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The top podcasts on Apple and Spotify are those discussing topics like faith, the Bible, and Christianity.
A number of these Christian podcasts are getting more viewers than podcasts offered by mainstream media outlets like NBC.
🎧 You people are crushing it with your CIY & BIY listens! 🎧
Nearly a WEEK at the top of the charts and still going strong! 🎉🎉
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— Ascension (@AscensionPress) January 4, 2023
One podcast titled “The Catechism in a Year podcast” with Fr. Mike Schmitz has been ranked the number one podcast on Apple.
Ascension Press tweeted, “You people are crushing it with your CIY & BIY listens! “Nearly a WEEK at the top of the charts and still going strong!”
It added, “What’s your favorite takeaway so far? Tell us below!”
Chartable.com agreed that “The Catechism in a Year” was in the top spot on Apple Podcasts in the U. S. and was followed in second place by “The Bible Recap.”
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“The third spot was held by “The Bible In A Year.” Rounding out the top five were NBC News’ “Dateline NBC” and The New York Times, “The Daily.” ”
The Spotify list for Top Podcasts in the U.S. also named faith-based podcasts.
More on this story via Daily Wire:
“CIY” is described as the sequel to the successful 2021 podcast launch of “The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz),” PR Newswire.com noted.
In January 2021, “BIY” kicked off and took over the #1 spot on Apple that month. One year later, the Bible podcast landed in the top spot again.
And as of 2023 it occupies the #3 position in all categories as of this writing, the outlet noted.
“BIY” was also Chartable’s top global podcast in Religion & Spirituality in 2022, and has been downloaded 430 million times, the outlet noted.
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