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Most popular global iTunes podcast categories 2015

Most popular iTunes podcast categories worldwide in 2015, by number of active podcasts (in thousands)

Most popular global iTunes podcast categories 2015

This statistic presents data on the most popular podcast categories worldwide in 2015, by number of active podcasts. According to the source, there were 14.2 thousand active podcasts in the music category worldwide in 2015.

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This statistic presents data on the most popular podcast categories worldwide in 2015, by number of active podcasts. According to the source, there were 14.2 thousand active podcasts in the music category worldwide in 2015.

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Release date: March 2016

Region: Worldwide
Survey time period: 2015

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