A study released in early 2022 revealed that 79 percent of U.S. consumers aged 12 years or above are aware of podcasting, up by more than 30 percent from a decade ago. Podcasts have been growing in popularity for several years and have become widespread in use for educational purposes, storytelling, interviews, building brand awareness, and more.
Percentage of consumers who are aware of podcasting in the United States from 2006 to 2022
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Audience overview
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Audience demographics
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- Premium Statistic Share of people who listen to podcasts monthly in the U.S. 2020-2022, by age group
- Premium Statistic Monthly podcast consumers in the U.S. 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic U.S. podcast consumers in the U.S. and Canada 2021, by gender
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Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Share of monthly podcast listeners in selected markets worldwide 2021, by country
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- Distribution of monthly podcast consumers in the U.S. 2019, by ethnicity
- Preferred length of podcasts in Denmark 2018
- Frequency of listening to podcasts in Norway 2018, by generation
- Listening conditions for radio podcasts in France 2017
- Partners with whom French people listen to podcasts 2017
- Regular users of audio streaming services in Switzerland in 2014
- Frequency of podcast listening in Finland 2018, by age group
- Preferred payment method for podcasts in the UK 2017
- Types of podcasts listened to in the Netherlands in 2018, by age group
- Reasons for not listening to podcasts in the UK 2017
- Willingness to pay to avoid advertisement in podcasts in the UK 2017
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Triton Digital. (March 23, 2022). Percentage of consumers who are aware of podcasting in the United States from 2006 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188942/percentage-of-us-adults-familiar-with-the-term-podcasting-since-2006/
Triton Digital. "Percentage of consumers who are aware of podcasting in the United States from 2006 to 2022." Chart. March 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188942/percentage-of-us-adults-familiar-with-the-term-podcasting-since-2006/
Triton Digital. (2022). Percentage of consumers who are aware of podcasting in the United States from 2006 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188942/percentage-of-us-adults-familiar-with-the-term-podcasting-since-2006/
Triton Digital. "Percentage of Consumers Who Are Aware of Podcasting in The United States from 2006 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188942/percentage-of-us-adults-familiar-with-the-term-podcasting-since-2006/
Triton Digital, Percentage of consumers who are aware of podcasting in the United States from 2006 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188942/percentage-of-us-adults-familiar-with-the-term-podcasting-since-2006/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Percentage of consumers who are aware of podcasting in the United States from 2006 to 2022 [Graph], Triton Digital, March 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188942/percentage-of-us-adults-familiar-with-the-term-podcasting-since-2006/