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Acquired

by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal

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Today: #2 in Technology, South Africa on our combined chart.

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#47#61#68 Pulse 25

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#2#2#2 Pulse 94

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Two longtime friends spend hours reconstructing how one famous company got built, like Disney or Home Depot, and they do the reading so you don't have to.

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Ranking history · South Africa

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Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.

Position on the All podcasts, South Africa combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.

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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts	Pocket Casts	Castbox
Oct 21	#48	#47	#68	#61
Oct 20	#60	#63	#68	#61
Oct 19	#132	#142	#68	—
Oct 18	#126	#134	#68	—
Oct 17	#119	#120	#68	—
Oct 16	#97	#100	#68	#88
Oct 15	#64	#65	#68	#65

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