Acast has been chosen by Samsung as “Best Podcast Partner” in their fifth annual Best of Galaxy Store Awards, announced on December 6, 2022. 

Each year, the Best of Galaxy Store Awards recognize top developers and content creators on the Galaxy Store, Bixby, and Samsung Free. The 2022 awards were the first to include a “Best Podcast Partner” category, for podcast content providers — making Acast the inaugural award recipient. 

The recognition is a testament to Acast’s world-class programming and its status as the podcast platform of choice for creators and advertisers everywhere. It follows an international partnership Acast and Samsung formed last year to bring Acast’s podcasts to Galaxy smartphone devices via the Samsung Free app.

Simon Marcus, VP of Strategy at Acast, said: “It’s a huge honor to accept the award from Samsung for Best Podcast Partner. At Acast, we believe in helping creators reach their audience wherever they are. It’s been wonderful to partner with Samsung and a privilege to build innovative technology to put more stories in more ears.”

As the world’s largest independent podcast company, Acast has a portfolio of nearly 88,000 podcasts, with a total of more than 430 million listens every month. Acast podcasts are available to listeners on all podcast platforms, including Samsung Free.