How many podcasts are there in each category?
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How many podcasts are in each Apple Podcasts category, we were asked.
From a sample of all Apple Podcasts shows, generously supplied to us by Bumper, here are the total podcasts in each primary genre. Bumper’s blog has more data for podcasters.
Tip: if you can’t get into the top 240 for volleyball, you’re doing it wrong.
| Primary Category | Total shows | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| After Shows | 2644 | 0.2% |
| Alternative Health | 11466 | 0.7% |
| Animation & Manga | 3391 | 0.2% |
| Arts | 33370 | 1.9% |
| Astronomy | 1024 | 0.1% |
| Automotive | 3377 | 0.2% |
| Aviation | 789 | 0.0% |
| Baseball | 2066 | 0.1% |
| Basketball | 4257 | 0.2% |
| Books | 76973 | 4.4% |
| Buddhism | 1010 | 0.1% |
| Business | 46963 | 2.7% |
| Business News | 3281 | 0.2% |
| Careers | 24761 | 1.4% |
| Chemistry | 1149 | 0.1% |
| Christianity | 81760 | 4.7% |
| Comedy | 69058 | 4.0% |
| Comedy Fiction | 5215 | 0.3% |
| Comedy Interviews | 19372 | 1.1% |
| Courses | 33073 | 1.9% |
| Crafts | 843 | 0.0% |
| Cricket | 653 | 0.0% |
| Daily News | 11373 | 0.7% |
| Design | 11375 | 0.7% |
| Documentary | 12000 | 0.7% |
| Drama | 11280 | 0.6% |
| Earth Sciences | 2106 | 0.1% |
| Education | 87665 | 5.0% |
| Education for Kids | 8928 | 0.5% |
| Entertainment News | 12685 | 0.7% |
| Entrepreneurship | 32467 | 1.9% |
| Fantasy Sports | 2065 | 0.1% |
| Fashion & Beauty | 11010 | 0.6% |
| Fiction | 5130 | 0.3% |
| Film History | 1664 | 0.1% |
| Film Interviews | 1307 | 0.1% |
| Film Reviews | 7805 | 0.4% |
| Fitness | 5540 | 0.3% |
| Food | 13415 | 0.8% |
| Football | 8077 | 0.5% |
| Games | 11191 | 0.6% |
| Golf | 901 | 0.1% |
| Government | 11266 | 0.6% |
| Health & Fitness | 30343 | 1.7% |
| Hinduism | 1099 | 0.1% |
| History | 34223 | 2.0% |
| Hobbies | 24158 | 1.4% |
| Hockey | 1550 | 0.1% |
| Home & Garden | 1796 | 0.1% |
| How To | 15996 | 0.9% |
| Improv | 23042 | 1.3% |
| Investing | 12338 | 0.7% |
| Islam | 7134 | 0.4% |
| Judaism | 1892 | 0.1% |
| Kids & Family | 11553 | 0.7% |
| Language Learning | 12515 | 0.7% |
| Leisure | 25558 | 1.5% |
| Life Sciences | 3527 | 0.2% |
| Management | 12223 | 0.7% |
| Marketing | 17568 | 1.0% |
| Mathematics | 785 | 0.0% |
| Medicine | 11015 | 0.6% |
| Mental Health | 35771 | 2.1% |
| Music | 52841 | 3.0% |
| Music Commentary | 12939 | 0.7% |
| Music History | 4942 | 0.3% |
| Music Interviews | 8206 | 0.5% |
| Natural Sciences | 3611 | 0.2% |
| Nature | 5229 | 0.3% |
| News | 23954 | 1.4% |
| News Commentary | 9024 | 0.5% |
| Non-Profit | 13550 | 0.8% |
| Nutrition | 4336 | 0.2% |
| Parenting | 8107 | 0.5% |
| Performing Arts | 18816 | 1.1% |
| Personal Journals | 58552 | 3.4% |
| Pets & Animals | 2914 | 0.2% |
| Philosophy | 13020 | 0.7% |
| Physics | 1130 | 0.1% |
| Places & Travel | 11001 | 0.6% |
| Podcasts | 359 | 0.0% |
| Politics | 15332 | 0.9% |
| Relationships | 22583 | 1.3% |
| Religion | 4595 | 0.3% |
| Religion & Spirituality | 34837 | 2.0% |
| Rugby | 523 | 0.0% |
| Running | 1197 | 0.1% |
| Science | 9617 | 0.6% |
| Science Fiction | 4704 | 0.3% |
| Self-Improvement | 94035 | 5.4% |
| Sexuality | 5779 | 0.3% |
| Soccer | 7853 | 0.5% |
| Social Sciences | 7361 | 0.4% |
| Society & Culture | 106666 | 6.1% |
| Spirituality | 22267 | 1.3% |
| Sports | 43684 | 2.5% |
| Sports News | 7223 | 0.4% |
| Stand-Up | 5772 | 0.3% |
| Stories for Kids | 6368 | 0.4% |
| Swimming | 251 | 0.0% |
| TV & Film | 31321 | 1.8% |
| TV Reviews | 3646 | 0.2% |
| Tech News | 3924 | 0.2% |
| Technology | 29557 | 1.7% |
| Tennis | 453 | 0.0% |
| True Crime | 8195 | 0.5% |
| Video Games | 14778 | 0.8% |
| Visual Arts | 13025 | 0.7% |
| Volleyball | 240 | 0.0% |
| Wilderness | 2135 | 0.1% |
| Wrestling | 2861 | 0.2% |
