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21%

21% -- monthly podcast listening rate for Americans age 12 or older (2016)

2016  · Edison Research

In 2016, 21% of Americans aged 12 or older reported having listened to a podcast in the past month.

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21%
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2016
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Americans age 12 or older
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US
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https://www.hellopaperkite.com/2017/01/13/podcast-sponsorships-revolution-audio/ ↗
Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2016 Channel: Deep Crawl
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Podcast Sponsorships: A Revolution in Audio - Paperkite
If you’ve ever been on a long road trip, you know that listening to a great audiobook or your favorite playlist can make the miles fly by in no time. But have you ever tried listening to a podcast? If you’re not familiar with what exactly a podcast is, it’s a digital audio file made available online…
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Americans age 12 or older: 21% monthly podcast listening rate. Source: Edison Research (2016). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-monthly-podcast-listeners-2016
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-monthly-podcast-listeners-2016" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>21%</strong> -- monthly podcast listening rate for Americans age 12 or older<br><small>Source: Edison Research (2016) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-monthly-podcast-listeners-2016" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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