Edison Podcast Metrics
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Latest news
- May 22: Also released in London was the Top 25 Podcasts in the UK for Q1/25 from Edison Podcast Metrics. There’s no change in the top three shows (Rogan, TRIP, Diary of a CEO), with Goalhanger having four shows in the top ten.
- Mar 18: Edison Research has launched a Download Metrics service, partnering with SoundStack. Edison says that the service works alongside its Edison Podcast Metrics survey to “provide deeper information to subscribers, especially for smaller and short-run shows”. The solution is IAB v2.2 compliant.
- Feb 6: Edison Podcast Metrics released the top US podcasts for Q4/2024. The “podcast election”’s effect was visible, as Theo Von’s show rose three spots to #5, and Pod Save America rose to #10; conservative talk shows have also done well. Talk Tuah with Hailey Welch debuted at #11: her last show was in mid December focusing on “how to avoid getting cancelled”, just days before her crypto coin crashed in value, and she cancelled herself.
- Jun 14, 2024: Adam Bowie looks at the recent Edison Podcast Metrics UK top 25 data. So does Bill Rogers, who points out some inconsistencies with other public data.
- Apr 5, 2024: Chart-topping UK podcast The News Agents is no longer being produced by Persephonica, the production company owned by Dino Sofos (above, right). The show is, says Edison Podcast Metrics, the #14 show in the UK. Deadline suggests that there had been a breakdown in relations after the launch of Political Currency, which Global saw as a rival show.
Data credits: Podnews newsletter