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 16 May 2026

05/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 490
Frequency: every 7 days
Duration: 00:42:34

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (35 shows)
2. Megaphone (21 shows)
3. Captivate (7 shows)
4. Simplecast (5 shows)
5. BBC (5 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast The Rest Is PoliticsThe Rest Is PoliticsGoalhangerNews613Megaphone
63
2Podcast The Rest Is Politics: USThe Rest Is Politics: USGoalhangerNews249Megaphone
73
3Podcast The News Agents - USAThe News Agents - USAGlobalNews180Captivate
58
4Podcast Electoral DysfunctionElectoral DysfunctionSky NewsNews214Captivate
53
5Podcast The Rest Is Politics: LeadingThe Rest Is Politics: LeadingGoalhanger News209Megaphone
63
6Podcast Political CurrencyPolitical CurrencyPersephonicaNews316Acast
89
7Podcast AmericastAmericastBBC NewsNews642BBC
33
8Podcast Politics At Sam and Anne'sPolitics At Sam and Anne'sSky NewsNews439Captivate
48
9Podcast Politics Weekly UKPolitics Weekly UKThe GuardianNews294Acast
38
10Podcast The Rest Is MoneyThe Rest Is MoneyGoalhangerNews317Megaphone
43
11Podcast The Politics ShowThe Politics ShowThe New StatesmanNews1468Acast
64
12Podcast Political FixPolitical FixFinancial TimesNews613Acast
53
13Podcast Pod Save AmericaPod Save AmericaPod Save AmericaNews1200Audioboom
53
14Podcast TRIGGERnometryTRIGGERnometryTRIGGERnometryNews866Megaphone
48
15Podcast The State of ItThe State of ItThe TimesNews71Acast
74
16Podcast The TrawlThe TrawlJemma Forte & Marina PurkissNews445Acast
74
17Podcast Quite right!Quite right!The SpectatorNews83Acast
59
18Podcast Politics UnpackedPolitics UnpackedTimes RadioNews2000Acast
53
19Podcast Oh God, What Now?Oh God, What Now?PodmastersNews781Megaphone
79
20Podcast TRUMP100TRUMP100Sky NewsNews342Captivate
53
21Podcast Politics Weekly AmericaPolitics Weekly AmericaThe GuardianNews278Acast
38
22Podcast Novara LiveNovara LiveNovara MediaNews300Blubrry Podcasting
49
23Podcast The MeidasTouch PodcastThe MeidasTouch PodcastMeidasTouch NetworkNews4390WideOrbit
48
24Podcast Rock & Roll Politics with Steve RichardsRock & Roll Politics with Steve RichardsSteve RichardsNews444Acast
72
25Podcast The General & The JournalistThe General & The JournalistThe TimesNews76Acast
69
26Podcast How To Win An ElectionHow To Win An ElectionTimes Radio PoliticsNews144Acast
74
27Podcast Talking PoliticsTalking PoliticsITV NewsNews222Captivate
53
28Podcast CandaceCandaceCandace OwensNews435Megaphone
63
29Podcast The Shadow Contract - A Good Law Project PodcastThe Shadow Contract - A Good Law Project PodcastGood Law ProjectNews5Podbean
62
30Podcast Pod Save the WorldPod Save the WorldPod Save the WorldNews548Audioboom
53
31Podcast Novara MediaNovara MediaNovara MediaNews300Blubrry Podcasting
49
32Podcast PoliticsJOE PodcastPoliticsJOE PodcastPoliticsJOENews684Acast
48
33Podcast Where Politics Meets HistoryWhere Politics Meets HistoryGlobalNews678Captivate
48
34Podcast The Bulwark PodcastThe Bulwark PodcastThe BulwarkNews506Audioboom
32
35Podcast The Brendan O'Neill ShowThe Brendan O'Neill ShowThe Brendan O'Neill ShowNews349Megaphone
43
36Podcast The Rachman ReviewThe Rachman ReviewFinancial TimesNews372Acast
59
37Podcast Matt Chorley's Urgent QuestionsMatt Chorley's Urgent QuestionsBBC Radio 5 LiveNews186BBC
32
38Podcast Bold Politics with Zack PolanskiBold Politics with Zack PolanskiBold PoliticsNews63Acast
52
39Podcast In The RoomIn The RoomThe Independent / Next Chapter StudiosNews40Acast
69
40Podcast Political Thinking with Nick RobinsonPolitical Thinking with Nick RobinsonBBC Radio 4News322BBC
28
41Podcast The Bunker – News without the nonsenseThe Bunker – News without the nonsensePodmastersNews1910Acast
89
42Podcast Dan Wootton OutspokenDan Wootton OutspokenDan WoottonNews534Megaphone
48
43Podcast The Two MattsThe Two MattsThe New WorldNews690Acast
53
44Podcast Quiet Riot Quiet Riot Alex Andreou, Naomi Smith, Kenny CampbellNews351Megaphone
83
45Podcast Westminster InsiderWestminster InsiderPOLITICONews193Megaphone
89
46Podcast The spiked podcastThe spiked podcastThe spiked podcastNews503Megaphone
38
47Podcast The Owen Jones PodcastThe Owen Jones PodcastOwen JonesNews1356Acast
53
48Podcast The Reform UK PodcastThe Reform UK PodcastReform UKNews27Buzzsprout
48
49Podcast Media StormMedia StormMathilda Mallinson and Helena WadiaNews179Megaphone
69
50Podcast The Peter McCormack ShowThe Peter McCormack ShowPeter McCormackNews1090Acast
54
51Podcast Media ConfidentialMedia ConfidentialProspect MagazineNews243Acast
73
52Podcast The Opinion BriefThe Opinion BriefMore in Common News23Acast
83
53Podcast UnderstandUnderstandBBC Radio 4News113BBC
58
54Podcast The State of It: USAThe State of It: USAThe TimesNews42Acast
64
55Podcast The EconoclastsThe EconoclastsUnHerdNews180Acast
64
56Podcast When It Hits the FanWhen It Hits the FanBBC Radio 4News157BBC
53
57Podcast Deadline: White HouseDeadline: White HouseNicolle Wallace, MS NOWNews570Simplecast
62
58Podcast What's Left? With Jovan + FreddieWhat's Left? With Jovan + FreddieWhat's Left? With Jovan + FreddieNews44RSS.com
62
59Podcast The New Yorker Radio HourThe New Yorker Radio HourWNYC Studios and The New YorkerNews1067Simplecast
48
60Podcast Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovRaging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovVox Media Podcast NetworkNews233Megaphone
32
61Podcast The Exchange | Long-form interviews from the New StatesmanThe Exchange | Long-form interviews from the New StatesmanNew StatesmanNews31Acast
38
62Podcast The BrinkThe BrinkThe Brink News73Acast
89
63Podcast The National PodcastThe National PodcastThe National PodcastNews100Podbean
42
64Podcast This Is Not A Drill with Gavin EslerThis Is Not A Drill with Gavin EslerPodmastersNews245Megaphone
83
65Podcast Not Another OneNot Another OneSteve Richards, Miranda Green, Tim Montgomerie and Iain MartinNews186Acast
43
66Podcast The Foreign Affairs InterviewThe Foreign Affairs InterviewForeign Affairs MagazineNews100Podbean
52
67Podcast For Wales, See WalesFor Wales, See WalesWill Hayward, Melanie Owen, Robin MorganNews110Buzzsprout
83
68Podcast Times Radio News BriefingTimes Radio News BriefingTimes RadioNews2000Acast
43
69Podcast The Briefing with Jen PsakiThe Briefing with Jen PsakiMS NOW, Jen PsakiNews447Simplecast
57
70Podcast American FrictionAmerican FrictionPodmastersNews217Megaphone
89
71Podcast The Necessary ConversationThe Necessary ConversationThe Necessary ConversationNews234Buzzsprout
32
72Podcast One DecisionOne DecisionListen Now MediaNews384Megaphone
53
73Podcast The David Pakman ShowThe David Pakman ShowDavid PakmanNews1075Megaphone
53
74Podcast AmericanoAmericanoThe SpectatorNews716Acast
48
75Podcast The NPR Politics PodcastThe NPR Politics PodcastNPRNews1750Simplecast
52
77Missing podcast logo
The Rest Is Politics
Details temporarily unavailable
FTPolitics553N/A
N/A
78Podcast Letters from an American Letters from an American Heather Cox RichardsonNews885Substack
38
79Podcast Posting Through ItPosting Through ItJared Holt & Michael Edison HaydenNews295Substack
59
80Podcast CSIS PodcastsCSIS PodcastsCenter for Strategic and International StudiesNews202Megaphone
43
81Podcast Independent ThinkingIndependent ThinkingChatham HouseNews100Libsyn
73
82Podcast Checks and Balance from The EconomistChecks and Balance from The EconomistThe EconomistNews19Acast
53
83Podcast War on the RocksWar on the RocksRyan EvansNews343Libsyn
38
84Podcast Inside Politics with Hugh LinehanInside Politics with Hugh LinehanThe Irish TimesNews1069Acast
48
86Podcast Stay Free with Russell BrandStay Free with Russell BrandStay Free with Russell BrandNews658Libsyn
58
87Podcast All In with Chris HayesAll In with Chris HayesMS NOW, Chris HayesNews276Simplecast
52
88Podcast Double Jeopardy - UK Law and PoliticsDouble Jeopardy - UK Law and PoliticsKen Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KCNews165Megaphone
48
89Podcast Next Week in WestminsterNext Week in WestminsterNext Week in WestminsterNews24Substack
49
90Podcast The Week Unwrapped - with Olly MannThe Week Unwrapped - with Olly MannThe Week UnwrappedNews531Captivate
38
91Podcast The Free Future PodcastThe Free Future PodcastFighting for a Free FutureNews47Spotify for Podcasters
27
92Podcast MOATS with George GallowayMOATS with George GallowayMolucca Media LtdNews555Podbean
52
93Podcast The Free Speech UnionThe Free Speech UnionThe Free Speech UnionPolitics100N/A
N/A
94Podcast Bulwark TakesBulwark TakesThe BulwarkNews593Audioboom
48
95Podcast Political GabfestPolitical GabfestSlate PodcastsNews1124Acast
59
96Podcast The Ponsonby and Massie PodcastThe Ponsonby and Massie PodcastSolid MediaNews129Acast
63
97Podcast TRUE ANON TRUTH FEEDTRUE ANON TRUTH FEEDTrueAnonNews545Unknown
53
98Podcast Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion FanningFree State with Joe Brolly and Dion FanningGold Hat ProductionsNews435Acast
79
99Podcast Radio AtlanticRadio AtlanticThe AtlanticNews389Megaphone
69
100Podcast Chopper's Political Podcast | GB NewsChopper's Political Podcast | GB NewsGB NewsNews116Acast
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.

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.
Explore more data on podcast rankings by diving into other categories and countries, and stay ahead in the ever-changing podcast scene.
Previous chartsNext charts
© My Podcast Data · Independent project · Data from Apple & Spotify
AboutMethodologyContactSupport mePrivacy PolicyLegal Notice