Simplecast hosts 20,508 podcast feeds, 0.44% of all feeds in the Podcast Index, and 5,975 of them published an episode in the last 90 days.
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026. Apple charts: Podcastquery, September 2026.
5,975 Simplecast feeds published an episode in the last 90 days, 29.1% of the platform's feeds, against 9.3% across the whole dump.
Simplecast carries 68 of the 1,387 shows in the Apple top-100 charts of 18 countries, 4.9% of them, against 0.44% of all feeds.
The median Simplecast feed carries 32 episodes, and 560 feeds (2.7%) carry exactly one.
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026
Against every feed in the dump
| Measure | Simplecast | All feeds |
|---|---|---|
| Feeds | 20,508 | 4,711,475 |
| Share of all feeds | 0.44% | 100.0% |
| Active in 90 days | 5,975 | 437,693 |
| Active share | 29.1% | 9.3% |
| Apple top-100 shows | 68 | 1,387 |
| Share of chart shows | 4.9% | 100.0% |
| Marked explicit | 21.1% | 12.1% |
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026. Apple charts: Podcastquery, September 2026.
Categories
| Category | Feeds | Share of Simplecast feeds |
|---|---|---|
| Business | 3,334 | 16.3% |
| Society & Culture | 2,689 | 13.1% |
| Sports | 2,569 | 12.5% |
| Education | 1,467 | 7.2% |
| Religion & Spirituality | 1,465 | 7.1% |
| Health & Fitness | 1,293 | 6.3% |
| Arts | 1,197 | 5.8% |
| News | 1,132 | 5.5% |
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026. Apple charts: Podcastquery, September 2026.
Languages
| Language | Feeds | Share of Simplecast feeds |
|---|---|---|
| English | 16,690 | 81.4% |
| Spanish | 875 | 4.3% |
| French | 498 | 2.4% |
| German | 480 | 2.3% |
| Arabic | 284 | 1.4% |
| Russian | 267 | 1.3% |
| Danish | 154 | 0.75% |
| Dutch | 117 | 0.57% |
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026. Apple charts: Podcastquery, September 2026.