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/r/podcasting: Podcast News and Discussion for Podcasters and Their Podcasts

For people who make podcasts. Topics include podcasting news, how to guides, gear, marketing, and anything related to podcasters. Please refrain from posting self-promotion and promotions for products and services except in designated areas or by moderator approval.

194k subscribers418 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~4% by known bots)354 authors / mosince 2010

r/podcasting has 194k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 418 posts a month from 354 people. Top topics: Podcasting Tips & Tools, Podcast Hosting & Promotion and Podcast Growth.

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Size and growth

How r/podcasting has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+16%in 12 months · +2.7% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026194k
Growing194k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/podcasting

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−36%vs Sep 2025 · −21% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026418
QuieterPeaked at 941 in Jan 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~4% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/podcasting

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Podcasting Tips & Tools23%
  2. Podcast Hosting & Promotion16%
  3. Podcast Growth6.3%
  4. Podcast Apps2.5%
  5. Podcast Platforms & News1.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. RSS
  2. Spotify
  3. Apple
  4. Buzzsprout
  5. Riverside

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