In 2018, the number of podcast listeners in the United States reached 75 million, and it is predicted that the number of monthly listeners will hit 164 million in the year 2024, with the compound annual growth rate between 2019 and 2023 pegged at 17 percent.
Number of monthly podcast listeners in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in millions)
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Audience demographics
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Consumption
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Activate. (October 22, 2019). Number of monthly podcast listeners in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/786826/podcast-listeners-in-the-us/
Activate. "Number of monthly podcast listeners in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. October 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/786826/podcast-listeners-in-the-us/
Activate. (2019). Number of monthly podcast listeners in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/786826/podcast-listeners-in-the-us/
Activate. "Number of Monthly Podcast Listeners in The United States from 2013 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/786826/podcast-listeners-in-the-us/
Activate, Number of monthly podcast listeners in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/786826/podcast-listeners-in-the-us/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Number of monthly podcast listeners in the United States from 2013 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Activate, October 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/786826/podcast-listeners-in-the-us/