a16z Podcast Market Overview
History of podcasting
Source: Google Trends
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Term "podcasting"
is invented 2/2004
(previously known
as audioblogging)
Apple adds directory of podcasts to iTunes store in
6/2005. Steve Jobs says "Podcasting is the next
generation of radio and users can now subscribe to
more than 3,000 free podcasts and have each new
episode automatically delivered over the Internet to
their computer and iPod."
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1/1/04-3/4/19
Jan 1, 2004
iPhone launches
6/2007
8/2004: Adam Curry ("Podfather" of
podcasting) drives podcasting into the
mainstream with his program Daily Source
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Apple launches
Podcast app 6/2012
Serial airs 10/2014,
considered first breakout
podcast hit. Fastest
podcast to ever reach 5M
downloads (1 mo)
Google discontinues.
Google Listen
8/2012
Jan 1, 2013
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Google launches standalone
Podcast app 6/2018
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