It adds a new 'stations' feature for discovering new podcasts.
Apple released the app early on the App Store on June 26, 2012. Application platforms iOS, tvOS, and watchOS versions Ī standalone Apple Podcasts app was announced at the 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference as a feature of iOS 6. This was a decrease from Apple's 34% market share in 2018. monthly listeners and 23.8% market share in March 2021, the first month it fell behind Spotify Podcasts as the top podcasting platform in the U.S. Market share Īpple Podcasts had an estimated 28 million U.S. In June 2021, Apple launched the option for podcast creators to implement paid subscriptions. In April 2020, Apple Podcasts surpassed one million shows.
In June 2005, Apple added podcasts to iTunes 4.9 and built a directory of shows in its iTunes Music Store, starting with 3,000 entries.
