Podcasting in India
Podcasting in India began around 2005 when Apple updated iTunes to support podcasts, The podcast industry in India has reported a significant growth in listenership over the years. As per PricewaterhouseCoopers' Media and Entertainment Outlook 2020 report, with over 57.6 million listeners, India has emerged as the third-largest podcast listening market after China and the US. According to The Free Press Journal, "India will have 95 million Podcast monthly active users", which is thirty-four percent more than the previous year. There has been a growth of podcast channels and podcast production companies like Spooler Aawaz.com, Saavn, and Audiomatic. On the creator side, Hubhopper founded by Gautam Raj Anand is India's largest company that’s helping creators and providing them with tools to host, distribute, and create podcasts. 