The Top 25 Podcasts in the UK for Q3 2024

Edison Research announces the Top 25 Podcasts in the UK based on reach for Q3 2024 among weekly podcast listeners age 15+.

Breaking into the Top Three for the first time is The Rest Is Politics, perhaps assisted by the presidential election campaign playing out in the United States at the time, and the aftermath of the 2024 UK election.

Top 10 for the first time is The Rest Is History, which gained significant media attention thanks to its live tour launched in September. The tour began in Cambridge and Oxford. The October performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall, featuring the works of Mozart and Beethoven and accompanied by a live orchestra, sold out as early as May.

1: (1) The Joe Rogan Experience

Comedy
From: Joe Rogan
Hosted by: Megaphone

2: (4) The Rest is Politics

News and Government
From: Goalhanger
Hosted by: Megaphone

3: (2) The Diary of a CEO

Business
From: DOAC
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer 4: (8) The Rest is Football

Sports
From: Goalhanger
Hosted by: Megaphone

5: (3) Sh**ged, Married, Annoyed

Comedy
From: Chris & Rosie Ramsey
Hosted by: Megaphone

6: (13) The Rest is History

History
From: Goalhanger
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer 7: (5) That Peter Crouch Podcast

Sports
From: Tall or Nothing
Hosted by: Acast

Trailer 8: (10) The News Agents

News
From: Global
Hosted by: Captivate

9: (11) ShxtsNGigs

Comedy
From: shxtsngigs
Hosted by: Acast

Trailer 10: (6) Off Menu

Comedy
From: Plosive
Hosted by: Acast

Trailer 11: (21) Saving Grace

Comedy
From: The Fellas Studios
Hosted by: Acast

12: (9) Newscast

News
From: BBC News
Hosted by: BBC

13: (16) No Such Thing As A Fish

Comedy
From: No Such Thing As A Fish
Hosted by: Audioboom

Trailer 14: (12) Parenting Hell

Comedy and Kids & Family
From: Keep It Light Media / Spotify Studios
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer 15: (17) The Rest is Entertainment

TV & Film
From: Goalhanger
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer 16: (15) The Therapy Crouch

Parenting
From: Tall or Nothing
Hosted by: Acast

17: (NEW) The Infinite Monkey Cage

Comedy
From: BBC Radio 4
Hosted by: BBC

Trailer 18: (NEW) The Fellas

Comedy
From: The Fellas Studios
Hosted by: Acast

19: (22) Call Her Daddy

Comedy
From: Alex Cooper
Hosted by: Simplecast

Trailer 20: (7) Help I Sexted My Boss

Journals
From: Audio Always
Hosted by: Acast

21: (23) The Archers

Fiction and Arts
From: BBC Radio 4
Hosted by: BBC

22: (14) Crime Junkie

True Crime
From: audiochuck
Hosted by: Simplecast

Trailer 23: (24) The Overlap

Sports
From: The Overlap
Hosted by: Acast

24: (19) You’re Dead to Me

Comedy
From: BBC Radio 4
Hosted by: BBC

25: (NEW) Desert Island Discs

Society & Culture and Music
From: BBC Radio 4
Hosted by: BBC

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Data from Edison Podcast Metrics is available in both the UK and the US. For more information on how to become a subscriber to the full datasets, please contact info@edisonresearch.com.

Edison Podcast Metrics is unique in that it is not dependent on podcast download data and does not require podcast networks to opt into its service. At least 2,000 weekly podcast listeners in the UK are surveyed each quarter for the service, and listening behavior is collected regardless of listening platform. The same methodology is being employed in the UK as is used in the US.

Data from Edison Podcast Metrics UK provides show-level information on the top podcasts in the UK. Subscribers can analyze demographics, psychographics and purchase-behavior information of weekly podcast listeners. The first Top Podcast Shows ranker in the U.S. was released by Edison Research in November 2019; the company has been tracking podcast consumption in the aggregate since 2006.

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