Who owns Podchaser?
Podchaser is owned by Acast (Sweden, Nasdaq Stockholm: ACAST).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Acast Annual Report 2025, Acast AB, 17 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Acast AB (publ) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Stockholm
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Reference & knowledge
- Parent ticker
- Nasdaq Stockholm: ACAST
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Podchaser
Podchaser is a podcasting data company that Acast acquired in 2022. Acast's 2025 annual report says the proprietary data improves the matching of advertisers to target audiences, and that Podchaser also has customers who pay a recurring monthly fee for access to its database. The business is held through Podchaser Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Acast Stories Inc in the United States.
Ownership timeline of Podchaser
Where Podchaser sits in Acast
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Acast
Acast controls 4 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in reference & knowledge, and who owns them
The 14 brands in reference & knowledge on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is Baidu, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Baidu Experience | Baidu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica | Britannica | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Wikimedia Commons | Wikimedia Foundation | 🇺🇸 United States |
| PetMD | Chewy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| OccasionGenius | Hostelworld Group | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Youdao | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Penger.no | Schibsted Media | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| Baidu Knows | Baidu | 🇨🇳 China |
About the owner: Acast
Acast is a publicly listed company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as Nasdaq Stockholm: ACAST.
Acast is a Swedish podcasting company listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and headquartered in Stockholm. Its 2025 annual report describes a marketplace that hosts more than 140,000 podcasts, distributed to any listening app, and sells advertising across them to more than 4,000 advertisers. It has grown by buying podcast businesses: the data company Podchaser in 2022, the New York studio Wonder Media Network on 2 January 2025 and the German studio Wake Word in December 2025. The last two now form Acast Creative Studios.
🇺🇸 Podchaser and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Podchaser among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Podchaser?
The parent company of Podchaser is Acast, a publicly listed company headquartered in Sweden.
Is Podchaser American or Swedish?
Podchaser originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Acast, which is headquartered in Sweden. So Podchaser is an American-origin brand under Swedish ownership.
Is Podchaser still owned by Acast?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Podchaser is still owned by Acast. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Acast Annual Report 2025 — Acast AB, Annual report, published 17 April 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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