When Spotify announced it paid podcasters over $100 million in the first quarter of 2025, the headline came across like a victory parade. The company positioned the news as a win for creators ...

Spotify now shows you how many times a podcast has been played, helping you find popular content you might have otherwise ...

Play counts have been visible for music tracks on Spotify for years, but this is the first time this metric will be available ...

Spotify is rolling out a Plays feature for podcast, which shows number of listener count directly from the podcast episode ...

The plays will appear next to a podcast episode throughout the app, including the home page, episode page, and show page. It’s also available for creators on Spotify for Creators and Megaphone.

“With this new metric for podcasts, Spotify aims to encourage users to explore podcasts they may not be familiar with, especially if they see that other listeners highly favor these episodes. For ...

YouTube continues to dominate the podcasting industry, but Spotify is proactively gearing up to close the gap.The Swedish- ...

Spotify has distributed over $100 million to podcast publishers and creators since January, according to a report published ...

Spotify reported over $100 million paid to podcast creators in Q1 2025, marking its first public disclosure of such figures.

Stock tumbles in premarket trading as monthly user guidance fails to appease investors ...

Liz Gateley, who left Spotify after six years, is launching production company Damsel Media, focused on premium content for ...