More than one billion people have listened to a podcast on Spotify since it launched podcasts in 2019, Spotify told Entrepreneur on Monday in an email. The streaming giant also revealed for the first time that the company has paid more than $100 million to podcast publishers and podcasters globally since the start of the year.

Spotify reported over $100 million paid to podcast creators in Q1 2025, marking its first public disclosure of such figures. This payout, part of its Partner Programme, reflects the company’s commitment to the creator economy and follows significant podcasting investments since 2015.

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