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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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
76 Dan Snow's History Hit 113k 45.0 53.7%
77 The Bible in a Year 112k 43.3 52.8%
78 After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal 109k 45.0 53.7%
79 Kermode & Mayo’s Take 109k 43.3 52.8%
80 Hanging Out With Ant & Dec 106k 43.9 51.1%
81 FT News Briefing 102k 44.7 54.0%
82 IHIP News 100k 44.7 54.0%
83 Las Culturistas 100k 43.9 51.1%
84 Welcome to Night Vale 99k 23.4 62.2%
85 The Rest Is Money 98k 44.7 54.0%
86 Football Daily 97k 43.3 52.0%
87 Radio Rental 96k 40.8 53.7%
88 Giggly Squad 94k 43.9 51.1%
89 The Therapy Crouch 94k 43.9 51.1%
90 Frank Off The Radio: The Frank Skinner Podcast 93k 43.9 51.1%
91 Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard 90k 43.9 51.1%
92 The Book Club 89k 43.3 52.8%
93 How To Fail With Elizabeth Day 84k 43.3 52.8%
94 Happy Place 81k 40.7 60.1%
95 MrBallen Podcast 78k 44.4 57.6%
96 Joe Rogan Experience 77k 39.6 41.7%
97 Stuff You Should Know 76k 38.1 55.3%
98 The Totally Football Show with James Richardson 72k 43.3 52.0%
99 The Bulwark Podcast 72k 44.7 54.0%
100 The News Agents - USA 69k 44.7 54.0%

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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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