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Top 50 US podcasts for Q2 2022

19/10/2022

The Top 50 US podcasts for Q2 2022 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics is the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcast networks in the US. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 50 Podcasts of Q2 2022 list is derived from data collected continuously Q3 2021 – Q2 2022, from surveying weekly podcast consumers aged 18 and older in the […]

Top 50 US podcasts for Q1 2022

11/05/2022

The Top 50 US podcasts for Q1 2022 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics, formerly known as the Podcast Consumer Tracking Report has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics is the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcast networks in the US. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 50 Podcasts of Q1 2022 list is derived from data collected continuously Q2 2021 – Q1 2022, from […]

US online audio listening grew in 2021

02/04/2022

US online audio listening grew in 2021 reaching 209 million people according to the Infinite Dial 2022. The Infinite Dial is produced by Edison Research sponsored by Wondery and ART19 and is America’s longest-running survey of digital media consumer behaviour in the US, published annually since 1998. It provides survey data on a number of important media channels, including streaming audio, podcasting, and social media from a representative sample of the US population aged 12 and over. Online audio consumption […]

American ‘super listeners’ listen to 11.2 hours of podcasts weekly

24/02/2022

American ‘super listeners’ listen to 11.2 hours of podcasts weekly with Super Listeners increasingly finding podcast content on YouTube. These findings are part of third Super Listeners Study from Edison Research in partnership with Ad Results Media based on a survey of Podcast ‘Super Listeners’ Americans aged 18+ who listen to five or more hours of podcasts weekly. The survey was primarily intended to find out what podcast Super Listeners felt about advertising within podcast content but […]

Nordic audiobook subscriptions will increase in 2022

24/02/2022

Nordic audiobook subscriptions will increase in 2022 according to Mediavision, the Nordic independent analysis and consultancy firm. Their analysis based on a survey of stakeholders in the Nordic media industry is published in their Mediavision Industry Outlook 2022. The surveys covered all sections of the media industry including video, audio and print but the main takeaways for audio are: The industry expects diminishing growth for household spend on audio About half of all respondents believe that […]

Spotify clarifies its approach to COVID-19

01/02/2022

Spotify clarifies its approach to COVID-19 explaining its Platform Rules and the work it has done to promote informational awareness during the pandemic. In a blog posting Daniel Ek, CEO and Founder of Spotify sets out its platform policies in the wake of the disagreements over Joe Rogan’s podcasts which led to Neil Young removing his music from the streamer. Ek goes on to say that, “You’ve had a lot of questions over the last […]

gaana sees growth in Indian regional music in 2021

09/01/2022

gaana sees growth in Indian regional music in 2021 and an increase of 40% in podcast listening according to its end of year report, gaana India Music Trends 2021. The streamer in in its end of year report claims 180 million users and 99 of its artists streaming over 100 million plays during the year. According to a survey by YouGov gaana is the 3rd most listened to audio streamer in India with YouTube and […]