Apple Podcast Rankings - Great Britain - Science

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 13 Jun 2026

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06/13/2026

Average data

Episodes: 379

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 01:01:32

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (12 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. Our Media (2 shows)

4. New Scientist (2 shows)

5. Knepp.co.uk (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. BBC (17 shows)

2. Megaphone (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Acast (11 shows)

5. Libsyn (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	101	Megaphone	83
2	Change Your Mind with New Scientist	New Scientist	Science	26	Megaphone	48
3	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
4	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1151	BBC	28
5	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
6	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	546	Spotify for Podcasters	28
7	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
8	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	169	BBC	38
9	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	14	BBC	43
10	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
11	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
12	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1141	Simplecast	62
13	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
14	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
15	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
16	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
17	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
18	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
19	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
20	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
21	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
22	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
23	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
24	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
25	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	702	Megaphone	63
26	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
27	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
28	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1301	Acast	48
29	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
30	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
31	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	360	BBC	38
32	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	516	BBC	48
33	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
34	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	25	BBC	38
35	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
36	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	814	BBC	28
37	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	210	Audioboom	47
38	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
39	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	90	Buzzsprout	72
40	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
41	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
42	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
43	Naturebang	BBC Radio 4	Science	41	BBC	33
44	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	417	Acast	89
45	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	349	BBC	38
46	Open Country	BBC Radio 4	Science	469	BBC	28
47	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62
48	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
49	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
50	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
51	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	859	BBC	28
52	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	25	Omny Studio	79
53	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
54	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
55	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
56	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	160	Buzzsprout	53
57	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	320	BBC	38
58	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
59	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
60	The Artificial Human	BBC Radio 4	Science	55	BBC	43
61	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
62	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	161	Buzzsprout	48
63	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1583	Simplecast	58
64	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
65	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	28	PRX	69
66	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
67	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	249	Spotify for Podcasters	28
68	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
69	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
70	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
71	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
72	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	480	ABC Australia	32
73	Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts	Keep It Light Media	Science	75	Megaphone	38
74	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	144	Omny Studio	42
75	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1112	Libsyn	38
76	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	402	Transistor	68
77	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
78	That's Absurd Please Elaborate	Trace Elements Media	Science	154	ART19	68
79	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	339	Acast	49
80	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
81	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	643	Megaphone	58
82	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
83	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1606	Unknown	48
84	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
85	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	78	PRX	59
86	I Know Dino: The Big Dinosaur Podcast	I KNOW DINO, LLC	Science	585	ART19	62
87	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
88	At the Edge	Peter Cairns	Science	11	Captivate	73
89	That Cancer Conversation	Cancer Research UK	Science	39	Acast	83
90	Skeptics with a K	Skeptic Media Limited	Science	499	Libsyn	49
91	Great Mysteries of Physics	The Conversation	Science	7	Acast	63
92	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	690	Megaphone	59
93	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
94	The Knepp Wilding Podcast	Knepp.co.uk	Science	53	Buzzsprout	37
95	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
96	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	666	Megaphone	32
97	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
98	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
99	The Sports MAP Network	The Sports Map Network \| Nick Kane	Science & Medicine	69	Unknown	53
100	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1437	Simplecast	63

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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