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 26 Jul 2026

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07/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 379

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:47:14

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (9 shows)

2. BBC World Service (4 shows)

3. New Scientist (2 shows)

4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)

5. Our Media (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (15 shows)

2. BBC (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (14 shows)

4. Acast (11 shows)

5. Libsyn (8 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	25	Megaphone	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	545	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
5	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
6	The BirdGuides Podcast	BirdGuides	Science	19	RSS.com	47
7	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	242	BBC	38
8	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	14	BBC	43
9	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1141	Simplecast	62
10	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
11	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
12	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
13	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	675	BBC	38
14	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
15	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	169	BBC	38
16	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
17	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
18	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	516	BBC	48
19	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
20	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
21	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
22	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1301	Acast	48
23	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
24	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	339	Acast	49
25	Scotland Outdoors	BBC Radio Scotland	Science	814	BBC	28
26	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
27	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
28	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
29	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
30	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
31	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
32	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
33	Farming Today	BBC Radio 4	Science	26	BBC	38
34	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
35	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	28	PRX	69
36	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
37	The Life Scientific	BBC Radio 4	Science	360	BBC	38
38	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
39	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
40	Outrage + Optimism	Persephonica and Global Optimism	Science	416	Acast	89
41	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	349	BBC	38
42	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	857	Omny Studio	48
43	Hard Drugs	Saloni Dattani & Jacob Trefethen	Science	12	Transistor	68
44	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
45	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	350	Megaphone	69
46	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1604	Unknown	48
47	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
48	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
49	The Plodcast	Our Media	Science	701	Megaphone	63
50	Instant Genius	Our Media	Science	689	Megaphone	59
51	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	638	Spreaker	54
52	Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcasts	High Ash Farm	Science	161	Buzzsprout	48
53	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	859	BBC	28
54	This Natural Life	BBC Radio 4	Science	30	BBC	43
55	Beyond The Bird Table	British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	22
56	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
57	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1112	Libsyn	38
58	A Life More Wild	Canopy & Stars	Science	75	Megaphone	53
59	Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith	Ben Goldsmith	Science	90	Buzzsprout	72
60	A Question of Science	The Francis Crick Institute	Science	25	Omny Studio	79
61	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
62	That's Just Wild	Fresh Air	Science	102	Acast	84
63	Wild Tales \| Nature Podcast	National Trust	Science	209	Audioboom	47
64	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
65	Meet the Farmers	Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media	Science	409	Simplecast	43
66	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
67	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1045	ABC Australia	43
68	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	680	Spreaker	59
69	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1583	Simplecast	58
70	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	632	Spreaker	69
71	New Books in Psychoanalysis	Marshall Poe	Science	424	Simplecast	63
72	The Climate Question	BBC World Service	Science	320	BBC	38
73	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
74	The Quark Side - Quantum Physics Podcast	Synthetic Universe	Science	147	Spreaker	38
75	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
76	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
77	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	369	Megaphone	53
78	The Knepp Wilding Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Knepp.co.uk	Science	52	Buzzsprout	37
79	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1436	Simplecast	63
80	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
81	Ask the Naked Scientists	Dr Chris Smith	Science	811	Acast	59
82	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
83	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	249	Spotify for Podcasters	28
84	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
85	Dr Karl Podcast	triplej	Science	479	ABC Australia	32
86	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
87	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
88	Star Diary Details temporarily unavailable	BBC Sky at Night Magazine	Science	372	Megaphone	59
89	Rare Earth	BBC Radio 4	Science	71	BBC	28
90	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
91	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
92	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	144	Libsyn	78
93	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
94	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62
95	The 80,000 Hours Podcast on Artificial Intelligence	80,000 Hours	Science	14	Transistor	47
96	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	382	ART19	42
97	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
98	Accidental Gods - The Thrutopian Podcast	Accidental Gods	Science	402	Transistor	68
99	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	8	Acast	74
100	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	357	PRX	53

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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