - Great Britain - Politics

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 11 Oct 2026

10/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 487
Frequency: every 7 days
Duration: 00:43:34

Top 5 authors

1. Podmasters (4 shows)
2. Times Radio (4 shows)
3. The Bulwark (3 shows)
4. Goalhanger (3 shows)
5. Sky News (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (33 shows)
2. Megaphone (22 shows)
3. Captivate (8 shows)
4. Audioboom (7 shows)
5. Simplecast (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast The Rest Is PoliticsThe Rest Is PoliticsGoalhangerNews626Megaphone
63
2Podcast The Rest Is Politics: USThe Rest Is Politics: USGoalhangerNews260Megaphone
73
3Podcast AmericastAmericastBBC NewsNews658BBC
33
4Podcast TRIGGERnometryTRIGGERnometryTRIGGERnometryNews885Megaphone
48
5Podcast Political CurrencyPolitical CurrencyPersephonicaNews327Acast
89
6Podcast The News Agents - USAThe News Agents - USAGlobalNews185Captivate
58
7Podcast The Rest Is Politics: LeadingThe Rest Is Politics: LeadingGoalhanger News214Megaphone
63
8Podcast Electoral DysfunctionElectoral DysfunctionSky NewsNews220Captivate
53
9Podcast Politics Weekly UKPolitics Weekly UKThe GuardianNews291Acast
38
10Podcast Pod Save AmericaPod Save AmericaPod Save AmericaNews1200Audioboom
53
11Podcast Political FixPolitical FixFinancial TimesNews619Acast
53
12Podcast Quite right!Quite right!The SpectatorNews92Acast
59
13Podcast The TrawlThe TrawlJemma Forte & Marina PurkissNews463Acast
74
14Podcast Oh God, What Now?Oh God, What Now?PodmastersNews794Megaphone
79
15Podcast The Rest Is MoneyThe Rest Is MoneyGoalhangerNews327Megaphone
43
16Podcast The Politics ShowThe Politics ShowThe New StatesmanNews1483Acast
64
17Podcast TRUMP100TRUMP100Sky NewsNews355Captivate
53
18Podcast Politics Weekly AmericaPolitics Weekly AmericaThe GuardianNews284Acast
38
19Podcast The Andrew Neil ReportThe Andrew Neil ReportTimes RadioNews37Acast
69
20Podcast Politics UnpackedPolitics UnpackedTimes RadioNews2000Acast
53
21Podcast Novara LiveNovara LiveNovara MediaNews306Blubrry Podcasting
49
22Podcast The State of ItThe State of ItThe TimesNews83Acast
69
23Podcast Political Thinking with Nick RobinsonPolitical Thinking with Nick RobinsonBBC Radio 4News328BBC
28
24Podcast In The RoomIn The RoomThe Independent / Next Chapter StudiosNews45Acast
69
25Podcast The New Yorker Radio HourThe New Yorker Radio HourWNYC Studios and The New YorkerNews1078Simplecast
48
26Podcast The spiked podcastThe spiked podcastThe spiked podcastNews513Megaphone
38
27Podcast Rock & Roll Politics with Steve RichardsRock & Roll Politics with Steve RichardsSteve RichardsNews454Acast
72
28Podcast The Bulwark PodcastThe Bulwark PodcastThe BulwarkNews506Audioboom
32
29Podcast Still CountingStill CountingCrooked MediaNews9Audioboom
42
30Podcast The General & The JournalistThe General & The JournalistThe TimesNews83Acast
69
31Podcast The Bunker – Your daily news Deep DiveThe Bunker – Your daily news Deep DivePodmastersNews1935Acast
89
32Podcast Double Jeopardy - UK Law and PoliticsDouble Jeopardy - UK Law and PoliticsKen Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KCNews170Megaphone
48
33Podcast Where Politics Meets HistoryWhere Politics Meets HistoryGlobalNews688Captivate
48
34Podcast Politics At Sam and Anne'sPolitics At Sam and Anne'sSky NewsNews463Captivate
48
35Podcast Pierce vs MaguirePierce vs MaguirePierce vs MaguireNews57Spotify for Podcasters
28
36Podcast Quiet Riot Quiet Riot Alex Andreou, Naomi Smith, Kenny CampbellNews367Megaphone
83
37Podcast American FrictionAmerican FrictionPodmastersNews229Megaphone
89
38Podcast The Exchange | Long-form interviews from the New StatesmanThe Exchange | Long-form interviews from the New StatesmanNew StatesmanNews36Acast
38
39Podcast Novara MediaNovara MediaNovara MediaNews306Blubrry Podcasting
49
40Podcast Pod Save the WorldPod Save the WorldPod Save the WorldNews553Audioboom
53
41Podcast CandaceCandaceCandace OwensNews453Megaphone
63
42Podcast Bulwark TakesBulwark TakesThe BulwarkNews500Audioboom
48
43Podcast Deadline: White HouseDeadline: White HouseNicolle Wallace, MS NOWNews622Simplecast
62
44Podcast Not Another OneNot Another OneSteve Richards, Miranda Green, Tim Montgomerie and Iain MartinNews191Acast
43
45Podcast How To Win An ElectionHow To Win An ElectionTimes Radio PoliticsNews150Acast
74
46Podcast Dan Wootton OutspokenDan Wootton OutspokenDan WoottonNews561Megaphone
48
47Podcast The Political Scene | The New YorkerThe Political Scene | The New YorkerThe New YorkerNews150Megaphone
53
48Podcast The Rachman ReviewThe Rachman ReviewFinancial TimesNews377Acast
59
49Podcast The Briefing with Jen PsakiThe Briefing with Jen PsakiMS NOW, Jen PsakiNews470Simplecast
57
50Podcast The Peter McCormack ShowThe Peter McCormack ShowPeter McCormackNews1101Acast
54
51Podcast The Ponsonby and Massie PodcastThe Ponsonby and Massie PodcastSolid MediaNews134Acast
63
52Podcast The Necessary ConversationThe Necessary ConversationThe Necessary ConversationNews245Buzzsprout
32
53Podcast The Two MattsThe Two MattsThe New WorldNews700Acast
53
54Podcast The NPR Politics PodcastThe NPR Politics PodcastNPRNews1750Simplecast
52
55Podcast Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion FanningFree State with Joe Brolly and Dion FanningGold Hat ProductionsNews451Acast
79
56Podcast When It Hits the FanWhen It Hits the FanBBC Radio 4News162BBC
53
57Podcast Letters from an American Letters from an American Heather Cox RichardsonNews918Substack
38
58Podcast Matt Chorley's Urgent QuestionsMatt Chorley's Urgent QuestionsBBC Radio 5 LiveNews212BBC
32
59Podcast AmericanoAmericanoThe SpectatorNews721Acast
48
60Podcast The Next LevelThe Next LevelThe BulwarkNews404Audioboom
43
61Podcast UnderstandUnderstandBBC Radio 4News122BBC
58
62Podcast One DecisionOne DecisionListen Now MediaNews389Megaphone
53
63Podcast Talking PoliticsTalking PoliticsITV NewsNews228Captivate
53
64Podcast All In with Chris HayesAll In with Chris HayesMS NOW, Chris HayesNews304Simplecast
52
65Podcast The Week Unwrapped - with Olly MannThe Week Unwrapped - with Olly MannThe Week UnwrappedNews537Captivate
38
66Podcast Steve Allen - The Whole ShowSteve Allen - The Whole ShowGlobalNews2000Captivate
48
67Podcast Radio AtlanticRadio AtlanticThe AtlanticNews400Megaphone
69
68Podcast Checks and Balance from The EconomistChecks and Balance from The EconomistThe EconomistNews19Acast
53
69Podcast Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovRaging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovVox Media Podcast NetworkNews254Megaphone
32
70Podcast The Foreign Affairs InterviewThe Foreign Affairs InterviewForeign Affairs MagazineNews100Podbean
52
72Podcast Fast Politics with Molly Jong-FastFast Politics with Molly Jong-FastiHeartPodcastsNews750Omny Studio
68
73Podcast PoliticsJOE PodcastPoliticsJOE PodcastPoliticsJOENews699Acast
48
74Podcast Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia PodcastGlenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia PodcastGlenn DiesenNews966Spotify for Podcasters
21
75Podcast The BrinkThe BrinkThe Brink News84Acast
89
76Podcast Breaking Points with Krystal and SaagarBreaking Points with Krystal and SaagariHeartPodcastsNews1728Omny Studio
48
77Podcast Political GabfestPolitical GabfestSlate PodcastsNews1131Acast
59
78Podcast Sangita MeetsSangita MeetsZeteo UKNews4Substack
53
79Podcast The News MeetingThe News MeetingThe ObserverNews690Acast
74
80Podcast Vintage PoliticsVintage PoliticsAbbie BenningtonNews18Spotify for Podcasters
38
81Podcast The EconoclastsThe EconoclastsUnHerdNews185Acast
64
82Podcast Roger Bolton's Beeb WatchRoger Bolton's Beeb WatchGood Egg ProductionsNews187Acast
83
83Podcast Soft LandingSoft LandingRoland SmithNews6Spotify for Podcasters
22
84Podcast Breaking News from Pod Save AmericaBreaking News from Pod Save AmericaCrooked MediaNews309Megaphone
38
85Podcast The Brendan O'Neill ShowThe Brendan O'Neill ShowThe Brendan O'Neill ShowNews354Megaphone
43
86Podcast This Is Not A Drill with Gavin EslerThis Is Not A Drill with Gavin EslerPodmastersNews250Megaphone
83
87Podcast Frontline: The War in Ukraine and Global SecurityFrontline: The War in Ukraine and Global SecurityTimes RadioNews168Acast
32
88Podcast The Free Speech UnionThe Free Speech UnionThe Free Speech UnionPolitics100N/A
N/A
89Podcast The Lincoln ProjectThe Lincoln ProjectThe Lincoln ProjectNews600Audioboom
43
90Podcast The David Pakman ShowThe David Pakman ShowDavid PakmanNews1110Megaphone
53
91Podcast Independent ThinkingIndependent ThinkingChatham HouseNews100Libsyn
73
92Podcast The Opinion Brief The Opinion Brief More in Common News33Acast
83
93Podcast Hidden Wiring: UK Politics ExplainedHidden Wiring: UK Politics ExplainedRobert Buckland and Alun EvansNews8Megaphone
53
94Podcast Geopolitics & EmpireGeopolitics & EmpireGeopolitics & EmpireNews738Spreaker
53
95Podcast Times Radio News BriefingTimes Radio News BriefingTimes RadioNews2000Acast
43
96Podcast The Paul Warburg PodcastThe Paul Warburg PodcastPaul WarburgNews40Unknown
53
97Podcast Hacks On TapHacks On TapVox MediaNews399Megaphone
53
98Podcast Northstar Politics ShowNorthstar Politics ShowNorthstar PoliticsNews62Spotify for Podcasters
33
99Podcast The Beat with Ari MelberThe Beat with Ari MelberAri Melber, MS NOWNews1206Simplecast
32
100Podcast The ScepticThe ScepticThe Daily ScepticNews126Podbean
42

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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