Spotify has released a list called “A Decade Wrapped – 2010-2019: The Artists, Songs, and Tracks that Dominated the Decade”.
2019 was a massive year for podcast growth on Spotify. There are now more than 500,000 titles available on the platform and their audience has grown by more than 50% since the start of the year. Spotify has also seen a 39% increase in podcast hours consumed by listeners quarter after quarter.
Leading the way is The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory and Mal, which was the most consumed podcast, globally, this year. Second on the list is My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstack. Gemischtes Hack, Fest & Flauschig come in as third and fourth consumed, respectively. The Misfits Podcast, closes out the top five podcasts, globally this year.
The most consumed podcast genres of 2019 were:
- Comedy
- Society & Culture
- True Crime
- News
- Health & Fitness
Later this week, Spotify will unveil personalized Spotify “Wrapped”, which provides Spotify users with bespoke insights on the artists, songs, music genres, and podcasts they listened to the most, as well as fun facts like how many minutes of music they heard and how many songs they “liked”. For the first time, listeners will be able to access this experience directly in the Spotify app, on mobile and tablet and via a website.
Additionally, Spotify is creating share cards highlighting fans’ personal tastes and making it available for them to post on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat.
For details about the artists, songs, and tracks that dominated the decade, please check the colorful infographic on Spotify’s For The Record blog.