The podcast since the beginning of the pandemic they have become an increasingly sought-after entertainment among all age groups. The variety of content, and diversity of 'podcasters' makes it one more option to pass the time while doing sports or resting, for example. This turn in popularity is known by large companies and both Apple and Spotify, among others, are investing in upgrading their platforms to accommodate the podcast revolution. On this occasion, Spotify has launched Podcast charts by country just like they are available with the songs. They are available in some countries and will be adapted to the world geography in the future.
Spotify continues to grow podcasts with new charts
Rolling out today in 26 markets on Spotify for mobile devices (iOS and Android), the lists will not only share the fastest podcast trends of the moment with users, but will also list the most popular shows overall in your region. based on numbers of recent listeners.
Through a press release Spotify announced the arrival of the podcast charts to the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Germany, Mexico and Switzerland. These will be the first countries that will be able to see in the same way that they do with songs, podcasts in trend, on the rise and their popularity movement. Red and green arrows indicate whether the podcast in question has risen or fallen in the ranking of the most listened to.
In addition, it is accompanied by the arrival of a special web dedicated exclusively to podcasts. In it you can see the ranking as well as sorting them by categories with a modern, simple and well-cared for Spotify. But this website is only available in the United States, at the moment.
With this novelty Spotify turns especially to podcasts. Some countries like the United States have different functions around this type of content and playlists: the most popular podcasts, the most popular episodes, more specific statistics for each of the episodes and new ways to share content on social networks. .
