Spotify
The largest podcast listening app by usage, effectively mandatory distribution for any show that wants a real audience.
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Spotify has become one of the two dominant places people listen to podcasts, alongside Apple Podcasts, and its scale means most shows submit their RSS feed here as a baseline step, not an optional extra.
The app itself doubles as music streaming, which means podcast discovery competes for attention against music recommendations and Spotify's own original programming inside the same interface.
Spotify has been faster than Apple to add newer features like video podcasts and interactive polls in some markets, which some creators lean into, though support and rollout vary by region and creator status.
As a listener destination it's essential, but don't expect deep control over how your show appears, Spotify's algorithm decides a lot about discovery that's out of your hands.
Sources for this review
- Official product website · Checked 2026-08-27
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