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Freelance and remote talent sponsors side by side: Upwork, Athyna, Fiverr and Turing, and where each one ran by quarter.
171Upwork18 newsletter · 150 podcast · 3 event
99Athyna99 newsletter · 0 podcast · 0 event
41Fiverr26 newsletter · 15 podcast · 0 event
37Turing19 newsletter · 1 podcast · 17 event
Where they ran Newsletter and podcast placements by lane and quarter.
Lanes come from each newsletter’s topic and each podcast’s genre. 2026 Q4 runs through 2026-11-02. We read many more newsletters and podcasts from late 2026, so compare companies within a quarter, not one quarter to the next.
| Upwork | Athyna | Fiverr | Turing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | |||
| AI newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Business podcasts | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| News podcasts | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marketing & growth newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Technology podcasts | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Startups & venture newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |||
| Comedy podcasts | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Culture & entertainment newsletters | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sports podcasts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Education podcasts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Other lanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Events Sponsor lists, booths and partner listings by event sector.
| Sector | Upwork | Athyna | Fiverr | Turing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Business & tech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Security | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Top outlets By newsletter and podcast placements.
Upwork
- Pivot39
- The Vergecast18
- Founder's Story13
- Club Shay Shay10
- The Iced Coffee Hour10
- All the Hacks: Money, Points & Life9
Athyna
- Bay Area Times97
- Strategy Breakdowns1
- The Signal1
Fiverr
- Fud25
- Hot Smart Rich with Maggie Sellers Reum8
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett7
- Scott's Newsletter1
Turing
- Sourcery17
- Andrew Yeung's Newsletter2
- Dwarkesh Podcast1
The detail Outlets behind each lane.
Upwork · AI newsletters · 2026 Q3
- The AI Corner1 placement
- The Rundown AI1 placement
Athyna · AI newsletters · 2025 Q4
- Bay Area Times10 placements
Athyna · AI newsletters · 2026 Q1
- Bay Area Times21 placements
Athyna · AI newsletters · 2026 Q2
- Bay Area Times24 placements
Athyna · AI newsletters · 2026 Q3
- Bay Area Times40 placements
Athyna · AI newsletters · 2026 Q4
- Bay Area Times2 placements
- The Signal1 placement
Upwork · Business podcasts · Earlier
- All the Hacks: Money, Points & Life3 placements
Upwork · Business podcasts · 2025 Q4
- The $100 MBA Show1 placement
- All the Hacks: Money, Points & Life1 placement
Upwork · Business podcasts · 2026 Q1
- The Iced Coffee Hour3 placements
- All the Hacks: Money, Points & Life1 placement
Upwork · Business podcasts · 2026 Q2
- The Iced Coffee Hour4 placements
- All the Hacks: Money, Points & Life4 placements
Upwork · Business podcasts · 2026 Q3
- Founder's Story13 placements
- The Iced Coffee Hour2 placements
Upwork · Business podcasts · 2026 Q4
- Call Her Creator with Katelyn Rhoades4 placements
- The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing2 placements
Fiverr · Business podcasts · 2025 Q4
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett2 placements
Fiverr · Business podcasts · 2026 Q1
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett2 placements
Fiverr · Business podcasts · 2026 Q2
- Hot Smart Rich with Maggie Sellers Reum2 placements
Fiverr · Business podcasts · 2026 Q3
- Hot Smart Rich with Maggie Sellers Reum6 placements
Fiverr · Business podcasts · 2026 Q4
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett3 placements
Upwork · News podcasts · Earlier
- Pivot3 placements
Upwork · News podcasts · 2025 Q4
- Pivot12 placements
Upwork · News podcasts · 2026 Q1
- Pivot8 placements
- The Next Level3 placements
Upwork · News podcasts · 2026 Q2
- Pivot6 placements
- The Next Level3 placements
Upwork · News podcasts · 2026 Q3
- Pivot9 placements
- Bulwark Takes2 placements
Upwork · News podcasts · 2026 Q4
- Pivot1 placement
Fiverr · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2025 Q4
- Fud25 placements
Upwork · Technology podcasts · Earlier
- The Vergecast1 placement
Upwork · Technology podcasts · 2025 Q4
- The Vergecast7 placements
Upwork · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q1
- The Vergecast2 placements
Upwork · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q2
- Lex Fridman Podcast2 placements
- The Vergecast2 placements
Upwork · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q3
- The Vergecast4 placements
- Lex Fridman Podcast1 placement
Upwork · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q4
- The Vergecast2 placements
Turing · Technology podcasts · Earlier
- Dwarkesh Podcast1 placement
Upwork · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q3
- The VC Corner1 placement
- This Week in Startups Newsletter1 placement
Turing · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q2
- Andrew Yeung's Newsletter1 placement
Turing · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q3
- Sourcery12 placements
- Andrew Yeung's Newsletter1 placement
Turing · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q4
- Sourcery5 placements
Upwork · Comedy podcasts · 2026 Q1
- The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart1 placement
Upwork · Comedy podcasts · 2026 Q2
- The Tim Dillon Show3 placements
- The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart2 placements
Upwork · Comedy podcasts · 2026 Q3
- The Tim Dillon Show3 placements
- The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart3 placements
Upwork · Comedy podcasts · 2026 Q4
- The Tim Dillon Show1 placement
Upwork · Culture & entertainment newsletters · 2025 Q4
- 1% Better5 placements
- The Water Coolest2 placements
Upwork · Culture & entertainment newsletters · 2026 Q3
Upwork · Culture & entertainment newsletters · 2026 Q4
Fiverr · Culture & entertainment newsletters · 2026 Q4
- Scott's Newsletter1 placement
Upwork · Sports podcasts · 2026 Q2
- Club Shay Shay4 placements
Upwork · Sports podcasts · 2026 Q3
- Club Shay Shay6 placements
Upwork · Education podcasts · 2026 Q2
- The Jefferson Fisher Podcast2 placements
Upwork · Education podcasts · 2026 Q3
- THE ED MYLETT SHOW2 placements
- The Jefferson Fisher Podcast1 placement
Upwork · Education podcasts · 2026 Q4
- THE ED MYLETT SHOW1 placement
Upwork · Other lanes · 2026 Q3
- The Don Lemon Show1 placement
- Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson1 placement
Upwork · Other lanes · 2026 Q4
- Girlboss Daily2 placements
- Always Here2 placements
Athyna · Other lanes · 2026 Q3
- Strategy Breakdowns1 placement
Counts are the ads we’ve found. They don’t show spend. A company with few ads here may buy elsewhere.