Spotify have set up a velvet-rope VIP section for their most listened podcasts-with Joe Rogan and audiochucks’Crime Junkie“Get the best awards in the streamer’s first Creator Milestone Awards.
Spotify’s Creator Milestone Award is evaluated quarterly and distributed to podcasts that reach some thresholds for streaming on the platform. The first group of awards receives three levels based on total lifetime streams globally: bronze (100 million currents), silver (250 million currents) and gold (500 million currents).
The new awards first highlight Spotify publicly have revealed the podcast streaming numbers all over the platform, albeit only at the specified threshold levels. When it comes to the number of listening, music is still the biggest game: Taylor Swift, Spotify’s most streamed artist 2024, Generated more than 26.6 billion flows only last year. That said, podcast sections are much longer than the average song track.
The company says that the launch of the Creator Milestone Awards is timed to its video product and revenue generation initiatives that were launched in early 2025. From this month, Spotify Partner Program (in addition to paying part of the ad revenue) will pay video poducers based on how long Time Premium users are looking at their programs.
Currently, the only two gold club members with more than 500 million podcast streams of all time are “The Joe Rogan Experience”, consistent Toplist podcast on Spotify Nevertheless no longer exclusive to the platformAnd TRUE-CRIME fan favorite “Crime Junkie”, with Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat as host.
Silverpodcasts (with 250 million plus cumulative currents so far) is “Dateline NBC”; “My Favorite Murder,” with the hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark; Barstool Sports “Pardon My Take”, with Big Cat and PFT Kontes; And Iheartpodcast’s “Stuff You should know”, with Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant as host. The bronze members (over 100 million streams) are “the diary of a ceo with Steven Bartlett”; Siriusxm’s “Rotten Mango”; Wonderry’s “Small Town Murder”; and “Views with David Drink & Jason Nash.”
Spotify’s pod awards are related to the long -lasting Youtube Creator Awardsas it distributes to channels as they pass specific subscriber miles.
Receiver of Spotify’s Creator Milestone Awards will be illuminated in a hub on the platform (available on This link). In addition, they will have customized memory boards that mark their performance as well as “story and marketing opportunities to further highlight their influence and success”, according to the company.
Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat from “Crime Junkie” said in a statement: “Being part of Spotify’s first launch of the Creator Milestone Awards is such an honor and an exciting moment for us! To reach millions of listeners and share stories – especially those who Still needs answers – has always been at the heart of what we do. ” They said they will put their plaque from Spotify in Crime Junkie Clubhouse, which is what they call the area where they now record all their sections for video. “So keep an eye on the episodes that come out in the near future … You may see something shiny in the background! ”Said the duo.
Dateline NBC’s leading producer Liz Cole commented, “We are pleased that so many Spotify listeners have made Dateline a part of their podcast routine. It is an honor to have our narrators noticed by the initial Creator Milestone Awards.”
Since Spotify entered the podcast industry in 2019, more than 1 billion people have listened to a podcast on the platform, says the company. Jordan Newman, Spotify’s head of content partnerships, said that the Creator Milestone Awards are “about celebrating a poducer’s incredible journey.”
“These awards go beyond the numbers – they are about recognizing the life, creativity and commitment that makes every creator’s story unique,” Newman said. “For the first time, we highlight these achievements in public, pay attention to creators for their impact and share their success with the world. This program is an important step to celebrate the fantastic work that podcasts do, and we are happy to continue supporting them when they form the future of this medium. ”
(In the picture above, l. To r.: Joe Rogan; “Crime Junkie” are hosts Brit Prawat and Ashley Flowers)
