The Podcast Census 2026
How many English podcasts are there?
There are 2,394,940 English-language podcasts in the Podcast Index, 54.5% of all podcasts, and 272,941 of them published an episode in the last 90 days. 11.4% are still active, close to the 9.4% for all podcasts. English punches above its size: 66% of active shows against 54.5% of all of them.
- 2.39 millionshows listed
- 272,941active in the last 90 days
- 11.4%still active (all podcasts: 9.4%)
- 66%of all active podcasts
How many English podcasts are still going?
272,941 of 2,394,940: 11.4%. By that measure English ranks 6th of the 12 languages on these pages for keeping shows alive.
Survival by episode count and growth by year are counted for all podcasts together in the census, not language by language, so they are not repeated here.
How does English compare with other podcast languages?
English is the largest language in the index.
| English | 2,394,940 | 272,941 | 11.4% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | 675,996 | 23,729 | 3.5% |
| Portuguese | 259,055 | 7,145 | 2.8% |
| French | 116,638 | 17,381 | 14.9% |
| German | 114,343 | 24,610 | 21.5% |
How many English podcasts are automated?
12,063 English-language feeds meet the census's test for mass-produced podcasts (at least 100 episodes, an average of 4 or more a day, over at least 30 days; or one author name on 100 or more shows first seen by Podcast Index in the same year), 54.4% of the 22,165 such feeds first indexed since 2023.
Questions
How many English podcasts are there?
2,394,940 in the Podcast Index dump of 26 September 2026, after removing duplicates and empty feeds. 272,941 published in the 90 days before it.
What share of English-language podcasts are active?
11.4%, against 9.4% of all 4,391,041 podcasts.
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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 = 2,394,940 English podcasts, 272,941 active. Last updated 2 October 2026.
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