TV, film, music & pop culture

r/podcasts stats

r/podcasts has 3,919,830 members and gets about 9.9 new posts a day. The best time to post is Thursday around 6pm US Eastern.

Members
3.9M
Posts per day
9.9
Avg comments
26.9
Created
2008

From the subreddit: r/podcasts: a subreddit to discover, discuss, and review podcasts with other podcast enthusiasts. As part of this mission, r/podcasts is curated to promote respectful and on-topic discussions. This is not a place to promote your podcast.

Best time to post on r/podcasts

When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.

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    Thu 6pm

  2. #2

    Mon 3pm

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    Sun 1pm

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Who buys on r/podcasts

Fans discussing shows, films, music and celebrities. Big reach for entertainment, streaming and creator brands.

Useful for video editors and podcast producers.

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Common questions

r/podcasts has 3,919,830 members, read from Reddit on October 28, 2026.

Based on when this month's top posts went up, Thursday around 6pm US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.

It gets about 9.9 new posts a day, and a new post averages 26.9 comments.

Read the subreddit rules first; most business subreddits remove promotional posts. What works is answering posts where someone asks for help, being genuinely useful, and disclosing when you mention your own product.

Watch for posts where someone asks for a recommendation, a quote, or an alternative to a tool. Leadhoot watches r/podcasts for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the high scorers.

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