The PHILSME Business Show has reached a new milestone—earning multiple recognitions from Spotify for Creators in its 2025 year-end report. These achievements affirm the podcast’s growing impact as the only SME-focused business podcast in the Philippines, created specifically for entrepreneurs, founders, and business leaders navigating real-world growth.
According to Spotify’s annual performance insights, the PHILSME Business Show was recognized as a 2025 Rising Star, with its growth outpacing 90% of other shows on the platform. The podcast also earned the 2025 Most Shared Show distinction, receiving more shares than 93% of podcasts worldwide—a strong indicator that listeners actively recommend PHILSME conversations within their own business communities.
Adding to these milestones, the show was awarded the 2025 Marathon Show badge, with fans listening longer than 74% of other shows. This reflects sustained engagement with in-depth, long-form conversations designed for SME owners who value practical insights, honest founder stories, and actionable strategies.
The PHILSME Business Show’s reach also continues to expand globally. In 2025 alone, the podcast reached audiences across 16 countries, with top listeners coming from the Philippines, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States. Total listening time grew by 73% year-on-year, while overall audience size increased by 227%. Notably, the show recorded a 999% increase in followers and a 999% surge in new listeners compared to the previous year—clear signs of accelerating momentum.
These Spotify Creator milestones build on the foundation established during the podcast’s first year, when PHILSME launched the Business Show to complement its flagship expos by extending meaningful business conversations beyond the event floor. The podcast was designed as a digital platform where SME founders, CEOs, policymakers, and solution providers could share insights that empower Filipino entrepreneurs locally and globally.
For PHILSME, this recognition is more than a performance metric—it is validation of a clear mission and the collective effort behind the show. The PHILSME Business Show exists to amplify SME voices, spotlight real business journeys, and create a credible space where entrepreneurs can learn from one another. Being recognized by Spotify for Creators encourages the team to keep going, keep building, and keep opening doors for more founders and brand owners to be heard.
This milestone is made possible by a community of partners and people who believed in the PHILSME Business Show from the very beginning. PHILSME extends its gratitude to Podcast Network Asia for guiding the podcast through its early seasons, Sine Haraya Advertising Corp. for shaping the show’s creative direction, and IWG Spaces for providing a professional space where meaningful conversations could take place.
PHILSME also thanks the CEOs, business leaders, and brands who generously shared their stories on the show, as well as the PHILSME team members who treated the podcast as their own and helped sustain it behind the scenes. Special recognition is given to Angie Quadra Balibay, whose insights helped elevate the quality and direction of the conversations.
The PHILSME Business Show stands on the vision of David Abrenilla, whose idea sparked the journey, and the leadership of CEO Trixie Esguerra-Abrenilla, who continues to carry the legacy forward and push the platform to grow with purpose.As the podcast prepares for Season 4, PHILSME looks forward to featuring more entrepreneurs, startup founders, franchise leaders, and business solution providers who are shaping the future of Filipino enterprise. With its growing audience and global reach, the PHILSME Business Show continues to prove that SME stories resonate—and that there is strong demand for conversations grounded in experience, purpose, and growth.
Listen and subscribe to the PHILSME Business Show on Spotify and YouTube, and discover why founders and business owners across the globe keep tuning in.
