{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Haus Research Briefing","title":"Best Podcast Statistics Sources 2026: How Podcastquery Counts 4.7 Million Feeds","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8bc89029\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":167,"description":"How many podcasts exist depends entirely on which of three numbers you take, and most write-ups take the largest one without saying so. Podcastquery prints all three from a single dated file, then joins that file to Apple's charts to show which hosts the active shows actually sit on.\n\nThree counts, one file: 4,711,475 feeds registered, 754,899 active over a year, 437,693 active over 90 days\nThe chart join: 18 Apple storefronts, top 100 each, 1,387 shows matched back to a feed\nAnchor: 40.5% of feeds, 15.4% of chart shows\nMegaphone: 0.57% of feeds, 17.2% of chart shows, and first place on the charts\nThe 2020 arrivals: 1,015,023 shows began that year and 2.6% are still going\nPodcastquery: https://podcastquery.com/\nPodcast hosting market share: https://podcastquery.com/hosting\nThe report: https://podcastquery.com/research/anchor-hosts-40-percent-of-podcasts-15-percent-of-apple-charts","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8ZjGPl32W8OA7c2kadKPpFrlXywsx-ikUvQNYKM2zkQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMzI3/OWUyNzA1NzRhNWM0/ZDZjMWE3M2U1ZDYz/ZGI4My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}