7 Podcast Business Success Stories [2024]
Here are some real life success stories of starting a podcast business:
1. Castos ($1.5M/year)
How much they make: $1.5M/year
Current team size: 17
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Castos, a podcasting platform founded in 2017 by Craig Hewitt, boasts over 10 million podcast downloads, with Seriously Simple Podcasting plugin installed over 30,000 times and 10,000 active users, generating $1.5M in ARR.
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2. I Know Dino ($0/year)
How much they make:
How much did it cost to start: $100
Current team size: 2
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Find out how a dinosaur podcast started as a hobby and turned into the world's #1 podcast in its niche, now earning six figures annually after six years of hard work and dedication.
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Learn more about starting a podcast business:
Where to start?
-> How much does it cost to start a podcast business?
-> Pros and cons of a podcast business
Need inspiration?
-> Examples of established podcast business
-> Marketing ideas for a podcast business
Other resources
3. Journey To Launch ($252K/year)
How much they make: $252K/year
Current team size:
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Jamila Souffrant's Journey to Launch podcast amassed over 2 million downloads in a year, made it to the Forbes feature, and has helped many listeners come out of debt, stop living paycheck to paycheck and build-savings.
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4. Cary Jack - The Happy Hustle ($300K/year)
Cary Jack, founder of The Happy Hustle, experienced burnout while working 100+ hour weeks for his tech startup. After rejecting a 7-figure funding deal and taking time off in Thailand, he developed a way to find happiness within the hustle and created The Happy Hustle™ to help entrepreneurs achieve work-life balance. Through various revenue streams, such as podcasting, books, and mastermind adventures, Cary has built a successful business that focuses on serving his tribe and creating positive impact.
How much they make: $300K/year
Current team size: 4
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5. JAR Audio ($1.44M/year)
How much they make: $1.44M/year
Current team size: 24
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JAR Audio: The podcast agency achieving listen-through rates of 95-100%.
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- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
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- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
![](https://i.imgur.com/KJaiDtN.png)
- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
![](https://i.imgur.com/KJaiDtN.png)
- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
![](https://i.imgur.com/KJaiDtN.png)
- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
![](https://i.imgur.com/KJaiDtN.png)
- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
![](https://i.imgur.com/KJaiDtN.png)
- 4,818 founder case studies
- Access to our founder directory
- Live events, courses and recordings
- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings