Wondery
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The World’s Most Listened to and Beloved Podcast Company
Website: wondery.com
Owned by: Amazon
About Wondery
Wondery is a podcast studio known for character-driven, binge-worthy stories including Dr. Death, British Scandal, Even the Rich, and Business Wars, and hit partner shows like Armchair Expert, How I Built This, and New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce. Over 55 original shows from Wondery have hit No. 1 on Apple Podcasts, including Scamfluencers, Ghost Story, and Hysterical. Wondery is the industry leader in adapting podcasts for scripted television or streaming series, including Dr. Death and Joe vs Carole on Peacock, The Shrink Next Door and WeCrashed on Apple TV+, and American Sports Story and Dying for Sex on FX. Wondery has gained critical acclaim and commercial success for its immersive approach to sonic, emotionally driven storytelling. The Wondery app offers a unique, personalized podcast listening experience, including access to its premium ad-free offering Wondery+. With Wondery+, fans experience early access, exclusive episodes, and ad-free listening.
Latest news
- Feb 5: Audioboom has snagged one of the biggest true crime shows. RedHanded joins the network from Wondery. The show took the Gold Listener's Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards three years in a row, and achieves more than 30 million downloads a year.
- Jan 30: Signings: CreatorX has announced it will represent The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg Show as the brand enters its next chapter of independent distribution and monetization ... and Libsyn is to represent Sean Carroll's Mindscape; it moves from Wondery.
- Dec 24, 2025: Hernan Lopez, the former CEO of Wondery, has had all charges against him dropped by the US DoJ, which is to dismiss a long-running bribery case against him. He has written about the legal process, which has taken six years. He has also spoken with Variety.
- Dec 5, 2025: Podscribe released its Podcast Industry Rankings data for November 2025. New Heights has dropped out of the top ten; Wondery has dropped from #5 to #8; and Better Help remains the #1 podcast advertiser.
- Oct 29, 2025: Amazon is to cut 14,000 corporate jobs, and has warned of further cuts next year. It’s yet another set of cuts for the company: just within podcasting, it had cut 110 jobs at Wondery in August; a “small number” at Wondery in March; and closed Wondery’s entire operations in Mexico and Brazil in February. The cuts were announced before affected employees were individually told; Amazon’s share price rose 1% on the news. Apparently AI will replace some of the roles, which will be lost across the business.
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