Spreaker
The one-stop-shop for recording, publishing, monetizing and distributing your podcasts.
Website: www.spreaker.com
Owned by: iHeartMedia
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About Spreaker
Spreaker, part of the iHeartMedia family, is a leading podcast hosting, creation, and monetization platform designed to empower both individual creators and large podcast publishers. With an extensive suite of user-friendly tools, Spreaker supports podcast production, distribution, and advanced monetization strategies, making it easier for podcasters to grow and thrive. To learn more, visit [https://www.spreaker.com/].
Spreaker is IAB Certified
It was certified for v2.2 of the IAB Podcast Measurement Guidelines on Mar 4, 2025.
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Latest news
- Sep 25: As we type this, the Apple Podcasts "top self-improvement shows" for the UK contains The Mel Robbins podcast at #2, and, um, The Mel Robbins Podcast at #28. The second one is suspiciously "by Mel Robinss", with two "s"s, and is hosted on Spreaker. Or, rather, was hosted on Spreaker: the pirated show has been pulled down. (This issue is as old as free podcast hosts: we reported this happening on Anchor in August 2020).
- Aug 7: In signings, WABC Radio has signed with Spreaker Prime for premium podcast monetisation ... Realm is to produce, distribute and monetise Disney, National Geographic Kids and Marvel audio properties in a new partnership ... The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast has joined Mercury for distribution and monetisation.
- Aug 7: WABC Radio and the Red Apple Podcast Network Join Spreaker Prime, Expanding Their Premium Podcast Monetization Strategy - Legendary Radio Broadcast Brand Taps Spreaker's Premium Publisher Program, Spreaker Prime, to Grow and Monetize Its Podcast Portfolio PRESS RELEASE
- Aug 3: Livewire episode data for July appears to show Spotify for Creators has rebounded back to having a 24% share of all episodes released. Spreaker is on a 2026 record of 13.6%. The increased numbers for Spotify and Spreaker mean that almost all other podcast hosts are showing a decline in share this month, with one exception: new entrant Firstory has shown a significant increase. Having said that, Podcast Index's public data shows that many new shows from Firstory are chinese-language spam promoting coupon codes.
- Jul 17: A new AI tool uses cloned voices - with consent - to voice host-read advertising on podcasts. The tool is from a company called ekoz.ai, and suggests that it is able to significantly scale host-read ads. The company is working with, among others, Triton Digital and Spreaker, which are owned by iHeart; that company markets its radio stations as "guaranteed human".
Data credits: IAB, Podnews newsletter