Summary: <br> <a href="https://mypodcastreviews.com/apple-podcasts-surpasses-1-million-podcasts/">On Friday, April 17, 2020, Apple Podcasts surpassed 1 million valid podcasts</a> in their catalog. So have we reached “peak podcast”? Is it too late to start a podcast? Will your podcast only be lost in the sea of over 1 million other podcasts?<br> <br> <br> <br> Short answer: NO!<br> <br> <br> <br> Here's why.<br> <br> <br> <br> 1. Saturation is a matter of perspective<br> <br> <br> <br> Listen to “<a href="https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/there-are-now-more-than-800000-podcasts-and-more-industry-stats-tap339/">There Are Now More than 800,000 Podcasts and More Industry Stats</a>” for more information behind <a href="https://mypodcastreviews.com/podcast-industry-statistics/">my Podcast Industry Statistics site</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> According to the top results in Google searches:<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+youtube+channels+are+there">There are more than 31 million YouTube channels</a>* <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+songs+are+there">There are more than 97 million songs</a>* <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+books+are+there">There are more than 140 million books</a>* <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+blogs+are+there">There are more than 600 million blogs</a><br> <br> <br> <br> 2. Not all podcasts are active<br> <br> <br> <br> 3. Not all podcasts are consistent<br> <br> <br> <br> 4. Your niche is much smaller<br> <br> <br> <br> 5. Your podcast could do what others don't, can't, or won't<br> <br> <br> <br> 6. There will always be ways to innovate<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
