Acast, also known as Acast AB (publ), is a publicly owned company headquartered in Sweden. Founded in 2014 with approximately 410 employees, the company operates in the online audio and video media sector. It specializes in providing programmatic ad buying solutions for the podcast industry.
Acast recently secured a new multi-year partnership with "It’s A Lot with Abbie Chatfield," bringing Australia’s popular podcast, which generates over 500,000 monthly listens, back to its platform on April 2, 2026. Previously, on March 20, 2026, the company became the first global platform to join Spain’s Academia de las Artes las Ciencias y la Industria del Audio en Español (Spain’s Audio Academy). This followed Acast's "Giggly Squad" podcast winning the iHeart Podcast of the Year award at the iHeart Podcast Awards 2026, announced on March 18.