February 2025 Statistics

The February 2025 podcast landscape shows robust growth with over 834,000 new episodes published in the directory.  Notably, podcast technology adoption continues to expand with over 4.6 million episodes offering transcripts, 806,115 episodes featuring chapters, and 24,890 feeds implementing value blocks.

Global reach remains strong, with listeners in 192 countries and territories, though major markets like the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom continue to lead in download numbers. These statistics indicate a maturing industry that maintains steady growth while expanding technological capabilities to enhance the listening experience.

834,146 New Episodes
in the Blubrry Directory

TOTAL EPISODES
Top 10 Published by Category

BLUBRRY HOSTING
Top 5 by Category

AVERAGE EPISODE LISTENS
By Show Size

Ranges are determined during the reporting period when a show meets the threshold once, aka 10,001 listens/downloads, etc. When a show meets the threshold, we include all episodes for the past 30 days that were published a minimum of 10 days.

TOP CLIENTS
How Podcasts Were Consumed in August
by Platform

BLUBRRY TOP 10 COUNTRIES

WORLDWIDE GROWTH TRENDS
Sites Largest Podcast Growth in December

BLUBRRY GLOBAL LISTENER RETENTION

GLOBAL PODCAST INDEX STATS
Total Podcasts (as of March 4): 4,455,962