Podcast Categories

Select podcast categories

Categories describe the subject of your podcast. In Podigee, you can select up to three categories. Select the category that best describes your content first. Then select other categories that match the content.

Use the categories in the list. You cannot enter your own category names here. A subcategory is part of a parent category. It is not the same as a second main category.

Apple Podcasts

Apple uses a primary and a secondary category. Each can have a subcategory, if available. Apple also uses the secondary category. The category on a show's page is not the full list of categories in use.

The three selection fields in Podigee do not mean that Apple uses three main categories. See Apple's category instructions for more information.

Spotify

Spotify uses RSS feed categories and editorial decisions. Categories selected during submission through Spotify for Creators can also have an effect. Chart categories can be different from other categories in the app.

See Spotify's category instructions.

Other platforms and checks

Other directories can use categories differently. After a change, do a check of your show on the platforms that you use. Categories help describe your podcast. Categories alone do not set a position in search results or the number of listeners.