Meghan Markle’s ‘Archetypes’ dethroned from No 1 spot, Internet says 'don’t tell me we’re listening to MEGHAN'

Meghan Markle’s ‘Archetypes’ dethroned from No 1 spot, Internet says 'don’t tell me we’re listening to MEGHAN'
Subscribers have accused Spotify of manipulating its main chart to keep the California-based royal on top (Spotify)

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex's 'Archetypes' podcast continues to attract a large listenership. Although on September 2, her podcast slipped to the No 2 spot in the US and India by 'The Joe Rogan Experience' and 'The Ranveer Show' respectively. As of Thursday, September 1 'Archetypes' was the No 1 Spotify podcast in seven countries which include the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, India, Australia, and New Zealand. The podcast reached the top of the charts shortly after its premiere on August 23 with guest Serena Williams, who recently announced her retirement from professional tennis.

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According to the Daily Mail, subscribers have accused the company of massaging its numbers or even manipulating its main chart to keep the California-based royal on top. Spotify has two main charts - one for its top podcasts, which are created using a number of measurements, including whether they are rising newcomers, as well as "a combination of total followers and number of recent unique listeners." The episode's ranking is "determined solely by the number of unique listeners that day."