

Now, the amount of podcast followers on Spotify factors into the algorithm and definition of what comprises a ‘top’ podcast, coupled with recent unique Spotify listener numbers.

Spotify improved their Top Podcast chart by devising a new methodology that helps listeners find what they’re really looking for: the intersection of popular and emerging. Anyone will be able to preview a podcast and follow it directly from the charts site.
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With a full charts website, creators everywhere will be able to share their success with listeners, family, and friends – or organically get discovered by a listener perusing the site and stumbling upon your show. Not only will this provide everyone easier access to the daily podcast pulse on Spotify, but it’ll also serve as a larger destination for discoverability. (At launch, the charts website will only reflect U.S. Starting yesterday, Spotify is freeing charts from the confines of the app and giving them their standalone due, with their own website. It’s also another way for listeners to discover your show, and potentially explore past episodes or follow your show to hear what you come out with next. There’s now something to show for episodes that are really popular or trending, even if their podcast as a whole isn’t being consumed at the same volume. Sometimes, for example, a single episode may strike a chord with listeners of become part of the audio-content zeitgeist. Updated daily, the Top Episodes chart will provide a better understanding of what’s really being listened to on Spotify – because a podcast isn’t always the sum of its episodes. We also want you to be able to celebrate your success – which is why we’re excited to unveil a revamped podcast – charts experience that’s better in every way: more chances for up-and-coming creators and established creators to make it onto a chart more ways to view a chart than just heading to the Spotify app and a higher likelihood of listeners discovering you and your context.įor the first time, Spotify’s charts look beyond overall podcast show numbers on Spotify and dive into individual episodes. With more people than ever podcasting all over the world, we want to ensure that podcast charts are growing with you. More chances for all creators to chart – and a new way for listeners to discover new favorites on Spotify.
