Deezer

Deezer is a French audio streaming platform with about 16 million monthly active users across 180 countries. It started accepting podcasts in 2015 and runs a self-serve submission portal at podcasters.deezer.com — paste your RSS, verify ownership via emailed code, fill in basic show metadata, submit.

Approval typically takes around 24 hours, which is faster than most major directories. Distribution through hosts including Acast, Art19, Audioboom, Ausha, Backtracks, Blubrry, Libsyn, Omny Studios, RSS.com, and Spreaker is also supported via one-click flows.

Technical requirements are straightforward — 1400x1400 square PNG artwork, well-formed RSS, episode titles and descriptions that match the feed. The actual user base skews European: France is home, Brazil and Latin America are secondary strongholds, and the rest of the world is sparse.

The 'fifth-largest streaming platform globally' claim is true on paper but the gap to Spotify and Apple is enormous. For podcasters, Deezer is a free, fast, low-friction directory to add to your distribution list — there's no reason not to submit if you care about international reach.

Just don't expect it to compete with Spotify or Apple for share of ear. Creator analytics are basic versus Spotify for Podcasters, and there's no meaningful discovery promotion engine for indie shows. Submit once, move on.