According to data from February 2022, 32.5 million people in the United States were said to listen to podcasts on Spotify that year, while Apple had 28.5 million podcast listeners. Spotify's and Apple's figures were projected to add up to 42.4 million and 29.2 million by 2025, respectively.
Number of Apple and Spotify podcast listeners in the United States from 2020 to 2025, by platform (in millions)
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Insider Intelligence. (February 28, 2022). Number of Apple and Spotify podcast listeners in the United States from 2020 to 2025, by platform (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303252/apple-spotify-podcast-listeners-united-states/
Insider Intelligence. "Number of Apple and Spotify podcast listeners in the United States from 2020 to 2025, by platform (in millions)." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303252/apple-spotify-podcast-listeners-united-states/
Insider Intelligence. (2022). Number of Apple and Spotify podcast listeners in the United States from 2020 to 2025, by platform (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303252/apple-spotify-podcast-listeners-united-states/
Insider Intelligence. "Number of Apple and Spotify Podcast Listeners in The United States from 2020 to 2025, by Platform (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303252/apple-spotify-podcast-listeners-united-states/
Insider Intelligence, Number of Apple and Spotify podcast listeners in the United States from 2020 to 2025, by platform (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303252/apple-spotify-podcast-listeners-united-states/ (last visited June 03, 2024)
Number of Apple and Spotify podcast listeners in the United States from 2020 to 2025, by platform (in millions) [Graph], Insider Intelligence, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303252/apple-spotify-podcast-listeners-united-states/