The average unique weekly users of National Public Radio (NPR) podcasts in the United States amounted to 7.12 million in 2018, close to two million more than in 2017. The number of unique users downloading NPR podcasts has increased dramatically in the last few years, and has more than tripled since 2014. In 2020, the company reported in its annual report that it had 13.96 million weekly podcast users.
Average unique weekly users of National Public Radio (NPR) podcasts from 2014 to 2020 (in millions)
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Pew Research Center. (June 29, 2021). Average unique weekly users of National Public Radio (NPR) podcasts from 2014 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/653079/npr-number-podcast-users/
Pew Research Center. "Average unique weekly users of National Public Radio (NPR) podcasts from 2014 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. June 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653079/npr-number-podcast-users/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Average unique weekly users of National Public Radio (NPR) podcasts from 2014 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/653079/npr-number-podcast-users/
Pew Research Center. "Average Unique Weekly Users of National Public Radio (Npr) Podcasts from 2014 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/653079/npr-number-podcast-users/
Pew Research Center, Average unique weekly users of National Public Radio (NPR) podcasts from 2014 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/653079/npr-number-podcast-users/ (last visited June 12, 2024)
Average unique weekly users of National Public Radio (NPR) podcasts from 2014 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/653079/npr-number-podcast-users/