Apple has reached a major milestone for its podcast services, gaining 1 billion subscriptions to its radio-style audio service since it launched back in 2005. The Apple Podcasts service lets people and companies broadcast episodic audio shows, with thousands available via iTunes or its Podcasts iOS app. The billion subscriptions are spread across 250,000 unique […]
Apple has reached a major milestone for its podcast services, gaining 1 billion subscriptions to its radio-style audio service since it launched back in 2005.
The Apple Podcasts service lets people and companies broadcast episodic audio shows, with thousands available via iTunes or its Podcasts iOS app.
The billion subscriptions are spread across 250,000 unique podcasts in more than 100 languages, with more than eight million episodes published to date.
The full announcement from Apple is shown below:
In honor of the one billion milestone, Apple has highlighted a number of its most popular podcasts over the years in a new iTunes section which offers up a number of classic Podcasts alongside New and Noteworthy content.
From comedy to hard new to sports to innovative educational content and so much more, podcasting has transformed the global media landscape. Podcasts on iTunes launched in the summer of 2005 and since then, we’ve seen countless episodes downloaded and streamed. But the heart of podcasting is finding your favorite voices in this exciting field and subscribing to the best ones. To celebrate reaching 1 billion podcast subscribers, we’re highlighting some of the most popular podcasts of all time, as well as a collection of captivating new shows.
The new section includes popular Podcasts like This American Life, TEDTalks,60 Minutes, and Happy Tree Friends, among others.
