Podcasting ▷ Forward

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New data: Top Podcast CDNs by Episode Share (Apr 2025)

New graphs: Transistor Statistics, visualized

New graphs: Buzzsprout Statistics, visualized

New data: Top Podcast Tracking Services by Episode Share (Apr 2025)

New data: Top Podcast Hosting Companies by Episode Share (Apr 2025)

New graphs: Libsyn Statistics, visualized

Proposal: Standard Podcast Consumption (SPC)

New data: Statistics about Podcast Chapters (Apr 2024)

New data: Impact of Apple Podcasts auto-downloading changes in iOS 17

Deep dive: Apple Podcasts vs AppleCoreMedia downloads, post 16.4

Deep dive: A Tale of Two Bytes: Prefix vs Host-based analytics

New graphs: Podcast Index Statistics, visualized (updated daily)

Breaking: Podtrac’s share of new podcast episodes taking off

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Now available: Instant WebSub support for Podpingers

Now available: Podping via Websockets

Now available: Podping via WebSub

Now available: WebSub Tester

New podcast: Reflections (the case of the curious AppleCoreMedia)

Now available: The first public WebSub Subscription List

Proposal: Aggregator Hubs, using WebSub Subscription Lists

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