Podcast news consumption frequency in the U.S. 2022| Statista

According to a survey held in the United States in August 2022, podcasts were not a popular news source, with 56 percent of respondents saying that they never used podcasts for news. However, six percent did so every day, and 10 percent did so once or several times per week, suggesting that news podcasts do have a certain degree of potential to expand their audiences, and this is particularly true among younger consumers.

Frequency of using podcasts as a source of news among adults in the United States as of August 2022

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Daily	6%
A few times per week	10%
Once per week	6%
A few times per month	8%
Once per month	4%
Less often than once per month	10%
Never	56%

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

August 11 to 17, 2022

Number of respondents

4,421 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question: How often do you turn to the following sources for news? Podcasts

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