r/podcasts↗
Podcasts - discover, discuss, review
r/podcasts: a subreddit to discover, discuss, and review podcasts with other podcast enthusiasts. As part of this mission, r/podcasts is curated to promote respectful and on-topic discussions. This is not a place to promote your podcast.
3.9M subscribers558 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)490 authors / mosince 2008
r/podcasts has 3.9M members (+1.2% over the last 12 months). It gets about 558 posts a month from 490 people. Top topics: True Crime Recommendations, Podcast Recommendations and Podcasting Tips & Tools.
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How r/podcasts has grown
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Topics and brands on r/podcasts
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- True Crime Recommendations5.4%
- Podcast Recommendations5.3%
- Podcasting Tips & Tools2.9%
- Mental Health & Self Improvement2.8%
- History Podcasts2.7%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Spotify
- Apple
- Substack
- Podbean
- Libsyn
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