B
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59%
59% -- host personal connection rate for Podcast consumers (Clutch survey respondents) (2026-06)
59% of podcast consumers report feeling a personal connection to the podcast hosts they regularly listen to.
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Value
59%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-06
Entity
Sample Size
412
Evidence Quality
B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Clutch
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Tier C
https://audiostart.info/2026/07/13/podcast-influence-2026/ ↗
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Clutch survey of 412 podcast consumers conducted June 2026
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Podcast consumers (Clutch survey respondents): 59% host personal connection rate. Source: Clutch (2026-06). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/host-personal-connection-rate-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/host-personal-connection-rate-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>59%</strong> -- host personal connection rate for Podcast consumers (Clutch survey respondents)<br><small>Source: Clutch (2026-06) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/host-personal-connection-rate-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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