Podfeed.net Feedburner Top 100

[podfeednet]

We've added a ranking of the top 100 podcasts ordered by number of subscribers via Feedburner.

You can find it here:

http://www.podfeed.net/feedburner_rankings.asp

Of course, this only applies to podcasts who are running their feed via feedburner.

[jawbone]

That's weird. I run my feed through Feedburner, have about 200 subscribers and I'm not on the list. I wonder why?

[podfeednet]

That's weird. I run my feed through Feedburner, have about 200 subscribers and I'm not on the list. I wonder why?

Hi Jawbone,

Sorry - I guess I should have been more specific. This is only a ranking of feedburner podcasts that have been submitted to the podfeed.net directory.

Submit your podcast and it will show up!

[justSue]

Do these podcasts also have to have elected to use the Feedburner API? If not, how are you getting the subscription numbers? (Unless I like totally don't get it.. which is OH SO possible.. :)

[Will-Casel]

Do these podcasts also have to have elected to use the Feedburner API?
Yeah, that's probably what it is. I remember seeing PodFeed on a list of directories using the API.

This capability is a great publicity tool for FeedBurner.

32,000+ subscribers to TWiT?!?! :shock: Amazing.

Thanks for the link.

Will

[podfeednet]

Do these podcasts also have to have elected to use the Feedburner API? If not, how are you getting the subscription numbers? (Unless I like totally don't get it.. which is OH SO possible.. :)

Hi, Yes - these podcasts have elected to make their Feedburner subscriber #'s public.

[dny238]

Top 5 and Top 10 lists just aren't long enough. There's too much variety of subject matter to just limit people to 10.
Rob
http://geekspeakradio.com

[podfeednet]

Top 5 and Top 10 lists just aren't long enough. There's too much variety of subject matter to just limit people to 10.
Rob
http://geekspeakradio.com

That's why we did top 100 for feedburner rankings and 25 for top rated by site members.

[geeknews]

That really limits your list considering many of us refuse to allow FeedBurner to touch our feeds. I am still amazed by the number of people will allow a third party to collect information about your subscribers and having a third party service to control the life bread of your podcast. I dont care what they have put in place when you decide you no longer want to use them. Their are better ways to track your listenership and not have to deal with the countless delays in waiting for your rss feeds to update.

Sadly a great number of you have bought into their bill of goods. I refuse to allow any third party to serve my rss feeds to many chances for big issues to develop down the road


We've added a ranking of the top 100 podcasts ordered by number of subscribers via Feedburner.

You can find it here:

http://www.podfeed.net/feedburner_rankings.asp

Of course, this only applies to podcasts who are running their feed via feedburner.

[jimk]

Well, feedburner saved my show when my server died. Without them, I would not have been able to seamlessly switch the feed to a new location and still aloow my subscribers to connect.

Feedburner saved my bacon when trouble hit.

[justSue]

Their are better ways to track your listenership and not have to deal with the countless delays in waiting for your rss feeds to update.



I've never waited more than 5 seconds. There's a synch button.

I like the stats that Feedburner provides. That, coupled with my web server logs, gives me just enough information to do bad math and make bad guesses as to the ESAS audience. I like the way Feedburner breaks out stats for each aggregator. But, I'm obsessive and curious that way.

I also appreciate that the API (stats sharing) is optional.

[Patrick]

This is only for people with the API enabled. I am on podfeed.net and use feedburner, but have my API disabled. I'd be in the top 10 otherwise.

A lot of the big shows don't use the API and don't use feedburner altogether, so I don't think this is a very indicative list at all.

It looks pretty sad that someone with 50 subscribers can be in the top 100.

[docsnavely]

This list is old as well since I have 100 more than this # on my chicklet, and 200 more than this on my FB stats page.....

Anyone know what the frequency of updating stats for FB is? My numbers never match my chicklet and stats page.....

[Patrick]

Feedburner only updates yur chicklet and stats once per day, but you can login anytime and get a realtime number.

[docsnavely]

thanx... i always just go to fb for the number since my chicklet is never up to date

[YoungAmerican]

Awesome! I think a lot of people are accessing my feed directly, but it's still cool to be in the top 20!

[jeffoest]

Awesome! I think a lot of people are accessing my feed directly, but it's still cool to be in the top 20!

Well, not really. Remember there are a lot us who haven't enabled the feedburner API! ;-) But it's still cool to give you an idea how you are doing in relative terms...

[Patrick]

Exactly. Those rankings are pretty useless.

[YoungAmerican]

Well... I think I understand the modest utility of the rankings. But I still think it is cool to be in the top twenty. Geez.

[Patrick]

The point is you're not in the top 20.

[jimk]

Exactly. Those rankings are pretty useless.

So are every other set of ranking used by anyone.

There is no way to measure the "best" or "most popular". The only way to do it would be to devise a system like libsyn's stat system, except one that actually worked, and then have every podcaster in the world open their server stats to said system.

I don't get why people are so pissy about *this* list when we all love to tout others that are just as worthless.

They're ALL worthless, yet we're all using them to get noticed.

[Patrick]

Right. Good points, Jim.

It's great for exposure, no doubt.

No list can assure you that you are the Nth best podcast out there.

[jimk]

That's all I'm about with these rankings. I just want more earholes. More ears: More people I connect with.

If whoring myself to lists gets me more earholes...Whore I be.

Touch it. yeah...right there. You like that? Now gimme $20.