Auddia's Discovr Radio Shows Strong Early Performance Metrics
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: May 21 2026
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Auddia announced "strong" early performance metrics for Discovr Radio, its AI-powered artist and label promotion platform, following its official launch earlier this year. Discovr Radio is the first AI-powered platform designed to deliver guaranteed artist exposure inside AM/FM streaming feeds - creating a new, measurable promotion channel for artists and labels. Key performance highlights include: 44% average clickthrough rate on artist profile pages; 30% conversion rate from free to paid customer on the platform; more than 100,000 plays delivered to listeners through the AI Placement Engine; nearly 1,000 artist and label accounts created on the platform. Auddia continues to onboard new artists and labels each week, with pacing tied to overall user growth across the company's flagship faidr app.
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Auddia Inc. is an artificial intelligence (AI) technology company. The Company is focused on how consumers engage with audio through the development of its faidr app, an industry-first audio platform, which utilizes proprietary AI technology to personalize and customize both radio and podcast listening experiences. Its faidr allows users to listen to amplitude modulation (AM)/ frequency modulation (FM) radio stations without unwanted commercial breaks. The app replaces these ad breaks in real time with songs supplied by Discovr Radio, giving artists exposure on mainstream airwaves. The faidr app allows first-time consumers to combine the local content provided by AM/FM radio. In addition to commercial-free AM/FM, faidr includes podcasts with its Forward+ ad-skipping technology on iOS. Users of faidr can also access any podcast that’s publicly available and exclusive programming, music stations and Music Casts, through its exclusive content offering.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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