Pocket Casts Newsroom

We’re excited to connect with journalists and podcaster enthusiasts ready to dive into the world of Pocket Casts. Here, you’ll find everything you need to cover our latest features, updates, and the innovations that make Pocket Casts the ultimate podcast experience.

To stay up-to-date with the latest news, be sure to visit the Pocket Casts blog.

For media inquiries or to schedule an interview, please contact us at press@automattic.com. 

We can’t wait to have you tuned in to share the Pocket Casts story.

Pocket Casts by the Numbers 

We parse about 3.8 million podcasts

60,000 Paid Subscribers

Over 5 Million Downloads

Over 66,000 5-star ratings

Awards & Accolades

• Google Play Top Developer
• Google Play Editor’s Choice Award
• Lifehacker: The best podcast app on iOS (2019)
• Android Authority: One of the 15 best Android apps of (2019)
• 2018 Tabby Awards: Best mobile app for Android tablets (2018)
• The Verge: One of the 10 best apps for your new Android phone (2018)
• Engadget: Arguably the best podcast app (2018)
• Business Insider: The best podcast app for iPhone (2017)
• 2017 Tabby Awards: Best mobile app for Android phones (2017)
• Wired: Pocket Casts is the podcast app every iPhone user needs (2016)
• The Verge: The best podcast app for Android (2015)
• Google Material Design Award (2015)

Pocket Casts in the Media

• Pocket Casts for Android adding clip sharing, transcripts – 9to5google (September 2, 2024)
• Pocket Casts Desktop App v2 launches for Mac and Windows with streamlined experience – 9to5mac (Jun 27, 2024)
• Pocket Casts redesigns widgets, grid, & mini player, adds ‘Up Next’ tab – 9to5google (May 14, 2024)
• Pocket Casts for Wear OS graduates from beta, now widely available – 9to5google (July 13, 2023) 
• Podcast app Pocket Casts goes open source – TechCrunch (October 21, 2022)
• Automattic, owner of Tumblr and WordPress.com, buys podcast app Pocket Casts The Verge (July 16, 2021)
• 16 Essential Apps the Gear Patrol Staff Can’t Live Without — Gear Patrol (January 16, 2020)
• Here are 9 great apps for your new Android device — The Verge (December 27,2019)
• Popular Podcast Listening App Pocket Casts Is Now a Freemium Product — Forbes (September 20, 2019)
• These Are Our 5 Favorite Podcast Apps Right Now — Time (May 9, 2019) 
• A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Into Podcasts — The New York Times (January 29, 2019)

Press Kit

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