Acast, the world's largest independent podcast company, has secured an exclusive deal with global podcasting phenomenon, Casefile True Crime. The deal is expected to add an estimated 80 million annual listens to Acast's global network.

Casefile True Crime, Australia's most successful podcasting export, has grown into a multi-award-winning global phenomenon with over 800 million downloads to date.

Since its launch, Casefile has featured on Spotify’s ‘Podcast of the Decade’ playlist and has consistently topped charts in Australia, the UK, and the US. The weekly show is hosted by an anonymous narrator known as ‘Casey’ and provides in-depth analyses of criminal cases from Australia and around the world.

The podcast began as a living room experiment and quickly became a mainstay in the Australian, UK, and US charts within its first year. Casefile expanded into its own multiverse with the addition of Casefile Presents in 2019, a platform to grow audiences for existing podcasts alongside launching new projects and voices. The move to Acast marks an expansion of their work together as the two companies brought the overnight sensation The Bakersfield Three podcast to market last year.

"Casefile is absolutely iconic. One of the biggest Australian podcasts and a globally recognisable brand in its own right. For an independent podcast from Australia to achieve what it has over the last nine years is something we should all celebrate. We're excited to be partnering with the team on their next chapter, helping them to continue growing their huge global audience and giving brand partners a chance to connect with their listeners across the world,” said Guy Scott-Wilson, Acast Australia and New Zealand’s Creator Network Director.

Casefile Presents podcast reached number one on Apple’s Top Podcast Chart in the US and has garnered more than 12 million downloads worldwide.

The unnamed host of Casefile added, “The Casefile team have had a great time working with Audioboom for the past few years and we are so grateful for their support with the podcast. Since starting as a side project in a spare room, Casefile has grown massively to reach new global audiences and we’re looking forward to joining the Acast Content Network to expand even further, both in Australia and internationally.

"Our main focus remains the Casefile community and we’re keen to continue spending the majority of our time researching cases and recording episodes, while Acast take on managing ads and sponsorships for the show.”

Founded in 2014, Acast operates worldwide with its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Acast's marketplace spans more than 135,000 podcasts, 2,700 advertisers, and one billion quarterly listens.