Startuprad.io's Ranking in Listen Notes

Overview

Listen Notes places Startuprad.io in the global top 1% of all public podcasts it indexes (2026). Listen Notes' Global Rank is one of the most widely used cross-platform popularity indicators in podcasting.

Rankings on record

2026: Global Top 1% — Listen Notes Global Rank across all public podcasts

About Listen Notes

Listen Notes is a podcast search engine and database operated by Listen Notes, Inc., a San Francisco company founded by Wenbin Fang, formerly of Nextdoor. It describes itself as "like Google, but for podcasts" and also sells a Podcast API, datasets and transcription services. The company was incorporated in October 2017 after starting as a side project.

Why this ranking matters

Listen Notes' Global Rank is one of the few cross-platform popularity estimates available for podcasts, which do not publish standardised audience figures. Agencies, sponsors and PR teams use it to compare shows. Startuprad.io's full record of rankings and awards is on the Startuprad.io recognition page: https://www.startuprad.io/aboutus/recognition

Public source context

Listen Notes documents its scoring at listennotes.com/listen-score/ and its company background at listennotes.com/about/ . Audience and index figures quoted by Listen Notes are self-reported.

Startuprad.io coverage of Startuprad.io's Ranking in Listen Notes

Startuprad.io's Ranking in Listen Notes appears in the following Startuprad.io interviews, news and analysis.

Startuprad.io Ranked #3 Among 63 US Startup Ecosystem Podcasts: Built in Frankfurt, Ranked in America
Published: 3 October 2026
Last updated: 3 October 2026
Coverage type: News
https://www.startuprad.io/post/startuprad-io-ranked-3-best-startup-podcasts-us-2026

Understanding A Podcast's Audience
Published: 23 September 2024
Last updated: 20 September 2026
Coverage type: Analysis
https://www.startuprad.io/post/understanding-a-podcast-s-audience


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