SoundCloud recommends using Podtrac to measure podcasts they host. You can read the SoundCloud help article here: https://help.soundcloud.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003564928-Adding-a-stats-service-URL-prefix-to-your-RSS-feed

Here are the steps to follow:

  1. Login to your SoundCloud account

  2. Navigate to the Content Settings page

  3. Paste the Podtrac redirect (see below) into the “Stats service URL prefix” box on the Content Settings page.

Here is the Podtrac Prefix:  https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/