This statistic presents the average unique weekly users of National Public Radio (NPR) podcasts in the United States from 2014 to 2017. The number grew from two million in 2014 to 3.5 million in 2016, and followed by a sharp increase in 2017 to 5.4 million.
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Average unique weekly users of National Public Radio (NPR) podcasts from 2014 to 2017 (in millions)
This statistic presents the average unique weekly users of National Public Radio (NPR) podcasts in the United States from 2014 to 2017. The number grew from two million in 2014 to 3.5 million in 2016, and followed by a sharp increase in 2017 to 5.4 million.
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| Number of unique weekly users in millions | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4 |
| 2016 | 3.5 |
| 2015 | 2.5 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| Number of unique weekly users in millions | |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4 |
| 2016 | 3.5 |
| 2015 | 2.5 |
| 2014 | 2 |
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This statistic presents the average unique weekly users of National Public Radio (NPR) podcasts in the United States from 2014 to 2017. The number grew from two million in 2014 to 3.5 million in 2016, and followed by a sharp increase in 2017 to 5.4 million.
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- July 2018
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- 2014 to 2017
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- among those who download NPR podcasts
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2017
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