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6 companies · Growing sample. Treat patterns here as early signals, not findings.

5ranked (Trust 2+ and Strength 12+)
5with strong evidence (Trust 3+)
0with proven demand (Demand 4+)
–median annual revenue: not enough comparable figures yet

Companies

  • Reddit$2.203B revenue, full year 2025 (+69% YoY), FY202520Trust 5/5 · Strength 20/25 · Demand 3/5
  • Audioboom$80.4M revenue, full year 2025 (+10% from $73.4M), FY2025 · self-reported16Trust 5/5 · Strength 16/25 · Demand 3/5
  • Clarion EventsGBP 417.3M group revenue, Year to 31 Jan 202516Trust 5/5 · Strength 16/25
  • PodcastOne$61.7M (+18% YoY) revenue, FY2026 (year to Mar 31 2026) · self-reported10.5Trust 3/5 · Strength 14/25 · Demand 3/5
  • The Free Press~$20M annualized revenue (est.), Sept 20258.3Trust 2/5 · Strength 15/25 · Demand 3/5
  • Defector$4.65M total revenue (company annual report), Sept 2024 to Aug 2025 · self-reportedWatchlistTrust 3/5 · Strength 11/25 · Demand 3/5

How sure we are

Best source behind each company’s figures.

  • Higher confidence3
  • Medium confidence3
  • Lower confidence0

How they make money

Business models

  • Ads3
  • Subscription2
  • One-time purchase1

How they sell

  • Partnerships or resellers1

What it took to build

Only sourced figures are counted. Unknown is never treated as small.

Team size

  • 10 or fewer0
  • 11 to 502
  • 51 to 5001
  • Over 5002
  • Not sourced1

Entry price

  • Free plan0
  • Under $202
  • $20 to $1000
  • Over $1000
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