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48% -- share of americans who watch and listen to podcasts for US podcast audience (2025)

2025  · Edison Research

According to Edison Research's Infinite Dial 2025, 48% of Americans both watch and listen to podcasts.

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US podcast audience
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https://www.podcastcollective.io/blog/how-to-communicate-like-a-category-leader ↗
Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2025 Channel: Deep Crawl
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US podcast audience: 48% share of americans who watch and listen to podcasts. Source: Edison Research (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/americans-watch-and-listen-podcasts-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/americans-watch-and-listen-podcasts-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>48%</strong> -- share of americans who watch and listen to podcasts for US podcast audience<br><small>Source: Edison Research (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/americans-watch-and-listen-podcasts-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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