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 12 Sep 2026

09/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 468
Frequency: every 7 days
Duration: 00:42:27

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (34 shows)
2. Megaphone (24 shows)
3. Captivate (8 shows)
4. Simplecast (6 shows)
5. Audioboom (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast The Rest Is PoliticsThe Rest Is PoliticsGoalhangerNews662Megaphone
63
2Podcast The Rest Is Politics: USThe Rest Is Politics: USGoalhangerNews248Megaphone
73
3Podcast The News Agents - USAThe News Agents - USAGlobalNews179Captivate
58
4Podcast AmericastAmericastBBC NewsNews641BBC
33
5Podcast Political CurrencyPolitical CurrencyPersephonicaNews315Acast
89
6Podcast The Rest Is Politics: LeadingThe Rest Is Politics: LeadingGoalhanger News209Megaphone
63
7Podcast Electoral DysfunctionElectoral DysfunctionSky NewsNews214Captivate
53
8Podcast Pod Save AmericaPod Save AmericaPod Save AmericaNews1200Audioboom
53
9Podcast The TrawlThe TrawlJemma Forte & Marina PurkissNews443Acast
74
10Podcast TRIGGERnometryTRIGGERnometryTRIGGERnometryNews865Megaphone
48
11Podcast Still CountingStill CountingCrooked MediaNews3Audioboom
42
12Podcast The Rest Is MoneyThe Rest Is MoneyGoalhangerNews316Megaphone
43
13Podcast TRUMP100TRUMP100Sky NewsNews341Captivate
53
14Podcast Politics At Sam and Anne'sPolitics At Sam and Anne'sSky NewsNews436Captivate
48
15Podcast Politics UnpackedPolitics UnpackedTimes RadioNews2000Acast
53
16Podcast Political FixPolitical FixFinancial TimesNews613Acast
53
17Podcast Politics Weekly AmericaPolitics Weekly AmericaThe GuardianNews278Acast
38
18Podcast Oh God, What Now?Oh God, What Now?PodmastersNews780Megaphone
79
19Podcast Politics Weekly UKPolitics Weekly UKThe GuardianNews294Acast
38
20Podcast The Bunker – News without the nonsenseThe Bunker – News without the nonsensePodmastersNews1907Acast
89
21Podcast The Politics ShowThe Politics ShowThe New StatesmanNews1467Acast
64
22Podcast The Andrew Neil ReportThe Andrew Neil ReportTimes RadioNews26Acast
69
23Podcast Quiet Riot Quiet Riot Alex Andreou, Naomi Smith, Kenny CampbellNews350Megaphone
83
24Podcast Novara LiveNovara LiveNovara MediaNews300Blubrry Podcasting
49
25Podcast Political Thinking with Nick RobinsonPolitical Thinking with Nick RobinsonBBC Radio 4News322BBC
28
26Podcast Novara MediaNovara MediaNovara MediaNews300Blubrry Podcasting
49
27Podcast How To Win An ElectionHow To Win An ElectionTimes Radio PoliticsNews143Acast
74
28Podcast The Rachman ReviewThe Rachman ReviewFinancial TimesNews371Acast
59
29Podcast Where Politics Meets HistoryWhere Politics Meets HistoryGlobalNews677Captivate
48
30Podcast The Bulwark PodcastThe Bulwark PodcastThe BulwarkNews506Audioboom
32
31Podcast The spiked podcastThe spiked podcastThe spiked podcastNews501Megaphone
38
32Podcast Pod Save the WorldPod Save the WorldPod Save the WorldNews547Audioboom
53
33Podcast CandaceCandaceCandace OwensNews432Megaphone
63
34Podcast In The RoomIn The RoomThe Independent / Next Chapter StudiosNews39Acast
69
35Podcast The General & The JournalistThe General & The JournalistThe TimesNews75Acast
69
36Podcast Quite right!Quite right!The SpectatorNews82Acast
59
37Podcast Rock & Roll Politics with Steve RichardsRock & Roll Politics with Steve RichardsSteve RichardsNews443Acast
72
38Podcast Dan Wootton OutspokenDan Wootton OutspokenDan WoottonNews533Megaphone
48
39Podcast Deadline: White HouseDeadline: White HouseNicolle Wallace, MS NOWNews564Simplecast
62
40Podcast The State of ItThe State of ItThe TimesNews70Acast
74
41Podcast One DecisionOne DecisionListen Now MediaNews383Megaphone
53
42Podcast Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovRaging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovVox Media Podcast NetworkNews230Megaphone
32
43Podcast The Peter McCormack ShowThe Peter McCormack ShowPeter McCormackNews1089Acast
54
44Podcast RONZHEIMER.RONZHEIMER.Paul RonzheimerNews826Podigee
59
45Podcast Bulwark TakesBulwark TakesThe BulwarkNews593Audioboom
48
46Podcast The Silent Majority With Matt GoodwinThe Silent Majority With Matt GoodwinA podcast from Matt GoodwinNews5Substack
48
47Podcast Not Another OneNot Another OneSteve Richards, Miranda Green, Tim Montgomerie and Iain MartinNews185Acast
43
48Podcast This Is Not A Drill with Gavin EslerThis Is Not A Drill with Gavin EslerPodmastersNews268Megaphone
83
49Podcast Double Jeopardy - UK Law and PoliticsDouble Jeopardy - UK Law and PoliticsKen Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KCNews164Megaphone
48
50Podcast The Briefing with Jen PsakiThe Briefing with Jen PsakiMS NOW, Jen PsakiNews445Simplecast
57
51Podcast The Two MattsThe Two MattsThe New WorldNews689Acast
53
52Podcast UnderstandUnderstandBBC Radio 4News110BBC
58
53Podcast When It Hits the FanWhen It Hits the FanBBC Radio 4News156BBC
53
54Podcast Talking PoliticsTalking PoliticsITV NewsNews221Captivate
53
55Podcast All In with Chris HayesAll In with Chris HayesMS NOW, Chris HayesNews273Simplecast
52
56Podcast Breaking News from Pod Save AmericaBreaking News from Pod Save AmericaCrooked MediaNews284Megaphone
38
57Podcast The Week Unwrapped - with Olly MannThe Week Unwrapped - with Olly MannThe Week UnwrappedNews531Captivate
38
58Podcast Matt Chorley's Urgent QuestionsMatt Chorley's Urgent QuestionsBBC Radio 5 LiveNews183BBC
32
59Podcast Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion FanningFree State with Joe Brolly and Dion FanningGold Hat ProductionsNews434Acast
79
60Podcast Know Your EnemyKnow Your EnemyMatthew Sitman News284Simplecast
53
61Podcast The BrinkThe BrinkThe Brink News72Acast
89
62Podcast Chopper's Political Podcast | GB NewsChopper's Political Podcast | GB NewsGB NewsNews116Acast
48
63Podcast The ScepticThe ScepticThe Daily ScepticNews120Podbean
42
64Podcast Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia PodcastGlenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia PodcastGlenn DiesenNews909Spotify for Podcasters
21
65Podcast The State of It: USAThe State of It: USAThe TimesNews41Acast
64
66Podcast The Necessary ConversationThe Necessary ConversationThe Necessary ConversationNews233Buzzsprout
32
67Podcast The Owen Jones PodcastThe Owen Jones PodcastOwen JonesNews1353Acast
53
68Podcast The Reform UK PodcastThe Reform UK PodcastReform UKNews27Buzzsprout
48
69Podcast Pierce vs MaguirePierce vs MaguirePierce vs MaguireNews51Spotify for Podcasters
28
70Podcast The NPR Politics PodcastThe NPR Politics PodcastNPRNews1750Simplecast
52
71Podcast The Brendan O'Neill ShowThe Brendan O'Neill ShowThe Brendan O'Neill ShowNews349Megaphone
43
72Podcast The EconoclastsThe EconoclastsUnHerdNews179Acast
64
73Podcast Political GabfestPolitical GabfestSlate PodcastsNews1263Acast
59
74Podcast Breaking Points with Krystal and SaagarBreaking Points with Krystal and SaagariHeartPodcastsNews1677Omny Studio
48
75Podcast The Foreign Affairs InterviewThe Foreign Affairs InterviewForeign Affairs MagazineNews100Podbean
52
76Podcast Steve Allen - The Whole ShowSteve Allen - The Whole ShowGlobalNews2000Captivate
48
77Podcast The Run of The Mill The Run of The Mill The MillNews171Acast
49
78Podcast The Political Scene | The New YorkerThe Political Scene | The New YorkerThe New YorkerNews150Megaphone
53
79Podcast The News MeetingThe News MeetingThe ObserverNews685Acast
74
80Podcast American FrictionAmerican FrictionPodmastersNews217Megaphone
89
81Podcast The MiddleGround MicThe MiddleGround MicJoseph SteagallNews225WideOrbit
68
82Podcast Bold Politics with Zack PolanskiBold Politics with Zack PolanskiBold PoliticsNews63Acast
52
83Podcast Independent ThinkingIndependent ThinkingChatham HouseNews100Libsyn
73
84Podcast THE DAILY BLAST with Greg SargentTHE DAILY BLAST with Greg SargentGreg SargentNews630Megaphone
48
85Podcast Letters from an American Letters from an American Heather Cox RichardsonNews882Substack
38
86Podcast Frontline: The War in Ukraine and Global SecurityFrontline: The War in Ukraine and Global SecurityTimes RadioNews151Acast
32
87Podcast Times Radio News BriefingTimes Radio News BriefingTimes RadioNews2000Acast
43
88Podcast The New Yorker Radio HourThe New Yorker Radio HourWNYC Studios and The New YorkerNews1065Simplecast
48
89Podcast Hacks On TapHacks On TapVox MediaNews392Megaphone
53
90Podcast The David Pakman ShowThe David Pakman ShowDavid PakmanNews1072Megaphone
53
91Podcast Runaway Country with Alex WagnerRunaway Country with Alex WagnerRunaway Country with Alex WagnerNews86Audioboom
38
92Podcast Borderland – UK or United Ireland?Borderland – UK or United Ireland?BBC Radio UlsterNews10BBC
28
93Podcast Brussels Playbook PodcastBrussels Playbook PodcastPOLITICONews635Megaphone
58
94Podcast The Ponsonby and Massie PodcastThe Ponsonby and Massie PodcastSolid MediaNews129Acast
63
95Podcast The Free Speech UnionThe Free Speech UnionThe Free Speech UnionPolitics100N/A
N/A
96Podcast The Exchange | Long-form interviews from the New StatesmanThe Exchange | Long-form interviews from the New StatesmanNew StatesmanNews31Acast
38
97Podcast Radio AtlanticRadio AtlanticThe AtlanticNews388Megaphone
69
98Podcast DisorderDisorderJason PackNews217RedCircle
63
99Podcast Stormont SourcesStormont SourcesShortbread Media News91Acast
83
100Podcast Fox News Rewind: 9/11Fox News Rewind: 9/11FOX News PodcastsNews9Megaphone
48

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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