> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.podigee.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.podigee.com/documentation/grow-and-monetize/analytics/explore-your-podcast-analytics.md). # Explore your podcast analytics Open Analytics, pick a podcast, and read its overview numbers and download chart for the first time. Use this tutorial to open Analytics for the first time and read the numbers for one podcast. It uses a podcast that is already published and has at least one download. ## What you will complete At the end of this tutorial, you will have opened your podcast in Analytics. You will have read the overview numbers for the last 30 days. You will also have viewed the downloads chart for a date range that you chose. ## Before you start * Sign in as the podcast owner, or as an admin or editor with the permission to view analytics for the podcast. * Publish the podcast. Analytics shows only published podcasts. * Wait until the podcast has at least one download. Charts and breakdowns stay empty without downloads. {% tabs %} {% tab title="Classic view" %} ### Follow the tutorial #### 1. Open the Analytics area 1. In the top navigation, select **Analytics**. 2. Read the dashboard heading **Analytics** and the intro **Choose a podcast to explore downloads, listener trends, and reports.** 3. In the **Podcasts** section, find your podcast. Expected result: You see your published podcasts as a table with the columns **Title**, **Subdomain**, **Episodes**, and **Last published**, or as a grid of podcast cards. If you have exactly one podcast on Launch, Starter, or Grow, or an older plan with a comparable analytics level, Analytics opens that podcast directly. If you have no published podcast, the dashboard shows **Analytics will appear here once your podcast is live** with the buttons **Create your first podcast** and **See analytics demo**. A draft podcast shows the hint **Publish your podcast to start collecting analytics**. The **Analytics demo** dialog shows example views on the tabs **Overview**, **Listener insights**, **Platform share**, **Geolocation**, and **Multi-show analytics**. ![Analytics dashboard in the classic view with the hint Publish your podcast to start collecting analytics, the See analytics demo button, and the list of draft podcasts](https://2032417310-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FbqUKO6lljHGzkEAzliPI%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-03433c581886e8a5509e827b23df3faf7566d639%2Fdoc-analytics-002-classic-draft-podcast-hint.png?alt=media) With draft podcasts only, the dashboard asks you to publish first and offers the analytics demo. ![Analytics demo dialog in the classic view on the Overview tab with the box Your Podcast Overview and the numbers Downloads & Streams, Unique Listeners, and Subscribers](https://2032417310-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FbqUKO6lljHGzkEAzliPI%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b73488062fb33b839b79bdab1acd144bcd6874a0%2Fdoc-analytics-002-classic-demo-overview.png?alt=media) The Overview tab of the Analytics demo shows the overview box with sample numbers for a demo podcast. #### 2. Read the overview numbers 1. Open the podcast. 2. Find the box **Your Podcast Overview - Last 30 days**. 3. Read the three numbers: **# Downloads & Streams**, **# Unique Listeners**, and **# Subscribers**. 4. Select **How these numbers work** to show the short explanations. Expected result: The overview shows the downloads and streams, unique listeners, and subscribers of the last 30 days. On a plan with less than 30 days of analytics history, the overview covers the days that your plan includes. On Grow and above, or an older plan that includes it, the table **Top 5 Episodes** lists the five most downloaded episodes of the period. #### 3. View downloads over time 1. Below the overview, find the downloads chart. 2. Open the date range picker and select **Last 7 days**. 3. Switch between the chart and the table. Expected result: The chart shows one point per day. The table shows the columns **Date** and **# Downloads & Streams** for the same days. The note **Data is currently displayed by daily granularity.** confirms the step size. ### Check your result Change the date range to **Last 30 days**. The table now lists one row per day for the same period as the overview box. ### If the result is different * If the podcast is missing on the dashboard, check that it is published and that your account has the permission to view its analytics. * If a date range shortcut is missing, your plan includes a shorter analytics history. See [Understand analytics history by plan](/documentation/grow-and-monetize/analytics/understand-analytics-history-by-plan.md). * If the page shows **Something went wrong. We are working on it.**, reload the page later. * On an older plan, the panel **See the full analytics experience on current plans** offers **See current plans**. Your existing analytics keep working. {% endtab %} {% tab title="Podigee workspace" %} ### Follow the tutorial #### 1. Open the Analytics area 1. In the sidebar, select **Analytics**. 2. Read the heading **Analytics** and the intro **Every show in this workspace, and the weekly reports generated for them.** 3. In the **Shows** section, find your podcast. Use **Search shows** when the list is long. Expected result: you see your podcasts as a table with the columns **Show**, **Subdomain**, **Episodes**, and **Last published**. The table also lists podcasts that are not published yet. The workspace does not open a single podcast automatically. If you have no podcast, the page shows **No shows yet.** and **Analytics start with your first show. Once an episode is published, its numbers appear here.** #### 2. Read the overview numbers 1. Select the podcast. The podcast page shows the timeframe bar with **7 days**, **30 days**, **This month**, **Last month**, **Since published**, and **Custom**. The note **Applies to this page** tells you the scope of the timeframe. 2. Read the number **Downloads & Streams**. Under the number, the band names the period of the timeframe bar, for example **the last week**. 3. Beside it, find the box **Your podcast overview**. Its heading names its own period, for example **Last 30 days**. The note **Fixed window, not affected by the timeframe above** tells you that the timeframe bar does not change this box. 4. Read the numbers **Unique listeners** and **Subscribers** in the box. 5. Select **How these numbers work** to show the short explanations. Expected result: the downloads number follows the timeframe bar. The overview box covers the days that your plan includes. On a plan with a short analytics history, the notice **You're seeing the latest 7 days included in your plan.** and the link **Upgrade to unlock more history** appear above the numbers. On a plan that includes it, the table **Top episodes** lists the five most-downloaded episodes of the selected period. ![Show analytics page in the Podigee workspace with the timeframe bar, the plan history notice, and the podcast overview box with Downloads & Streams, Unique listeners, and Subscribers.](https://2032417310-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FbqUKO6lljHGzkEAzliPI%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-cf8211ccda7bebb75ca362b06a491e052585cd1c%2Fdoc-analytics-002-show-overview.png?alt=media) The show page combines the timeframe bar and the overview numbers in one view. #### 3. View downloads over time 1. Select **7 days** in the timeframe bar. 2. Below the overview, find the downloads card. 3. Switch between **Chart** and **Table**. Expected result: the chart shows one point per day. The table shows the columns **Date** and **Downloads** for the same days. The note **Data is currently displayed by daily granularity.** confirms the step size. ### Check your result Select **30 days** in the timeframe bar. The downloads number and the table now cover 30 days, one row per day. On a plan with 7 days of analytics history, the range stays at 7 days and the plan notice remains. ### If the result is different * The page shows **Analytics are not shared with you yet.**: analytics are shared per show. Ask an account administrator to switch on **View analytics** for the podcast. * The page shows **No downloads between \[from] and \[to].** with **Pick a wider timeframe, or come back once this period has data.**: the period has no downloads. The **Chart** and **Table** controls appear only with data. * The overview box stays at **Loading your podcast overview.**, or a card shows **We couldn't load this data. Try again in a moment.**: select **Try again**, or reload the page later. * **Unique listeners** or **Subscribers** shows **N/A** with **This number is included from the \[plan] plan.**: your plan does not include the number. * A timeframe shortcut keeps the 7-day range: your plan includes a shorter analytics history. See [Understand analytics history by plan](/documentation/grow-and-monetize/analytics/understand-analytics-history-by-plan.md). * On an older plan, the panel **See the full analytics experience on current plans** offers **See current plans**. Your existing analytics keep working. What is different: * **Analytics** is a sidebar entry. Its sidebar group lists **Overview**, the podcast name, **Episodes**, and **Audience**. * The shortcuts are **7 days** and **30 days**, and the metric names have no # prefix. * There is no **See analytics demo** and no **Analytics demo** dialog. {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ## Next step [Understand downloads, listeners, and subscribers](/documentation/grow-and-monetize/analytics/understand-downloads-listeners-and-subscribers.md) explains what each overview number counts. To ask the same questions through an AI agent, see [Ask your first analytics question](/documentation/start-here/ai-agents/start-here/ask-your-first-analytics-question.md). --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. 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