Stuart Last

New Yorker via London via Leiston. Kid of the 80's, golfing nut, music fan. CEO at Audioboom when being professional

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Just landed back in the UK ready for the @PodcastShowLDN to the news @Audioboom is now the number 1 audio and video podcast publisher in the world on @PodscribeAi

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Now the second largest publisher in the world for audio and video podcasts - the @Audioboom team keep building

April 2026 @podscribe ranker

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Audioboom reports revenue and profit growth in first quarter of 2026 @Audioboom https://t.co/7b7R8vkHRL

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With record inventory levels and a buoyant ad market, plus further growth in our platform model, I'm excited about Audioboom's 2026

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A flying start to 2026 for @Audioboom

- Q1 Revenue: $22.5m (up 30%)
- Q1 Gross Profit: $4.8m (up 41%)
- Q1 EBITDA: $1.4m (up 118%)

So what's driving revenue...

[Stuart Last @stuartlast]

A busy Q1 also saw new commercial partnerships with Spotify and Apple - providing new monetization routes in video.

Video podcast monetization has always lagged audio. Our goal is to create medium term value parity in audio and video, and these partnerships are a great start

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The Best of British podcasting all in one place - the Audioboom Creator Network...

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Redhanded is coming back to the Audioboom Creator Network!

Winner of Gold at the UK Podcast Awards 3 years in a row - it's great to have them back

https://t.co/O6reRoDbvr

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Hundreds of brands, advertisers and agencies joined us this morning for our Audioboom UK Upfronts event in London.

So much excitement in the room for the year ahead

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Crooked Media is THE leader in political podcasting with agenda setting shows like Pod Save America and Pod Save the UK.

Today they join Audioboom - we will support work with distribution, ad tech, marketing and network sales.

https://t.co/bneCU3RHCA

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@Audioboom has announced an exclusive multi-year commercial partnership with Crooked Media, a leading political podcast network that generates more than 14 million monthly downloads.

Under the agreement, #BOOM will provide hosting, global distribution and advertising sales across Crooked Media’s entire podcast portfolio. This includes premium advertising rights for Pod Save the UK, expanding Audioboom’s footprint in politically focused audio content.

The partnership will run through the 2026 and 2028 US election cycles and will utilise Audioboom’s proprietary Showcase marketplace to unlock additional advertising inventory. The company said the deal is expected to enhance global reach and monetisation opportunities for Crooked Media’s influential shows, while reinforcing Audioboom’s position as a key partner for high-profile podcast publishers. @stuartlast
https://t.co/pQeJczmQuR via @Share_Talk

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I can't talk much about 2026 right now, other than to say it's started well and I'm excited about the year ahead

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Today @Audioboom released our 2025 Trading Update - it was another strong year of growth with record financial performance and some transformative operational achievements.

Let's start with the numbers...

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Our current monetization engine for audio-only generates around $71 RPM on average. For video it's less than half of that.

With Spotify we'll have more options to monetize video content - helping to close that value gap and make us the go-to video platform too