B
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58%
58% -- share of weekly podcast listeners using audio as primary mode for weekly podcast listeners (2025)
Audio remains the primary mode of podcast consumption for 58% of weekly listeners.
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58%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Sample Size
603
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B
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95
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights
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Tier A
https://mypodcastguy.com/podcast-listeners-still-prefer-audio-over-video/ ↗
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Podcast Listeners Still Prefer Audio Over Video
Podcasts stand out among media platforms due to their unique flexibility, allowing audiences to choose between watching or listening. While video options are steadily gaining traction, audio remains the primary mode of consumption.
For the 14th edition of the *Podcast Download* series, Cumulus Media…
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Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights
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Quantilope survey of 603 weekly podcast listeners, April 21-30, 2025
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weekly podcast listeners: 58% share of weekly podcast listeners using audio as primary mode. Source: Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/podcast-audio-primary-consumption-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/podcast-audio-primary-consumption-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>58%</strong> -- share of weekly podcast listeners using audio as primary mode for weekly podcast listeners<br><small>Source: Cumulus Media and Signal Hill Insights (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/podcast-audio-primary-consumption-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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