Every December, Spotify Wrapped gives creators a chance look back at the growth and impact our work has had over the past year. For Thinking in English, 2025 has been another great year… and it’s all thanks to you!
In this post, I’m going to share all of the Spotify Wrapped results for the main Thinking in English podcast on Spotify. If you guys want, I can also share the results for the Patreon exclusive Thinking in English Bonus Podcast too!
This summary also only covers Spotify (not Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or any other platform), so the real numbers for the whole podcast are higher!
Growth in 2025
This year, Thinking in English reached new heights on Spotify:
- 3.2 million total plays
- 373,000 total listeners
- 216,000 new audience members (a 245% increase from last year)
- 587,000 followers (up 23%)
To put it another way, you guys spent…
- 30.3 million minutes
- = 506,000 hours
- = 21,100 days
- = 3,000 weeks
- = 693 months
- = 57 years
…listening to Thinking in English. That’s more than half a century of learning and thinking in 2025!
Chart Success Around the World
2025 was also our another good year when talking about Spotify’s charts:
- Reached a peak position of #17
- Charted for 43 weeks (I think Spotify wrapped only covers 10 months of the year)
- Featured in the charts of 8 different countries
For a niche English-learning podcast, these numbers are incredible and they highlight just how global the audience is.
The Top Episode of 2025
The episode you loved the most this year was:
Episode 327: “The Future of Greenland? (English Vocabulary Lesson)”
with 85,700 plays on Spotify alone
Sometimes the episodes I least expect to go viral end up becoming favourites, and for some reason this one really resonated with listeners around the world.
Community Engagement
Thinking in English was also one of Spotify’s “most talked-about shows” in 2025 (Spotify’s words… not mine!)
- 645 comments left by listeners
- Episode 333. “What is Success?” received the most comments overall
- And listeners from Brazil led the way with 111 comments
Your comments, feedback, and ideas genuinely shape the podcast. I read every single one.
Global Audience
Thinking in English reached listeners in 150 different countries on Spotify in 2025. The top countries were:
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Spain
- Colombia
- Italy
It’s amazing to see people from every continent choosing this podcast as part of their English-learning journey.
Top Fans
The dedication of top fans this year was incredible again!
- Thinking in English was a Top 10 show for 220,000 people
- A Top 5 show for 152,000 people
- And the Number 1 show for 39,300 listeners
The top fans listened 4.2 times more than average listeners.
2025 Awards from Spotify
Spotify Wrapped also recognised Thinking in English in three different award categories.
A 2025 Marathon Show
Listeners spent more time with Thinking in English than 99% of all other podcasts.
A 2025 Talked-About Show
We received more comments than 99% of other shows.
A 2025 Most Shared Show
Thinking in English was shared more than 99% of shows.
Thank You for an Amazing 2025
When I launched Thinking in English as a simple experiment in 2020, I never imagined it would become a global community with millions of listeners.
Thank you for making 2025 another amazing year. I can’t wait to see what we can create together in 2026.
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