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287,283 podcasts published their first episode in 2024, and 50,890 of them (17.7%) published again in the last 90 days.
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026
The 2024 cohort is 6.1% of the 4,711,475 feeds in the Podcast Index and 11.6% 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.
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026
Starts and survival
| Measure | 2024 | All feeds |
|---|---|---|
| Podcasts started | 287,283 | 4,711,475 |
| Still active | 50,890 | 437,693 |
| Survival | 17.7% | 9.3% |
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026
Hosting platforms
| Platform | Podcasts started | Share of the 2024 cohort |
|---|---|---|
| Anchor (Spotify for Creators) | 72,505 | 25.2% |
| Spreaker | 53,049 | 18.5% |
| RSS.com | 27,901 | 9.7% |
| Buzzsprout | 17,537 | 6.1% |
| Podbean | 12,086 | 4.2% |
| Acast | 10,235 | 3.6% |
| hubhopper.com | 8,312 | 2.9% |
| Libsyn | 4,908 | 1.7% |
| Transistor | 4,067 | 1.4% |
| Captivate | 4,034 | 1.4% |
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026