Marvel's Wastelanders: Star-Lord Emerges Victorious as the 'Most Popular Newly Released Podcast' in India, Reveals Audible.in's Best of 2023 List

*Audible*, an Amazon company and a leading global provider of original spoken-word entertainment and audiobooks, released its lists of Most Listened To content, across genres and formats (podcasts and audiobooks) for the year of 2023 on Audible India.
*Most Popular Newly Released Podcasts and Audiobooks on Audible India in 2023*

Among the standout titles that made it to the Top 5 Most Popular Podcasts were *Shrimad-Bhagavad Geeta: Voice of Krishna *and* Marvels Wastelanders: Star-Lord (Hindi Edition)*, those that ranked in the Top 5 Most Popular Audiobooks in 2023 were *Complete Chanakya Neeti *and *Atomic Habits*.

Featuring in the Top 5 Newly Released Podcasts in 2023 were *Marvel's Wastelanders: Star-Lord (Hindi Edition) *starring *Saif Ali Khan *as Peter Quill and *Marvel's Wastelanders: Hawkeye (Hindi Edition)*, where *Jaideep Ahlawat *brought Clint Barton's character to life. The Hindi Audible Original podcast series had listeners hooked to the Marvel universe that took them 30 years into the future to a post-apocalyptic world. The Top 5 Newly Released Audiobooks in 2023 included titles across genres such as *Energize Your Mind, Doglapan*, and *The Hidden Hindu* among others.

*Well-being and self-development *topped the charts when it came to the Top 5 Most-Listened-To Genres by Indians. Popular audiobooks and podcasts that listeners tuned into this year were* Do Epic Shit, 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, Habits for Happiness *and* Roz ke Mantra Om Swami ke Saath, *among others. Claiming their positions in the Premium Plus category for 3 years in a row were *Atomic Habits *and *The Psychology of Money,* indicating that Indians are in a quest for motivation that helps them grow and evolve.

*Fiction and romance* featured as the second favourite genre among listeners, where *Permanent Roommates: He Said, She Said (Season 1 and 2) *starring *Nidhi Singh* and *Sumeet Vyas*,* Little Things: Jab Dhruv Met Kavya (Season 1) *voiced by *Mithila Palkar *and *Dhruv Sehgal*, and *Piya Milan Chawk 2 *written and narrated by *Divya Prakash Dubey *made it to the Top 5 Fiction and Romance Podcasts second year in a row. Audiobooks that made it to the list include *The Immortals of Meluha and Dark Matter *continuing to be the most-loved titles in this genre.

*Pop-culture and memoirs* were widely sought-after categories and passed the 'vibe-check,' with titles such as *The Sandman, Act I (Hindi Edition) *written by *Neil Gaiman*, and voiced by a talented cast including *Tabu, Vijay Varma, Manoj Bajpayee, Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast, My Experiments with Truth *by Mohandas K. Gandi, and *Autobiography of a Yogi* narrated by Ben Kingsley featuring in the top 5 most listened to titles within the genre.

*Religion and spirituality* was another popular genre on the service, making *Shrimad Bhagwad Gita (Hindi Edition)* and *Energize Your Mind* the most popular audiobooks, reigning over both the classics and the newly released categories. Listeners also turned to revered epics to seek wisdom from lessons in podcasts such as *Suno Mahabharata Devdutt Pattanaik Ke Saath *and *Shiv Purana Devdutt Pattanaik Ke Saath*.

2023 also witnessed a 'stream' of starry debuts on the audio streaming service with renowned actors taking to Audible for the first time with titles like *Marvel's Wastelanders: Black Widow (Hindi Edition), *a sci-fi and fantasy title, headlined by *Kareena Kapoor Khan and Masaba Gupta*, *Siyaah*, a thriller headlined by *Jimmy Shergill*; and *Desi Down Under*, a coming-of-age story voiced by *Adarsh Gourav,**Taaruk Raina, *and *Prajakta Koli*, among others.

*Karen Appathurai Wiggins, Head of Content, APAC Audible,* said, "It's been an exceptional 5 years for Audible's service in India and a rewarding journey understanding the diverse preferences of the audience. As we commence the next chapter, we are committed to pushing the envelope further by bringing the audiences what they love - authentic storytelling from unique voices across the country through a collection of immersive audiobooks and podcasts."

*Check out all the Top 5 Most Listened to categories below #AudibleStats2023: *

*Audiobooks*

*Top 5 Most Popular Audiobooks in 2023*

· Shrimad Bhagwad Gita (Hindi Edition)

· Complete Chanakya Neeti

· Atomic Habits

· Valmiki Ramayan (Hindi Edition)

· Panchatantra (Hindi Edition)

*Top 5 Newly Released Audiobooks in 2023*

· Energize Your Mind

· Doglapan

· The Hidden Hindu

· The Alexander Secret (Hindi Edition)

· Why I am a Hindu

*Top 5 Religion and Spirituality Audiobooks *

· Shrimad Bhagwad Gita (Hindi Edition)

· Shiv Puran (Hindi Edition)

· Gita

· Energize Your Mind

· Garuda Puran

*Top 5 Self-Help Audiobooks*

· Complete Chanakya Neeti (Unabridged)

· Atomic Habits (Unabridged)

· Do Epic Shit (Unabridged)

· 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think (Unabridged)

· How to Train Your Mind

*Top 5 Action & Adventure Audiobooks*

· A Selection of the Cases of Sherlock Holmes

· The Hidden Hindu

· The Alexander Secret (Hindi Edition)

· Vikram and Vetaal

· Cursed (Hindi Edition)

*Top Pop-Culture and Memoir Audiobooks*

· Complete Chanakya Neeti

· The Sandman, Act I (Hindi Edition)

· My Experiments with Truth

· Autobiography of a Yogi (Hindi Edition)

· Doglapan

*PODCASTS*

*Top 5 Most Popular Originals & Exclusive Podcasts in 2023*

· Shrimad-Bhagavad Geeta: Voice of Krishna

· Kama Sutra

· Marvels Wastelanders: Star-Lord (Hindi Edition)

· Suno Mahabharat Devdutt Pattanaik ke Saath

· Shiv Purana Devdutt Pattanaik Ke Saath

*Top 5 Most Popular Newly Released O&E Podcasts in 2023*

· Marvels Wastelanders: Star-Lord (Hindi Edition)

· VEDA 360 degrees: Deep dive into the foundation of Sanatan Dharma

· Marvels Wastelanders: Hawkeye (Hindi Edition)

· I Am

· Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast

*Top 5 Wellness & Self-Help Podcasts*

· Kama Sutra

· Chanakya for Youth

· Roz Ke Mantra Om Swami ke saath

· Corporate Chanakya (English)

· Habits for Happiness

*Top 5 Mythology Podcasts*

· Shrimad-Bhagavad Geeta: Voice of Krishna

· Suno Mahabharat Devdutt Pattanaik ke Saath

· Shiv Purana Devdutt Pattanaik Ke Saath

· VEDA 360 degrees: Deep dive into the foundation of Sanatan Dharma

· Revisiting Mahabharata with Devdutt Pattanaik

*Top 5 Pop-culture & Memoir Podcasts*

· Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast

· Main Hi Kahaani Hoon

· Qisse Lockdown Ke With Neelesh Misra

· Show Me the Money

· Old School Romance

*Top 5 Drama & Romance Podcasts*

· Piya Milan Chawk 2

· Permanent Roommates: He Said, She Said, Season 2

· Little Things: Jab Dhruv Met Kavya, Season 1

· Permanent Roommates: He Said, She Said

· Darmiyaan

*Top 5 Action & Adventure Podcasts*

· Marvels Wastelanders: Star-Lord (Hindi Edition)

· Baby Doll

· Kaali Awaazein

· Vikram Beetaal

· Marvels Wastelanders: Hawkeye (Hindi Edition)

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