During the latest annual survey in 2022, it was found that 62 percent of US consumers listened to audio podcasts, up from 57 percent in the previous year. Podcasts have grown increasingly popular, with the percentage of U.S. consumers saying that they had ever listened to a podcast more than doubling over the last decade.
Percentage of consumers who have ever listened to audio podcasts in the United States from 2006 to 2022
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New definition starting in 2013. One definition of Podcasting is downloading various types of online audio and video programs or shows, in the form of digital files you can listen to or view at any time you choose. Some examples of Podcasting might include a talk show or a hosted music program. Podcasting does NOT refer to the downloading of individual MP3s or songs or movies.
The survey was offered in both, English and Spanish.
The data was weighted to national 12+ U.S. population figures.
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Triton Digital. (March 23, 2022). Percentage of consumers who have ever listened to audio podcasts in the United States from 2006 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188955/percentage-of-us-adults-who-listen-to-audio-podcasts-since-2006/
Triton Digital. "Percentage of consumers who have ever listened to audio podcasts in the United States from 2006 to 2022." Chart. March 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188955/percentage-of-us-adults-who-listen-to-audio-podcasts-since-2006/
Triton Digital. (2022). Percentage of consumers who have ever listened to audio podcasts in the United States from 2006 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188955/percentage-of-us-adults-who-listen-to-audio-podcasts-since-2006/
Triton Digital. "Percentage of Consumers Who Have Ever Listened to Audio Podcasts in The United States from 2006 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188955/percentage-of-us-adults-who-listen-to-audio-podcasts-since-2006/
Triton Digital, Percentage of consumers who have ever listened to audio podcasts in the United States from 2006 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188955/percentage-of-us-adults-who-listen-to-audio-podcasts-since-2006/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of consumers who have ever listened to audio podcasts in the United States from 2006 to 2022 [Graph], Triton Digital, March 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188955/percentage-of-us-adults-who-listen-to-audio-podcasts-since-2006/
