The Podcast Census 2026
How many podcasts does each host have?
Spotify for Creators (Anchor) is the largest host with 1.9 million shows. Buzzsprout keeps the most alive (37.7% active in the last 90 days) and PodOmatic the fewest (2%).
- 4.39 millionpodcasts counted
- 9.4%active in the last 90 days
- 17hosts with a page
Which hosts have the most podcasts?
| Spotify for Creators (Anchor) | 1,895,372 | 98,765 | 5.2% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spreaker | 543,282 | 39,535 | 7.3% |
| SoundCloud | 182,226 | 7,885 | 4.3% |
| iVoox | 176,391 | 4,574 | 2.6% |
| RSS.com | 169,690 | 16,855 | 9.9% |
| Buzzsprout | 123,188 | 46,402 | 37.7% |
| Podbean | 97,472 | 21,545 | 22.1% |
| Libsyn | 61,917 | 14,426 | 23.3% |
| PodOmatic | 59,582 | 1,163 | 2% |
| Acast | 52,670 | 10,685 | 20.3% |
| FeedBurner | 52,174 | 2,656 | 5.1% |
| Captivate | 31,157 | 8,184 | 26.3% |
| Transistor | 30,551 | 9,699 | 31.7% |
| RedCircle | 28,199 | 3,669 | 13% |
| Megaphone | 25,960 | 8,604 | 33.1% |
| Simplecast | 20,398 | 6,058 | 29.7% |
| Firstory | 20,378 | 3,396 | 16.7% |
Questions
Why are some hosts missing?
A page needs at least 20,000 shows and 1,000 active ones. Castbox, Hubhopper, sms.cam.ac.uk fall short and stay in the census's own tables.
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Where do these numbers come from?
Podcast Index public database, dump of 26 September 2026, cleaned by Slice to 4,391,041 shows (duplicates, empty feeds, clones and test feeds removed). Active means an episode in the 90 days before the dump.
n = 3,570,607 shows in these hosts. Last updated 2 October 2026.
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