The Top 25 Podcasts in the UK for Q1 2024

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Edison Research announces the Top 25 Podcasts in the UK based on reach for Q1 2024 among weekly podcast listeners age 15+.

Remaining in the Top Three from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 are The Joe Rogan Experience, The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett, and Sh**ged Married Annoyed.

New to the Top Five is TikToker-turned-podcaster GK Barry’s Saving Grace. The show enjoyed success with a sold-out tour in February, with Barry also getting a feature in January’s Cosmopolitan. ShxtsNGigs enters the Top Ten for the first time. The show is currently in the middle of a U.S. tour.

Making their debut in the Top 25, The Chunkz & Filly Show has quickly risen to #10 following the launch of their podcast in October 2023. The Fellas secures the #16 spot. Fellas Studios continues to expand their offerings, including the recent launch of a pioneering paid streaming service called Fellas Loaded.

What’s Good with Miniminter and Randolph earns the #23 spot, perhaps propelled by a public feud with host Simon Minter and boxer Tommy Fury when Minter made a comment about Fury’s daughter.

Staying Relevant rounds out the list at #25, continuing its rise in popularity. Hosts Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks grabbed a coveted spot as red-carpet presenters at the National Television Awards, along with a lengthy profile for Sam Thompson in Hello! Magazine. A national tour was also announced.

Data from Edison Podcast Metrics is available in both the UK and the U.S. 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 U.S.

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 US was released by Edison Research in November 2019; the company has been tracking podcast consumption in the aggregate since 2006.

The Top 25 Podcasts in the UK

Shows with the largest weekly audience

    The Joe Rogan Experience
    1: The Joe Rogan Experience
    Comedy
    From: Joe Rogan
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
    2: The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett
    Business
    From: DOAC
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    Sh**ged Married Annoyed
    3: Sh**ged Married Annoyed
    Comedy
    From: Chris & Rosie Ramsey
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    The Rest Is Politics
    4: The Rest is Politics
    News and Government
    From: Goalhanger
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    Saving Grace
    Trailer Play trailer5: Saving Grace
    Comedy
    From: The Fellas Studios
    Hosted by: Acast
    That Peter Crouch Podcast
    Trailer Play trailer6: That Peter Crouch Podcast
    Sports
    From: Tall or Nothing
    Hosted by: Acast
    The Therapy Crouch
    Trailer Play trailer7: The Therapy Crouch
    Parenting
    From: Tall or Nothing
    Hosted by: Acast
    Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
    Trailer Play trailer8: Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
    Comedy
    From: Plosive
    Hosted by: Acast
    ShxtsNGigs
    9: ShxtsNGigs
    Comedy
    From: shxtsngigs
    Hosted by: Acast
    The Chunkz & Filly Show
    Trailer Play trailer10: The Chunkz & Filly Show
    Comedy
    From: Upload Productions
    Hosted by: Audioboom
    Help I Sexted My Boss
    Trailer Play trailer11: Help I Sexted My Boss
    Journals
    From: Audio Always
    Hosted by: Acast
    The News Agents
    Trailer Play trailer12: The News Agents
    News
    From: Global
    Hosted by: Captivate
    Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe
    Trailer Play trailer13: Parenting Hell
    Comedy and Kids & Family
    From: Keep It Light Media / Spotify Studios
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    No Such Thing As A Fish
    14: No Such Thing as a Fish
    Comedy
    From: No Such Thing As A Fish
    Hosted by: Audioboom
    Desert Island Discs
    15: Desert Island Discs
    Society & Culture and Music
    From: BBC Radio 4
    Hosted by: BBC
    The Fellas
    Trailer Play trailer16: The Fellas
    Comedy
    From: The Fellas Studios
    Hosted by: Acast
    The Rest Is History
    17: The Rest Is History
    History
    From: Goalhanger
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    Newscast
    18: Newscast
    News
    From: BBC News
    Hosted by: BBC
    The Rest Is Football
    Trailer Play trailer19: The Rest is Football
    Sports
    From: Goalhanger
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    Uncanny
    20: Uncanny
    Society & Culture
    From: BBC Radio 4
    Hosted by: BBC
    The Archers
    21: The Archers
    Fiction and Arts
    From: BBC Radio 4
    Hosted by: BBC
    The Daily
    22: The Daily
    News
    From: The New York Times
    Hosted by: Simplecast
    What's Good with Miniminter and Randolph
    23: What’s Good with Miniminter and Randolph
    Comedy
    From: Miniminter & Randolph
    Hosted by: Megaphone
    You're Dead to Me
    24: You’re Dead to Me
    Comedy
    From: BBC Radio 4
    Hosted by: BBC
    Staying Relevant
    Trailer Play trailer25: Staying Relevant
    Comedy
    From: Staying Relevant Productions
    Hosted by: Acast

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    About Edison Research

    Edison Research conducts survey research and provides strategic information to a broad array of clients worldwide, having conducted research in 66 countries. Edison Research’s The Infinite Dial® series has been the survey of record for digital audio, social media, podcasting, smart speakers, and other media-related technologies since 1998. The company’s Share of Ear® survey is the only single-source measure of all audio in the U.S. Edison Research is the leading podcast research company in the world, producing the only survey-based data on podcast listening in the U.S, Edison Podcast Metrics, and has conducted research for many companies in the space. Since 2004, Edison Research has been the sole provider of election data, race projections and analysis to the National Election Pool (ABC News, CBS News, CNN, NBC News) for every presidential primary and general election.


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