
Ratings will be available in nearly all markets where podcasts are on Spotify, except Russia and Turkey at launch.It was a January afternoon in 1981 when a man’s German Shepherd came upon a grisly discovery in the woods outside of Houston: the badly decomposed remains of a young man, beaten to death, and a woman, who was strangled. For 40 years, the victims were nameless – until late 2021, when a team of genetic genealogists identified the pair as 21-year-old Harold Dean Clouse and 17-year-old Tina Gail Clouse, a married couple who had moved from Florida to Texas with their infant daughter. Podcast ratings are rolling out over the coming days on the Spotify iOS and Android app.

Make sure to rate us everywhere you listen to podcasts, including Spotify.” Be sure to tailor the following to your show’s voice and tone: Anchor & Spotify provide some ideas on how to update your audience. If you’re a podcast creator, be sure to tell your audience about ratings. With Spotify introducing a similar feature, the same is now true of the most popular overall platform in the US. Prior to this update, as the largest platform with ratings, podcasters have always stated how rating their show on Apple Podcasts is a great way to boost metrics and support the show. Being displayed on the podcast’s main page, for listeners deciding when to try a new podcast, ratings are crucial for your show’s success. It’s important to make a good first impression. This is a great way for creators to gain a big-picture view of how they’re doing.

After at least ten ratings, the average rating, as well as the total number of ratings will be displayed on the podcast’s show page. The feature enables a two-way feedback loop between creator and listener.Īfter listening to at least 30 seconds of an episode, users will be able to tap the rating or the three dots below the cover art to rate the show between one and five stars. Rolling out starting this week, Spotify’s new star rating system improves podcast discoverability by highlighting shows’ popularity, gives a way for existing listeners to support their favourite shows and lets creators know how they’re being received.

With more than 3.2 million podcasts available, Spotify have recently been prioritizing podcast discovery with features like Podcast Charts and personalized recommendations helping listeners find their next favourite show. Image Credit: Anchor Spotify introduce star ratings to podcasts on the mobile app, a great feature for new and existing listeners, as well as podcast creators.
