Audience Intelligence

Understand who listens and why they stay.
Total Listeners (90d)
48,200
+14%
New Listeners
12,400
+22%
Best quarter ever
Retention Rate
68%
Listen to 2+ episodes
Avg Listen Time
44 min
vs 38 min category avg
+16% better
Subscriber Growth
+2,840
net (90d)
+8% MoM
Age & Gender Breakdown
18-24
8%
25-34
38%
35-44
31%
45-54
16%
55+
7%
62%
Male 62%
Female 34%
Non-binary 4%
Your core audience: 25-44 male professionals in tech. This is the #1 advertiser-desired demographic.
Professional Profile
Industry
Technology 42%
Finance 18%
Consulting 14%
Startup/VC 12%
Other 14%
Seniority
C-suite/Founder 22%
VP/Director 28%
Manager 31%
IC 19%
Company Size
1-50 (34%)
51-500 (28%)
500-5000 (22%)
5000+ (16%)
Geographic Distribution
SF 12% NYC 11% LA 8% Austin 6% London 8% Toronto 4% DE +280%
US
United States
SF (12%), NYC (11%), LA (8%), Austin (6%), Chicago (5%)
64%
UK
United Kingdom
London (8%), Manchester (2%)
12%
CA
Canada
Toronto (4%), Vancouver (2%)
7%
DE
Germany +280% spike
Berlin, Munich, Hamburg
4%
AU
Australia
Sydney, Melbourne
3%
--
Other
30+ countries
10%
Geographic insight: Your US-centric audience is diversifying. International listeners grew 34% this quarter, led by the recent German spike from the Live Launch clustering event.
Growth Drivers Analysis
Source New Listeners % of Total Distribution Trend Top Episode
Organic Search (Spotify/Apple) 4,200 34%
+18% Ep 143 Freemium is Dead
Social Media Clips 3,100 25%
+42% Ep 147 pricing clip
Guest Cross-Promo 2,200 18%
+8% Ep 145 w/ Alex Torres
Word of Mouth 1,400 11%
+5% --
Newsletter/Email 900 7%
+12% Ep 146 announcement
Paid/Sponsored 600 5%
-8% --
Listener Cohort Analysis
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Months since first listen Jan 26 Feb 26 Mar 26 Oct 25
Your Jan 2026 cohort has 72% retention at 3 months -- top 10% in the business/entrepreneurship category. Quality of content is high and audience stickiness is strong.
Listeners who discover you through clips retain 18% better than organic search. Clip-first listeners already know your voice before subscribing.
Peak Listening Times
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
21
Your audience listens during commute hours -- consider optimizing drop times for 5AM ET.
Platform Distribution
52%
Spotify leads
Spotify
52%
Apple Podcasts
28%
YouTube
8%
Overcast
5%
Other
7%
Spotify share growing +3% QoQ
Device Split
71%
Mobile
22%
Desktop
7%
Smart Speaker
Smart speaker listening up 34% -- consider shorter episode summaries for Alexa/Google.
Binge Behavior
23%
of new listeners binge 3+ episodes in first week
This indicates strong content-market fit
Top binge entry points:
Ep 143
Freemium is Dead
1st
Ep 138
The Pricing Stack
2nd
Ep 127
Zero to Revenue
3rd
Audience Segments
Segment Size Behavior Value Engagement
Power Listeners 8% Every episode, full completion Highest -- share + review 94% completion
Regular Listeners 24% 3-4 episodes/month High -- steady base 72% completion
Topic Selectors 31% Cherry-pick by topic Medium -- topic-driven 68% completion
Casual Listeners 22% 1-2 episodes/month Low-medium -- growth potential 54% completion
Dormant 15% No listen in 30+ days At-risk -- win-back targets --
Ivy Audience Insight
Three audience opportunities I see:
  1. Your "Dormant" segment (15%) correlates with your solo episodes -- these listeners prefer interviews. Consider a re-engagement push when Ep 148 (interview format) drops.
  2. The German audience spike is real and growing. 4% doesn't sound like much but it's triple your baseline. EU-focused content could unlock a new growth vector.
  3. Your Power Listeners (8%) have an outsized influence -- they drive 42% of all social shares. Consider a "Power Listener" acknowledgment in your newsletter.
Audience Score
81 /100
Healthy, growing audience with strong retention
Key Metrics vs Category
Retention
68% vs 52%
Listen Time
44m vs 38m
Growth
+14% vs +8%
Completion
71% vs 58%
Engagement
6.5% vs 4.8%
Category average marker
Listener Milestones
Next milestone: 50K listeners
96% there -- 1,800 listeners to go
96%
New Listener Sources Today
Spotify organic search
+42
Instagram clip share
+28
Guest cross-promo (Torres)
+19
Apple Podcasts browse
+14
Newsletter CTA
+11
Twitter embed
+8
Audience Goals
50K total listeners
48,200 / 50,000
96%
75% retention rate
68% / 75%
91%