Edison Research announces the Top 25 Podcasts in the UK based on reach for the fourth quarter of 2024 among weekly podcast listeners age 15+.
The Joe Rogan Experience, The Rest Is Politics, and The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett hold their spots as the Top Three.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The Rest Is Politics
The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett
The Rest Is History (+2 spots)
The Rest Is Football (-1)
The News Agents (+2)
Sh**ged Married Annoyed (-2)
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster (+2)
Newscast (+3)
The Archers (+11)
Notable Movements
Goalhanger dominates and secures three of the Top 5 spots, with The Rest Is Politics (#2), TheRest Is History (#4) and The Rest Is Football (#5). The Rest Is History breaks into the Top 5 for the first time. Making its debut in the Top 10, The Archers secures the #10 spot.
In the Top 25 for the first time
BBC’s Americast climbs six spots to #24, likely driven by coverage of the U.S. presidential election and the transition to a Trump White House. Stick to Football enters the list, gaining momentum at #25.
About Edison Podcast Metrics
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, 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 U.S. was released by Edison Research in November 2019; the company has been tracking podcast consumption in the aggregate since 2006.
For more information on how to become a subscriber to the full datasets, please contact info@edisonresearch.com.
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).
