Catalog report · 2026
State of the PodParley Podcast Catalog: 2026
A transparent, live snapshot of the shows and episodes indexed by PodParley—what the numbers represent, what they omit, and how to use them responsibly.
- 4,756,124
- 151,404,942
What this snapshot can tell you
The catalog shows the relative breadth of discoverable publisher metadata inside PodParley and provides a reproducible baseline for future snapshots.
What it cannot tell you
Catalog counts do not measure listening, downloads, revenue, active production, or editorial quality. Those questions require different first-party datasets.
How the snapshot will evolve
Future editions can compare like-for-like catalog coverage, transcript availability, active-feed rates, and category mix while preserving the same definitions.
Largest publisher-supplied categories in this snapshot
Methodology and limitations
Counts come from PodParley’s current MongoDB catalog at request time. A catalog record is not proof that a show is actively publishing or has listeners. Category totals may overlap because a podcast can carry multiple publisher-supplied categories. This report does not estimate the size, revenue, or audience of the global podcast industry.
Read the ranking methodology, editorial policy, and corrections process.