Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Podcast Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Podcast in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Podcast has an estimated audience of 6,612,015 people in India.

The average Podcast fan in India is 34.1 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Maharashtra.

The audience is concentrated in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka.

Top brand affinities include Neem Karoli Baba, International Chamber of Commerce, Gemini, with strongest over-indexing on Neem Karoli Baba (3.94× the country average).

Demographically, the Podcast audience skews more male with an average age of 34.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Need for Security.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 29 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Podcast fan in India is more male, around 34.1 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Neem Karoli Baba.

Category: Music & Radio · Type: Topic

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-17.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Podcast profile in India.

Audience size
6.6M
in India
Gender
22.9%
77.1% male
Age
34.1
average years
Country rank
#808
Topic in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+135%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Podcast fans

22.9% are female, 77.1% are male, average age 34.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

22.9%
Female
77.1%
Male
Demographic split for Podcast audience in India
MetricValue
Female22.9%
Male77.1%
Average age34.1
Estimated audience size6,612,015
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 34.1
average years
Age distribution of the Podcast audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1926%
20-2930%
30-3920%
40-4913%
50+10%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

3.1%

of the worldwide Podcast audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Podcast
CountryShare
United States32.6%
United Kingdom6.1%
Germany5.5%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the India average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Podcast audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Podcast fans by region: top regions in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Karnataka~200K1.46×
02Maharashtra~400K1.30×
03Punjab (region)~100K1.27×
04Haryana~100K1.21×
05Tamil Nadu~200K1.20×
06Kerala~100K1.18×
07Gujarat~200K1.16×
08Telangana~100K1.16×
09Madhya Pradesh~100K1.12×
10Uttar Pradesh~300K1.09×
11Goa~7K1.08×
12Uttarakhand~30K1.03×
13Manipur~9K1.03×
14Nagaland~5K1.02×
15Chhattisgarh~40K1.00×
16Rajasthan~100K0.96×
17Sikkim~3K0.94×
18Jharkhand~50K0.93×
19Arunachal Pradesh~4K0.93×
20West Bengal~200K0.90×
21Andhra Pradesh~70K0.89×
22Jammu and Kashmir~30K0.89×
23Mizoram~4K0.87×
24Bihar~100K0.86×
25Meghalaya~6K0.86×
26Assam~60K0.83×
27Himachal Pradesh~20K0.83×
28Tripura~7K0.81×
29Odisha~60K0.80×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Podcast audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Podcast audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01PlaylistMusic & Radio4.74×
02BreakdownMusic & Radio4.26×
03Neem Karoli BabaPolitics & Society3.94×
04Johnny SinsMovies & TV3.09×
05Digital audioTechnology & Electronics3.04×
06Indian BankBusiness & Career2.02×
07Ali KhameneiPolitics & Society1.89×
08WikipediaInternet & Social Media1.72×
09IS (Infinite Stratos)Literature1.69×
10Serial (podcast)Music & Radio1.68×
11Emerging technologiesTechnology & Electronics1.62×
12DatabaseTechnology & Electronics1.61×
13Indian subcontinentTravel & Leisure1.60×
14ActivismPolitics & Society1.58×
15GeminiTechnology & Electronics1.57×
16EarthTravel & Leisure1.56×
17International Chamber of CommerceBusiness & Career1.54×
18Video on demandMovies & TV1.52×
19PeacemakerMovies & TV1.52×
20Digital televisionMovies & TV1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Podcast audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Podcast audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.50×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.41×
Community OrientationOPEN1.32×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Podcast audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.94×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.95×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.97×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Podcast have in India?

Podcast has an estimated audience of 6,612,015 people in India, concentrated in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

02

What is the gender split and age of Podcast fans?

22.9% of Podcast fans are female, 77.1% are male, with an average age of 34.1 years.

03

Which brands do Podcast fans like most?

Podcast fans show strongest brand affinity for Neem Karoli Baba (3.94×), International Chamber of Commerce (1.54×), and Gemini (1.57×) over the country average.

04

Where do Podcast fans live in India?

Podcast fans in India are most concentrated in Maharashtra (reach ~400K), Uttar Pradesh (reach ~300K), and Karnataka (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Podcast fans also like?

Beyond Podcast itself, the audience over-indexes on International Chamber of Commerce (1.54×), Gemini (1.57×), Playlist (4.74×), and Serial (podcast) (1.68×) compared to the India average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in India who actively search for Podcast. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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