Popularity ranking · United Kingdom

The 100 most popular Podcasts in United Kingdom

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest podcasts in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 350 podcasts tracked in United Kingdom, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. The Rest Is Politics, The Daily T and The Rest Is History lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 11M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 407k, and the largest, The Rest Is Politics, reaches around 4.4M people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each podcast, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United Kingdom. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in United Kingdom, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in United Kingdom. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 The Rest Is Politics 4.4M 44.7 54.0%
2 The Daily T 4M 44.7 54.0%
3 The Rest Is History 2.6M 45.0 53.7%
4 The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett 2.1M 43.7 53.6%
5 Crime Junkie 1.1M 44.4 57.6%
6 The Rest Is Politics: US 976k 44.7 54.0%
7 Breakdown 901k 40.8 53.7%
8 Stick to Football 819k 43.3 52.0%
9 The Rest Is Entertainment 808k 43.3 52.8%
10 The Good, The Bad & The Football 804k 43.3 52.0%
11 Kurzgesagt 770k 42.9 49.5%
12 KILL TONY 760k 43.9 51.1%
13 Serial (podcast) 684k
14 Americast 670k 44.7 54.0%
15 The Rest Is Football 666k 43.3 52.0%
16 Dish 663k 43.3 52.8%
17 Fin vs History 618k 43.9 51.1%
18 Call Her Daddy 612k 40.4 61.7%
19 The News Agents 606k 44.7 54.0%
20 Three Bean Salad 521k 43.9 51.1%
21 We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson 519k 43.3 52.8%
22 No Such Thing As A Fish 475k 43.9 51.1%
23 Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster 474k 43.9 51.1%
24 Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth 472k 43.3 52.8%
25 Bad Friends 469k 43.9 51.1%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular podcasts compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom and ranks each podcast by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest podcast in United Kingdom?

The Rest Is Politics currently leads with an estimated audience of 4.4M people in United Kingdom.

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