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356,901 podcasts published their first episode in 2025, and 88,243 of them (24.7%) published again in the last 90 days.
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026
The 2025 cohort is 7.6% of the 4,711,475 feeds in the Podcast Index and 20.2% 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 | 2025 | All feeds |
|---|---|---|
| Podcasts started | 356,901 | 4,711,475 |
| Still active | 88,243 | 437,693 |
| Survival | 24.7% | 9.3% |
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026
Hosting platforms
| Platform | Podcasts started | Share of the 2025 cohort |
|---|---|---|
| Spreaker | 106,699 | 29.9% |
| Anchor (Spotify for Creators) | 86,799 | 24.3% |
| RSS.com | 25,348 | 7.1% |
| Buzzsprout | 18,217 | 5.1% |
| Podbean | 12,900 | 3.6% |
| Acast | 6,855 | 1.9% |
| Transistor | 5,660 | 1.6% |
| loyalbooks.com | 4,670 | 1.3% |
| Captivate | 4,344 | 1.2% |
| Libsyn | 4,130 | 1.2% |
Source: Podcastquery, August 2026