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How do charts and rankings work on Apple Podcasts based on download stats and listening velocity for a brand new show?

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
Download run

Fan-out diagram

The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
How do charts and rankings work on Apple Podcasts based on download stats and listening velocity for a brand new show?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Apple Podcasts charts ranking algorithm popularity listening velocity downloads new show methodology Apple officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Apple Podcasts charts how rankings work new podcast chart algorithm downloads velocity category rankingsGoogle ↗
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 (2)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReason100%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Apple Podcasts charts ranking algorithm popularity listening velocity downloads new show methodology Apple official Google ↗
Apple Podcasts charts how rankings work new podcast chart algorithm downloads velocity category rankings Google ↗
  1. Apple Podcasts Charts - Top Shows · podcasters.apple.com
  2. Follow on Apple Podcasts · podcasters.apple.com
  3. Analytics · podcasters.apple.com
  4. How Do Podcast Charts Work, and Can a Ranking Be Bought? · mediamorpheuspress.com
  5. Introducing new Apple Podcasts Charts · podcasters.apple.com
  6. Apple Podcasts Analytics · podcasters.apple.com

Queries

2 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Apple Podcasts charts ranking algorithm popularity listening velocity downloads new show methodology Apple official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
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—Reason——1x
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Apple Podcasts charts how rankings work new podcast chart algorithm downloads velocity category rankings
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1