iPhone vs Android across the world

• Android is way bigger than iPhone. ScientiaMobile’s latest data shows Android phones are used by 65.1% of the world. The data, based on mobile web use, shows that the most popular phones are (for iOS) the Apple iPhone XR and (for Android) the Samsung Galaxy S9. Out of the countries highlighted, the US is the only country with more Apple use than Android.

  • Android phones don’t use Apple Podcasts. Here are today’s most popular Android podcast apps, all the podcast directories to get your show in, and how to get your podcast into Google Podcasts. Services like Podfollow, Podkite’s Kitelinks, Chartable’s SmartLinks, and our own podcast pages let you share one link that works for everyone.

• Podtrac reports that podcast consumption continues to recover after a slump caused by the coronavirus. Last week, downloads were up 5%, and audience up 4%. Comedy saw the highest growth. The service only measures participating publishers.

  
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• Sean Howard writes about podcast marketing that works, highlighting that clarity is always a useful tool for marketing.

• Podkite have redesigned their kitelinks pages after some testing. Here’s ours.

• JustPod posts about how China’s podcasters dealt with the coronavirus pandemic. Some tried live-streaming audio; others connected to frontline reporters.

Tips and tricks

• How to get your podcast featured in new and noteworthy (Rachel Corbett)
• Ways to make money from podcasting (Content 10x)

Podcast News

Canadian Politics is Boring managed to become #1 in their category in just 30 days. Rhys Waters shares how they managed it

Ketchup is a new daily news podcast that allows you to “ketch-up” on what you need to know from today’s news. It will launch on June 1, says a press release; it’s from Sturgeon Bay WI, USA.

Heaven Bent, a new podcast from the Frequency Podcast Network, is a wild story from Toronto about faith, miracles, speaking in tongues and fillings turned to gold. The first episode drops next Monday.

Little Chapters of Chill aims to soothe and inspire young minds - a set of short podcasts to get your kids off their screens, calm their minds, and reduce stress. Produced by Listen, they’re sponsored by insurer Churchill. Chur-chill, get it?