The Audioboom Creator Network Reflects on a year of Achievement
New York, NY — January 2, 2024 —Audioboom, the leading global podcast network, is proud to announce an exceptional year of growth and success, marked by milestones that reflect the creativity of our podcasters and our commitment to provide creators with a best-in-class platform for engaging with listeners around the world.
We are thrilled to share that podcasts on the Audioboom Creator Network were downloaded 1.5 billion times in 2023, and were listened to in more than 150 countries. The USA, UK and Australia were our biggest regions for listening, but our shows were also heard in Antarctica, The Ivory Coast, and Madagascar.
Over 300 million people listened to an Audioboom podcast during the year, with Wednesday 8th March 2023 being the most popular day to listen to one of our shows
The popularity of Audioboom podcasts positioned us as the 5th biggest podcast publisher in the United States, as reported by Edison Research.
During 2023 creators published more than 175,000 episodes through the Audioboom platform using our tools to distribute their content to listeners on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Tune-In and many other apps.
Episodes of True Crime podcasts led the way, followed by Politics and Comedy.
Audioboom partnered with over 10,000 brands last year, connecting them with our huge audience to execute their advertising campaigns successfully. This enabled us to deliver more than $50 million of payments to our creators, rewarding them for their creativity and supporting their work in podcasting.
“Our year in numbers not only reflects the size and scale of the platform that Audioboom has built, but is also testament to the hard work, creativity, and dedication of our partners,” says Stuart Last, Chief Executive Officer. “Podcasting is a wonderful and inspiring medium, and I believe 2024 will bring even more success for us all.”
About Audioboom
Audioboom is a global leader in podcasting — our shows are downloaded more than 130 million times each month by 38 million unique listeners around the world. Audioboom is ranked as the fifth largest podcast publisher in the U.S. by Edison Research.
Audioboom’s ad-tech and monetisation platform underpins a scalable content business that provides commercial services for a premium network of 250 top tier podcasts, with key partners including ‘Casefile True Crime’ (US), ‘True Crime Obsessed’ (US), ‘No Such Thing As A Fish’ (UK), and ‘The Cycling Podcast’ (UK).
Audioboom Studios is a slate of content produced by Audioboom including ‘F1: Beyond The Grid’’, ‘RELAX!’, ‘Covert’, ‘It’s Happening with Snooki & Joey’, ‘Mafia’, and ‘What Makes A Killer’.
Audioboom operates internationally, with operations and global partnerships across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The platform allows content to be distributed via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, RadioPublic, Saavn, Stitcher, Facebook and Twitter as well as a partner’s own websites and mobile apps.
For more information, visit audioboom.com.
