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Apple's Podcasts Just Topped 50 Billion All-time Downloads and Streams (fastcompany.com)

Posted by msmash on from the how-far-we-have-come dept.

Apple launched podcasts on iTunes way back in 2005, the same year that the Oxford Dictionary named "podcast" its word of the year. A lot has changed since the early days when iTunes was mostly populated with The Ricky Gervais Show and an assortment of news podcasts repackaged from radio shows. From a report: These days, according to Apple, it is home to over 525,000 active shows, with more than 18.5 million episodes available, including content in over 100 languages. Its podcasts span the globe, covering 155 countries and, per Apple, "29 groupings of localized editorial." In short, if you feel overwhelmed with podcast content -- you're not alone. As content has grown, so has the fanbase: In 2014, there were 7 billion podcast downloads. In 2016, that number jumped to 10.5 billion. In 2017, it jumped to 13.7 billion episode downloads and streams, across Podcasts and iTunes. In March 2018, Apple Podcasts passed 50 billion all-time episode downloads and streams.

3 of 52 comments (clear)

  1. Re:THREAD JACK! - good Android Podcast downloader? by mcgett · · Score: 2

    Podcast Addict is what I have used for the laat few years. It has a free version with ads and a paid version without. Allows you to have global settings and individual settings as well that override the global. Auto plays/stoos with Bluetooth connect/disconnect as well as with headphone jack insertion/removal.

  2. Re:Let's take a moment for reflection and thanks by HornWumpus · · Score: 2

    What?

    We're using one button mice? (because we're too stupid to for a second button?)

    Jobs stole the GUI (for the Lisa) from the same place Gates did (Xerox). Face facts.

    Modern GUIs have evolved and come from no single place. MacOS prior to X was architecturally very much inferior to all versions of NT, even 3.51 just blew it away. It was in a league with Amiga's OS.

    --
    John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
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