Dive into your podcast’s performance with Podbean’s detailed statistics! The Overview page (Podbean Dashboard → Statistics → Overview) offers comprehensive insights to help you understand your audience and grow your show.


Use the unified time selector at the top to set a date range for all stats and charts (except User Retention).



Here’s a brief description of each section (click the titles below to get more details):

  • Podcast Trends: See how your podcast is performing with stats like downloads, listeners, new followers and interaction.
  • Latest 5 Episodes: Check out your newest episodes and how many downloads they’ve racked up.
  • Where Your Audience Comes From: Discover where in the world your listeners are tuning in.
  • Platforms: Find out which devices your listeners are using.
  • Download Sources: Sources of your downloads such as Apple Podcasts, browsers, or specific podcast apps.
  • Most Active Times: Spot the days and hours when your podcast gets the most downloads.
  • User Retention: Offers a view of listener loyalty in the Podbean app.




See how your podcast’s doing over your chosen time. Track growth and tweak content based on what’s working!


  • Downloads: Total downloads within the selected time frame.
  • Listeners: The total number of daily listeners, summed across all days. 

    Note: Data is available for up to 24 months.

  • New Followers: The number of net new followers per day, summed across all days.
    Note: Data available from January 2023 onward.

  • Interaction: The number of likes and comments your podcast received.

    Note: Data available from January 2023 onward.



Latest 5 Episodes


View the downloads for your latest 5 episodes.

  • Click "Compare Performance" in the top-right corner to compare episode performance.
  • Click an episode title to explore its download trends in detail.



Where Your Audience Comes From


See where your audience is coming from with a map and list showing downloads across all countries.


Use this geographic breakdown to tailor promotions or content to regions where your listeners are concentrated, boosting local engagement! See more details here.


Note: Data is available for up to 24 months.



Platforms


See which devices (like Android or iOS) your listeners use. Leverage this device info to optimize your podcast’s format or settings for the device your audience uses most, ensuring a smooth experience!


Note: Data is available for up to 24 months.



Download Sources


It’s super helpful for figuring out which podcast directory or apps your listeners love most, such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or others.


Focus your marketing efforts on the directories driving the most downloads, tweaking ads or posts to grow your reach where it matters most!


Note: Data is available for up to 24 months.



Most Active Times


Most Active Time by Days: Average downloads per weekday.


Most Active Time by Hours: Click the ‘bar’ of a weekday to view hourly activity.


Analyzing active days and hours helps identify peak engagement times, so you can schedule releases and promotions for maximum impact. See more details here.


Note: Data is available for up to 24 months.



User Retention


User retention gives you an insight into listener loyalty within the Podbean app. Hover over the chart to see the number of listeners and retention percentage for each week or month, based on the most recent seven weeks or months.


Analyze this loyalty data to refine your content or engagement tactics, keeping more listeners hooked for the long haul! See more details here. 


Note: Data is available for up to 7 months.