
1 in the Spotify US chart when, in the episode chart, both releases are way down the page? Don't get it!' Another Twitter user replied and called it 'manipulation by Spotify', adding: 'They paid $18 Million, were criticised - now they want to make it seem it was worth the deal'.Īnother listener said: 'If Spotify are fudging the charts I’d be p***ed off'. One subscriber in America said: 'Why is Archetypes no. In the UK rankings Meghan's first two shows are 8 and 12 in terms of listeners - but Archetypes remains the No 1 ranked podcast in the UK, according to Spotify, with listeners questioning whether the business is 'fudging the charts'. Spotify's own data shows that more British listeners are tuning into Joe Rogan, Rob Beckett and Josh Widdecombe's show about parenting and Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo's 'NearlyWeds' pod than Archetypes.

In the US, Archetypes is ranked at No 1 in the podcasts chart despite her new episode with Mariah Carey, released on Tuesday, sitting at 12 in the episodes chart while the Duchess' first show with Serena Williams is at 25. The 'Episodes' ranking is 'determined exclusively by the number of unique listeners on that day'. Spotify has two main charts - one for its 'Top Podcast' compiled with a number of measurements including if they are 'rising newcomers' as well ‘a combination of overall follower counts and the number of recent unique listeners’.
