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347,399 podcasts published their first episode in 2022, and 28,943 of them (8.3%) published again in the last 90 days.

Source: Podcastquery, August 2026

The 2022 cohort is 7.4% of the 4,711,475 feeds in the Podcast Index and 6.6% of the 437,693 feeds active in the last 90 days.

Start year is the year of the oldest episode still in the feed. A show that trims its feed to recent episodes counts under a later year than its first episode.

Podcasts started in 2022, by hosting platformAnchor (Spotify for Creators)34.0%Spreaker10.5%RSS.com9.8%Buzzsprout5.6%Podbean2.7%apps.education.fr2.3%hubhopper.com2.0%Acast1.9%Libsyn1.9%SoundCloud1.6%
Podcasts started in 2022, by hosting platform

Source: Podcastquery, August 2026

Podcasts started in 2022, by categorySociety & Culture15.7%Education10.6%Business10.2%Religion & Spirituality8.4%Arts7.2%Health & Fitness6.2%Comedy4.7%News4.7%Music4.4%Sports4.3%
Podcasts started in 2022, by category

Source: Podcastquery, August 2026

Starts and survival

Measure2022All feeds
Podcasts started 347,399 4,711,475
Still active 28,943 437,693
Survival 8.3% 9.3%

Source: Podcastquery, August 2026

Hosting platforms

PlatformPodcasts startedShare of the 2022 cohort
Anchor (Spotify for Creators) 118,152 34.0%
Spreaker 36,377 10.5%
RSS.com 34,160 9.8%
Buzzsprout 19,387 5.6%
Podbean 9,302 2.7%
apps.education.fr 7,841 2.3%
hubhopper.com 7,096 2.0%
Acast 6,769 1.9%
Libsyn 6,429 1.9%
SoundCloud 5,699 1.6%

Source: Podcastquery, August 2026

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