Podcasts
DistroWatch
@distrowatchTracked since May 2026
creating reviews and information on open source operating system.
Observed Aug 19, 2026 · stalePublic earnings
Paid members
22
−10% · 30-day rate from 13 observed days
Total audience
63
incl. free followers
Observed monthly earnings
$123
Starting price
Unavailable
1 membership tier
Where the 41 observed tier members sit
Membership tiers$0100%
Largest observed tier is $0 Free. Tier totals include free-tier members and come from the Aug 19, 2026 public snapshot, so they do not reconcile to the paid-member total.
$0/moFree41100% of observed tier members
Growth signals: DistroWatch
−10%
Membership22 paid members · 30-day rate from 13 observed days
232119
May 202617 weeks trackedNow
DistroWatch22 members · $123/mo
The chart only uses DistroWatch's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.
Where DistroWatch ranks
Creator comparisonsCompare within
#2of 6 measured
Paid members in Recommended cohort
Semantic matches are not ready, so this fixed cohort uses the best available category, audience, pricing, and cadence evidence.
Ranking data · includes stale rows| Rank | Creator and why included | Paid members | Gap vs DistroWatch | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  Doug BarryPodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 23 | 1 more | Aug 19, 2026 |
| #2 |  DistroWatchProfilePodcastsPaid members position in Recommended cohort | 22 | Reference | Aug 19, 2026Stale |
| #2 |  The History of Cologne Podcast / Eine Geschichte der Stadt Köln PodcastPodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 22 | Same value | Aug 19, 2026 |
| #4 |  Chelsea TroyPodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 21 | 1 fewer | Aug 19, 2026 |
| #4 |  Don't Panic GeocastPodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 21 | 1 fewer | Aug 19, 2026 |
The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around DistroWatch; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.
Recent posts
What they publish89Profile posts0 postsLast month0%Members-only
Previews available for 25 of 89 posts
Article Latest postPublicServer outageJune 19
June 19 0 likes 2 commentsDistroWatch turns 25!June 1 View post We are pleased to report that DistroWatch has turned 25 years old this week (May 31). We are here, despite being a small operation of just a few people. we have outlived Windows XP, we are older than Bitcoin, iPhones, and BitTorrent. Thank you to everyone who encourages and supports us, we couldn't do this without you! We've shared some notes and a look back at the past two and a half decades in our most recent Weekly newsletter: https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260601ArticleJune 1Public 0 0Age Verification and Linux distributionsMarch 29ArticleMarch 29Public 0 0Operating systems can have multiple kernel optionsMarch 2ArticleMarch 2Public 0 0Server update and cacheOver the weekend we performed a server update as our web server's OS was nearing the end of its supported life. Though the update took longer than originally planned, the experience went smoothly, both on the test server and in production. We managed to do a live update and reboot with only about 30 seconds of downtime.ArticleFebruary 2Public 0 0Tagging distros with built-in LLMsSome Linux distributions have started to introduce AI tools based on large language models (LLMs). As a result, we've been asked to make it easier to find these projects (or avoid these projects).ImageJanuary 24Public 0 0Front page filtering optionsNov 8, 2025ArticleNov 8, 2025Public 0 0KDE Linux added to our databaseThe KDE Linux distribution, an experimental, Arch-based platform created by the KDE project, has been added to our database. While KDE Linux is based on Arch Linux, it does not use traditional package management (through pacman) and instead uses portable packages provided by Snap and Flatpak.ArticleSep 6, 2025Public 0 0New distributions added to the databaseAug 24, 2025ArticleAug 24, 2025Public 0 0Two new distributions added to the databaseThis week we added two new distributions to our database.ArticleAug 17, 2025Public 0 0Added three new distributions to the databaseAug 10, 2025ArticleAug 10, 2025Public 0 0Expanding our beginners' guideAug 7, 2025ArticleAug 7, 2025Public 0 0
Research actions
Work with this creator
Save, compare, or return to the Explore view you came from.