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What kind of podcasts do you listen to? Someone did a survey.

Podcasting is still in growth mode as more people get into on-demand listening. But what are we listening to?

Edison Research conducted a survey to determine the most popular genres of podcasts and then divided things up by age.

Weekly podcast listeners 18-24

  • Comedy: 64%
  • Society and Culture (including music): 24%
  • True Crime: 20%
  • News: 13%
  • Sports: 9%
  • Education: 9%

Weekly podcast listeners 25+

  • Comedy: 39%
  • News: 31%
  • Society and Culture: 27%
  • True Crime: 19%
  • Sports: 11%
  • Business: 11%

Where do you fit in?

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