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The company says hosting subscriptions grew 13% in the third quarter, compared to Q3 2018, and were up 15.7% compared to Q2 of 2019. August and September were the second and third best months in the company’s history for new podcast signups. Active podcasts hosted on the Libsyn network reached more than 67,000 shows in Q3 with 5.6 million available episodes.
VP of Podcaster Relations Rob Walch said the company is very excited about the potential for new podcasts and listeners. “In Q3, we continue to see a tremendous eclectic mix of significant new shows. Podcast audience’s tastes are very broad and there is great opportunity for growth in all genres. We expect the ongoing diversity of podcast voices over various topics will fuel further growth in current and underserved markets.”
Top new shows joining the Libsyn platform in Q3 can be found in each of the 19 upper level categories in Apple Podcasts. Specifically, over 13% of the platform’s top 200 new shows are in the Sports category, 12% are in each of the Business and Society & Culture categories and 11% are in each of the Comedy and Health & Fitness categories. In addition, This Past Weekend with Theo Von, a comedy podcast, had the most downloads of the podcasts that joined the Libsyn network during the quarter.