The main reason given for listening to podcasts in the United States as of February 2019 was to learn new things, with 74 percent citing this as the reason for enjoying podcasts and listening to them on a monthly basis. Other popular reasons for listening to podcasts regularly were to be entertained, to stay up to date and to relax or feel inspired.
Leading reasons for listening to podcasts in the United States as of February 2019
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Triton Digital. (February 15, 2019). Leading reasons for listening to podcasts in the United States as of February 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/610691/main-reasons-listening-to-podcasts-us/
Triton Digital. "Leading reasons for listening to podcasts in the United States as of February 2019." Chart. February 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610691/main-reasons-listening-to-podcasts-us/
Triton Digital. (2019). Leading reasons for listening to podcasts in the United States as of February 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/610691/main-reasons-listening-to-podcasts-us/
Triton Digital. "Leading Reasons for Listening to Podcasts in The United States as of February 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610691/main-reasons-listening-to-podcasts-us/
Triton Digital, Leading reasons for listening to podcasts in the United States as of February 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/610691/main-reasons-listening-to-podcasts-us/ (last visited June 03, 2024)
Leading reasons for listening to podcasts in the United States as of February 2019 [Graph], Triton Digital, February 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/610691/main-reasons-listening-to-podcasts-us/