What are the latest listener count benchmarks required to successfully pitch mid-tier sponsors for a niche podcast that gets about five thousand downloads per episode?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What are the latest listener count benchmarks required to successfully pitch mid-tier sponsors for a niche podcast that gets about five thousand downloads per episode?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 podcast advertising benchmarks host-read CPM niche podcast sponsorship rates downloads per episode mid-tier sponsorsGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
IAB podcast advertising revenue study 2025 2026 podcast ad measurement downloads audience benchmarksGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
podcast sponsorship minimum downloads per episode mid-tier brands niche podcast 5000 downloadsGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
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
2026 podcast advertising benchmarks host-read CPM niche podcast sponsorship rates downloads per episode mid-tier sponsors Google ↗
IAB podcast advertising revenue study 2025 2026 podcast ad measurement downloads audience benchmarks Google ↗
podcast sponsorship minimum downloads per episode mid-tier brands niche podcast 5000 downloads Google ↗
- Guide To Podcast Sponsorship Rates in 2026 · shopify.com
- Podcast CPM benchmarks: rates by format and placement · podderapp.com
- How should I price my show? · help.creators.audacy.com
- Podcast advertising CPM: the 2026 benchmarks · podderapp.com
- Podcast Measurement Technical Guidelines · iabtechlab.com
- Clarifying Podcast Measurement Today and Preparing for Tomorrow · iabtechlab.com
- How many listeners do you need to monetize a podcast? · acast.com
- Companies That Sponsor Podcasts in 2026 · sponsorships.ai
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 podcast advertising benchmarks host-read CPM niche podcast sponsorship rates downloads per episode mid-tier sponsors OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
IAB podcast advertising revenue study 2025 2026 podcast ad measurement downloads audience benchmarks OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
podcast sponsorship minimum downloads per episode mid-tier brands niche podcast 5000 downloads OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |