In a month-over-month comparison of Buzzsprout Platform Stats, we observe more active podcasts and fewer monthly downloads.
The difference is lim. Buzzsprout counts 120,382 podcasts for April, and 120,595 for May — a slim rise to be sure.
In that relative stability, we see a meaningful drop in monthly downloads, from April=102.5 million, to May=96.9 million.
New episodes are counted also, and that number rose from 169,904 to 171,557.
Apple Podcasts tops the list of podcast apps delivering the downloads (37.7%), followed by Spotify (31.4%).
Looking back one year, to April 2024, we observe with interest more podcasts being counted (124,527 vs. 120,382) and more downloads (108 million over 102.5 million).
See the laest stats for May HERE.