Audioboom’s 2025 In Numbers Highlights Video Podcasting Growth

Audioboom’s 2025 In Numbers Highlights Video Podcasting Growth

Audioboom

January 5, 2026

More than 1.5 billion hours of listening, 200,000 published episodes, and $63 million generated for creators in 2025

January 5, 2025 – New York, New York – Audioboom, the leading global podcast company, has announced its 2025 In Numbers review of the year, with video podcasting central to its success. Audioboom ended 2025 as the number one video podcast publisher in the world, according to Podscribe, delivering 325 million video views and placing 13 shows in YouTube’s Top 100 Podcast ranker.

Across all podcast formats, audiences engaged with more than 1.5 billion hours of Audioboom content in 2025, with the platform now serving 50 million monthly unique listeners across 195 countries.

Audioboom also continued to scale its creator network around the world. More than 200,000 podcast episodes were published last year, supporting a community of 8,000 independent creators and generating $63 million in creator earnings.

“Our year in numbers highlights how video is now central to audiences engaging with podcasts. Audioboom is the world’s number one video podcast publisher – a significant marker of where the industry is heading, and an important milestone for us.” said Stuart Last, CEO of Audioboom. ”These numbers reflect a year focused on growing podcasting globally, with the best tools, technology and financial support.”

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About Audioboom

Audioboom is a global leader in podcasting – our shows are downloaded or viewed 150 million times each month by more than 50 million unique listeners around the world. Audioboom is ranked as the fifth largest podcast publisher in the US by Edison Research

Audioboom’s ad-tech and monetisation platform underpins a scalable content business including UK podcast network Adelicious. Key partners include the official Formula 1 podcasts ‘F1: Beyond the Grid’ and ‘F1 Nation’, ‘True Crime Obsessed’ (US), ‘The Tim Dillon Show’ (US), ‘No Such Thing As A Fish’ (UK) and ‘The Cycling Podcast’ (UK).

Audioboom operates internationally, with global partnerships across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The platform distributes content via Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Facebook and Twitter as well as a partner’s own websites and mobile apps.

For more information, visit audioboom.com.

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