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How do podcast hosting platforms calculate retention rates and drop off points on listener charts and what is considered a good average percentage for a new show

ChatGPTgpt-61 query11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
How do podcast hosting platforms calculate retention rates and drop off points on listener charts and what is considered a good average percentage for a new show
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
podcast audience retention analytics how calculated listener retention drop off chart Apple Podcasts Spotify for Creators IAB definitionGoogle ↗
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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 (1)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReasonDefinition100%InstructionYes / no

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

Searches and sources

ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
podcast audience retention analytics how calculated listener retention drop off chart Apple Podcasts Spotify for Creators IAB definition Google ↗
  1. Analytics · podcasters.apple.com
  2. Retention · support.dashboard.wearebumper.com
  3. Understanding your episode performance · creators.spotify.com
  4. Analytics glossary · support.spotify.com
  5. Understanding Audience analytics · support.spotify.com

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
podcast audience retention analytics how calculated listener retention drop off chart Apple Podcasts Spotify for Creators IAB definition
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