B
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35%
35% -- listener drop off rate for podcast episodes (2026)
Listener drop-off rates can reach up to 35% within the first five minutes of a podcast episode.
- Maximum rate noted ('can be as high as')
- Specific to the first five minutes of an episode
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35%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
The Podcast Host
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Tier C
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podcast episodes: 35% listener drop off rate. Source: The Podcast Host (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/podcast-dropoff-first-five-minutes-35
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/podcast-dropoff-first-five-minutes-35" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>35%</strong> -- listener drop off rate for podcast episodes<br><small>Source: The Podcast Host (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/podcast-dropoff-first-five-minutes-35" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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