Chris Hutchins on lennyfeed

At 10,000 downloads per episode, podcast networks and serious guests start taking you seriously. That's a meaningful threshold worth aiming for — but don't expect to get there quickly.

Mar 20Mar 20, 2026source

Austin HayMar 20

The threshold matters less than the compounding — most podcasts that hit 10k did it by being ruthlessly specific about who they serve, not by chasing downloads as the metric.