As the years have passed, the guys from Cupertino have been improving the native Podcast application in addition to adding new functions so that it becomes the application preferred by users when consuming this type of content. Through this application, we can see which are the user trends through the different classifications offered by the application.
But according to Business Insider, the data of the rankings of the most played podcasts have been very far from reality for the last few days, since the most listened to programs every week had dropped considerably in the ranking, placing podcasts on unusual topics in the top positions.
During this weekend, in the top positions of the most listened podcasts in all categories were audios of real estate agencies, fitness and businesses. As of today, iTunes Podcast has returned to displaying the data of the most listened to podcasts normally.
Apple has not commented on this mysterious problem in the most listened to rankings, but the main podcasts affected they blame the problem on widespread manipulation.
These users suggest the click farms available on Twitter are running rampant when it comes to iTunes podcast rankings. Discover Pods, states that for only 50 dollars, click farms can guarantee you a spot in the top 20 on iTunes.
Podcasts are gradually becoming a new way of being able to listen to our favorite programs whenever and wherever we want, without having to wait for a specific time, showing a operation very similar to that found in the different streaming video services, where the content is available when and how we want, without waiting for schedules or suffering from advertisements.
