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The most comprehensive year-in-review of Podcasting 2.0 including stats, charts and awards.

“Apple is taking Podcasting mainstream by building it right into iTunes,”
said Steve Jobs in 2005.
“Podcasting is the next generation of radio, and users can now subscribe to over 3,000 free Podcasts and have each new episode automatically delivered over the Internet to their computer and iPod.”
These humble beginnings seem like forever ago and podcasting has come a long way since.

Thanks to the great work happening in the Podcasting 2.0 community - we have access to a censorship-resistant library of over 4 million shows via The Podcast Index. We also have powerful new features being added to the RSS feed that work in a consistent way across the ecosystem. This is changing the way we think about podcasting as a medium and how we engage with podcast content, support creators and interact with other fans.
Check out the Fountain Rewind 2023 page for detailed stats and awards for the year:

Also view your own personal stats on your Fountain profile link on web - https://fountain.fm/merryoscar/rewind
Would love to see people's top 5 shows if you want to share a screenshot below!

👍👏 y’all have come a long way. Thanks for the 2023 wrap-up. Keep squashing those bugs 🐛 💪. And be ready to replace Spotify and Apple Podcasts as the de facto app to get your pods
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it's not much but it's honest work
Need to read more books and listen to more podcasts in 2024!
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Promoted podcasts isn't the thing anymore?
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Also awaiting clarification on this after I asked when they announced the UI upgrade.
Not seen a single promoted podcast since the upgrade.
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Did you read that somewhere or is that just based on your experience?
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Promoted podcasts were on the main app page. After updating UI they don't appear
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I have also noticed that. I was wondering if there was some official communication indicating that promoted posts were no longer a thing.
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I'm waiting for clarification
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i recently switched from spotify podcast to fountain. the new design is great and competes nicely with spotify.
i'm surprised though that the highest earning podcast in 2023 was just $793 worth of sats. That's not enough imo.
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Yea that feels minuscule
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no way to do podcasting fulltime unless you're a joe rogan or have millions of followers.
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This was just the top earning episode. We don’t share the show level stats but multiple shows received over $10,000 in 2023.
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ahh i see. still not that much money. i'd need 200k/year to do it fulltime.