Edison Research at SSRS Announces Top 25 Podcasts in the UK for Q2 2026 from Edison Podcast Metrics™
The Joe Rogan Experience, The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, and The Rest Is Politics remain in the top three spots
Glen Mills, PA, USA, September 3, 2026 – Edison Research at SSRS announces the Top 25 Podcasts in the UK from Edison Podcast Metrics™ based on reach for the second quarter of 2026 among weekly podcast listeners ages 15+.
The Joe Rogan Experience, The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, and The Rest Is Politics top the list, maintaining the same rank positions held in Q1 2026. The top four shows remain unchanged quarter over quarter, with other rank changes in the Top 10 noted below parenthetically. The full list of Top 25 podcasts is below.
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
- The Rest Is Politics
- The Rest Is History
- The Rest Is Football (+1 rank position since Q1 2026)
- The News Agents (+2 rank positions since Q1 2026)
- Uncanny (+11 rank positions since Q1 2026)
- Newscast (-3 rank positions since Q1 2026)
- That Peter Crouch Podcast (-2 rank positions since Q1 2026)
- The Rest Is Entertainment (+11 rank positions since Q1 2026)
Notable Moves
The Rest Is Football reaches its highest position on record. The podcast moves up one rank to number five following its global launch on Netflix in June, coinciding with the FIFA Club World Cup.
The News Agents continues its upward momentum. The show climbs two positions to number six after covering the highly discussed UK midterm elections in May.
The Louis Theroux Podcast posts the largest gain in the Top 25. The show rises 41 positions from number 65 in Q1 to number 24 in Q2 after returning for its eighth season. New episodes featured guests including actor Florence Pugh.
In the Top 25 Podcasts for the First Time
Dish breaks into the UK Top 25 for the first time, debuting at number 19. Hosted by British chef Angela Hartnett and broadcaster Nick Grimshaw, the podcast is known for its celebrity dinner party conversations and interviews.
The Martin Lewis Podcast joins the list at number 25. The Martin Lewis Podcast, which also airs as a television programme, focuses on personal finance advice and savings strategies. Martin Lewis received the BAFTA Television Special Award in May for his impact on British public life
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 consumers 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 consumers. 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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About Edison Research at SSRS
Edison Research at SSRS conducts survey research and provides strategic information to a broad array of clients worldwide. We measure consumer behavior to explain and amplify knowledge about the latest industry trends. Our world-renowned studies include Share of Ear®, the only single-source measure of all audio consumption in the U.S.; Edison Podcast Metrics™, the only survey-based measure of podcast listening in the U.S.; and The Infinite Dial®, the survey of record for media and technology trends since 1998. In 2025, Edison Research was acquired by SSRS, a full-service market and survey research firm. Today, the 30-year legacy continues as Edison Research at SSRS — SSRS’s audio, media, and emerging trends practice.