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 Oct 2026

10/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 505
Frequency: every 6 days
Duration: 00:44:13

Top 5 authors

1. Times Radio (4 shows)
2. Goalhanger (3 shows)
3. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)
4. The Times (3 shows)
5. Global (3 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Acast (29 shows)
2. Megaphone (24 shows)
3. Audioboom (9 shows)
4. Captivate (8 shows)
5. Simplecast (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast The Rest Is PoliticsThe Rest Is PoliticsGoalhangerNews626Megaphone
63
2Podcast The Rest Is Politics: LeadingThe Rest Is Politics: LeadingGoalhanger News214Megaphone
63
3Podcast The Rest Is Politics: USThe Rest Is Politics: USGoalhangerNews260Megaphone
73
4Podcast The News Agents - USAThe News Agents - USAGlobalNews185Captivate
58
5Podcast AmericastAmericastBBC NewsNews658BBC
33
6Podcast TRIGGERnometryTRIGGERnometryTRIGGERnometryNews885Megaphone
48
7Podcast The Rest Is MoneyThe Rest Is MoneyGoalhangerNews327Megaphone
43
8Podcast Political CurrencyPolitical CurrencyPersephonicaNews327Acast
89
9Podcast Pod Save AmericaPod Save AmericaPod Save AmericaNews1200Audioboom
53
10Podcast Politics At Sam and Anne'sPolitics At Sam and Anne'sSky NewsNews463Captivate
48
11Podcast The TrawlThe TrawlJemma Forte & Marina PurkissNews463Acast
74
12Podcast Politics Weekly UKPolitics Weekly UKThe GuardianNews291Acast
38
13Podcast Quite right!Quite right!The SpectatorNews92Acast
59
14Podcast Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion FanningFree State with Joe Brolly and Dion FanningGold Hat ProductionsNews451Acast
79
15Podcast Politics UnpackedPolitics UnpackedTimes RadioNews2000Acast
53
16Podcast The Andrew Neil ReportThe Andrew Neil ReportTimes RadioNews37Acast
69
17Podcast Pod Save the WorldPod Save the WorldPod Save the WorldNews553Audioboom
53
18Podcast The General & The JournalistThe General & The JournalistThe TimesNews83Acast
69
19Podcast The Politics ShowThe Politics ShowThe New StatesmanNews1483Acast
64
20Podcast Novara LiveNovara LiveNovara MediaNews306Blubrry Podcasting
49
21Podcast Oh God, What Now?Oh God, What Now?PodmastersNews794Megaphone
79
22Podcast Still CountingStill CountingCrooked MediaNews9Audioboom
42
23Podcast Vintage PoliticsVintage PoliticsAbbie BenningtonNews18Spotify for Podcasters
38
24Podcast The Bulwark PodcastThe Bulwark PodcastThe BulwarkNews506Audioboom
32
25Podcast The Exchange | Long-form interviews from the New StatesmanThe Exchange | Long-form interviews from the New StatesmanNew StatesmanNews36Acast
38
26Podcast The Rachman ReviewThe Rachman ReviewFinancial TimesNews377Acast
59
27Podcast The Bunker – Your daily news Deep DiveThe Bunker – Your daily news Deep DivePodmastersNews1935Acast
89
28Podcast Electoral DysfunctionElectoral DysfunctionSky NewsNews220Captivate
53
29Podcast Quiet Riot Quiet Riot Alex Andreou, Naomi Smith, Kenny CampbellNews367Megaphone
83
30Podcast CandaceCandaceCandace OwensNews453Megaphone
63
31Podcast In The RoomIn The RoomThe Independent / Next Chapter StudiosNews45Acast
69
32Podcast The spiked podcastThe spiked podcastThe spiked podcastNews513Megaphone
38
33Podcast The State of ItThe State of ItThe TimesNews83Acast
69
34Podcast Psycho Politics with George ConwayPsycho Politics with George ConwayPsycho Politics with George ConwayNews3Audioboom
52
35Podcast TRUMP100TRUMP100Sky NewsNews355Captivate
53
36Podcast How To Win An ElectionHow To Win An ElectionTimes Radio PoliticsNews150Acast
74
37Podcast Deadline: White HouseDeadline: White HouseNicolle Wallace, MS NOWNews622Simplecast
62
38Podcast When It Hits the FanWhen It Hits the FanBBC Radio 4News162BBC
53
39Podcast Political FixPolitical FixFinancial TimesNews619Acast
53
40Podcast Dan Wootton OutspokenDan Wootton OutspokenDan WoottonNews561Megaphone
48
41Podcast Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovRaging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovVox Media Podcast NetworkNews254Megaphone
32
42Podcast The Peter McCormack ShowThe Peter McCormack ShowPeter McCormackNews1101Acast
54
43Podcast Novara MediaNovara MediaNovara MediaNews306Blubrry Podcasting
49
44Podcast Bulwark TakesBulwark TakesThe BulwarkNews500Audioboom
48
45Podcast The New Yorker Radio HourThe New Yorker Radio HourWNYC Studios and The New YorkerNews1078Simplecast
48
46Podcast The Political Scene | The New YorkerThe Political Scene | The New YorkerThe New YorkerNews150Megaphone
53
47Podcast Hacks On TapHacks On TapVox MediaNews399Megaphone
53
48Podcast Rock & Roll Politics with Steve RichardsRock & Roll Politics with Steve RichardsSteve RichardsNews454Acast
72
49Podcast The Briefing with Jen PsakiThe Briefing with Jen PsakiMS NOW, Jen PsakiNews470Simplecast
57
50Podcast The Two MattsThe Two MattsThe New WorldNews700Acast
53
51Podcast Talking PoliticsTalking PoliticsITV NewsNews228Captivate
53
52Podcast Political Thinking with Nick RobinsonPolitical Thinking with Nick RobinsonBBC Radio 4News328BBC
28
53Podcast Where Politics Meets HistoryWhere Politics Meets HistoryGlobalNews688Captivate
48
54Podcast Not Another OneNot Another OneSteve Richards, Miranda Green, Tim Montgomerie and Iain MartinNews191Acast
43
55Podcast The State of It: USAThe State of It: USAThe TimesNews47Acast
59
56Podcast Double Jeopardy - UK Law and PoliticsDouble Jeopardy - UK Law and PoliticsKen Macdonald KC and Tim Owen KCNews170Megaphone
48
57Podcast Pierce vs MaguirePierce vs MaguirePierce vs MaguireNews57Spotify for Podcasters
28
58Podcast Letters from an American Letters from an American Heather Cox RichardsonNews918Substack
38
59Podcast The EconoclastsThe EconoclastsUnHerdNews185Acast
64
60Podcast PoliticsJOE PodcastPoliticsJOE PodcastPoliticsJOENews699Acast
48
61Podcast Breaking News from Pod Save AmericaBreaking News from Pod Save AmericaCrooked MediaNews309Megaphone
38
62Podcast American FrictionAmerican FrictionPodmastersNews229Megaphone
89
63Podcast The NPR Politics PodcastThe NPR Politics PodcastNPRNews1750Simplecast
52
64Podcast Matt Chorley's Urgent QuestionsMatt Chorley's Urgent QuestionsBBC Radio 5 LiveNews212BBC
32
65Podcast All In with Chris HayesAll In with Chris HayesMS NOW, Chris HayesNews304Simplecast
52
66Podcast Politics Weekly AmericaPolitics Weekly AmericaThe GuardianNews284Acast
38
67Podcast Soft LandingSoft LandingRoland SmithNews6Spotify for Podcasters
22
68Podcast MOATS with George GallowayMOATS with George GallowayMolucca Media LtdNews565Podbean
52
69Podcast Tell Me WhyTell Me WhyProspect MagazineNews500Acast
54
70Podcast Behind The Lines with Arthur SnellBehind The Lines with Arthur SnellArthur SnellNews159Megaphone
38
71Podcast The Next LevelThe Next LevelThe BulwarkNews404Audioboom
43
72Podcast The Paul Warburg PodcastThe Paul Warburg PodcastPaul WarburgNews40Unknown
53
73Podcast Frontline: The War in Ukraine and Global SecurityFrontline: The War in Ukraine and Global SecurityTimes RadioNews168Acast
32
74Podcast The Current ThingThe Current ThingNick DixonNews100Podbean
58
75Podcast The Owen Jones PodcastThe Owen Jones PodcastOwen JonesNews1380Acast
53
76Podcast THE DAILY BLAST with Greg SargentTHE DAILY BLAST with Greg SargentGreg SargentNews658Megaphone
48
77Podcast Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia PodcastGlenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia PodcastGlenn DiesenNews966Spotify for Podcasters
21
78Podcast The Necessary ConversationThe Necessary ConversationThe Necessary ConversationNews245Buzzsprout
32
80Podcast The Foreign Affairs InterviewThe Foreign Affairs InterviewForeign Affairs MagazineNews100Podbean
52
81Podcast Endgame with Fintan O’TooleEndgame with Fintan O’TooleNew York Review PodcastsNews4Transistor
63
82Podcast Steve Allen - The Whole ShowSteve Allen - The Whole ShowGlobalNews2000Captivate
48
83Podcast The Source with Kaitlan CollinsThe Source with Kaitlan CollinsCNN PodcastsNews797Megaphone
32
84Podcast Brussels Playbook PodcastBrussels Playbook PodcastPOLITICONews666Megaphone
58
85Podcast Runaway Country with Alex WagnerRunaway Country with Alex WagnerRunaway Country with Alex WagnerNews92Audioboom
38
86Podcast Times Radio News BriefingTimes Radio News BriefingTimes RadioNews2000Acast
43
87Podcast Fast Politics with Molly Jong-FastFast Politics with Molly Jong-FastiHeartPodcastsNews750Omny Studio
68
88Podcast Radio AtlanticRadio AtlanticThe AtlanticNews400Megaphone
69
89Podcast One DecisionOne DecisionListen Now MediaNews389Megaphone
53
90Podcast UnderstandUnderstandBBC Radio 4News122BBC
58
91Podcast The BrinkThe BrinkThe Brink News84Acast
89
92Podcast Breaking Points with Krystal and SaagarBreaking Points with Krystal and SaagariHeartPodcastsNews1728Omny Studio
48
93Podcast The Lincoln ProjectThe Lincoln ProjectThe Lincoln ProjectNews600Audioboom
43
94Podcast MultipolarityMultipolarityMultipolarityNews211Captivate
63
95Podcast What's Left? With Jovan + FreddieWhat's Left? With Jovan + FreddieWhat's Left? With Jovan + FreddieNews49RSS.com
62
96Podcast The David Pakman ShowThe David Pakman ShowDavid PakmanNews1110Megaphone
53
97Podcast Main JusticeMain JusticeMS NOW, Andrew Weissmann, Mary McCordNews247Simplecast
42
98Podcast The Playbook PodcastThe Playbook PodcastPOLITICONews2000Megaphone
48
99Podcast TRUE ANON TRUTH FEEDTRUE ANON TRUTH FEEDTrueAnonNews553Unknown
53
100Podcast The GlobalistThe GlobalistMonocleNews110Omny Studio
43

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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