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What podcasters make
Typical
$0
Most shows
$0
Top few percent
$75,000
In a 2025 survey of 558 independent podcasters, 85% said their show makes no money. The typical show earns nothing and costs a little. The top figure is a show with about 10,000 downloads an episode, sold out with ads, before the ad network's cut. Famous shows earn far more, and there are very few of them.