What benchmarks should I look at to know if my podcast download stats are good for a first-year show?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What benchmarks should I look at to know if my podcast download stats are good for a first-year show?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Buzzsprout podcast stats global percentile downloads first 7 days 2026 benchmarkGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
podcast industry average downloads per episode first 30 days independent podcasts benchmark 2025 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
IAB podcast measurement downloads definition unique listeners benchmarks podcast growth first yearGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Buzzsprout podcast stats global percentile downloads first 7 days 2026 benchmark Google ↗
podcast industry average downloads per episode first 30 days independent podcasts benchmark 2025 2026 Google ↗
IAB podcast measurement downloads definition unique listeners benchmarks podcast growth first year Google ↗
- Buzzsprout Podcast Stats · buzzsprout.com
- Buzzsprout Podcast Stats · buzzsprout.com
- Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines · iabtechlab.com
- iab. Digital Audio Measurement Guide · iab.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buzzsprout podcast stats global percentile downloads first 7 days 2026 benchmark OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
podcast industry average downloads per episode first 30 days independent podcasts benchmark 2025 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
IAB podcast measurement downloads definition unique listeners benchmarks podcast growth first year OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |