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Prohovnik: Anchor Hosted ~40% of New Podcasts When Acquired by Spotify

Maya Prohovnik · Building Anchor, selling to Spotify, and lessons learned | Maya Prohovnik (Head of Podcast Product) · Sep 28, 2023 · at 6:02

Maya Prohovnik, Spotify's Head of Podcast Product and former early Anchor employee, reflects on Anchor's market position at the time of acquisition.

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“When we were acquired by Spotify, I think Anchor had already gotten to like 40% of all new podcasts or something crazy.”

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The claim, plainly

When Spotify acquired Anchor in early 2019, Anchor hosted approximately 40% of all new podcasts created.

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Assessment

At the time Spotify acquired Anchor in February 2019, official company announcements, investor disclosures, and contemporary industry reporting explicitly stated that Anchor was powering approximately 40% (or 'more than 40%') of all new podcasts created. In their February 6, 2019 acquisition announcement, Anchor co-founders Michael Mignano and Nir Zicherman noted that Anchor was 'powering more than 40% of all new podcasts', directly corroborating Maya Prohovnik's retrospective recollection.

Anchor's official acquisition blog post (February 6, 2019) stated that 'Anchor is powering more than 40% of all new podcasts.'
Seed investor Eniac Ventures published on February 6, 2019, that 'As of January 2019, Anchor powers 40% of all new podcasts.'
Contemporary industry publications (including Podnews on February 6, 2019, and Techweez on February 7, 2019) confirmed that Anchor was powering 40% of newly created podcasts upon acquisition.

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"Anchor" "new podcasts" "40%" OR "percent" acquisition February 2019 "Anchor" "40% of all new podcasts" 2019 "Anchor" "Spotify" "40%" "new podcasts" 2019 OR 2020 "Anchor" "market share" "new podcasts" 2018 OR 2019 Spotify Anchor acquisition "new podcasts" percentage OR market share 2019

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