From Dial-Up to Digital Dominance: 25 Years of The Infinite Dial

Monthly and weekly podcast listening bounces back:

  • 42% of Americans 12+ have listened to a podcast in the last month, a new all-time high and up from 38% in 2022
    • The majority of Americans age 12-54 (53%) have listened to a podcast in the last month 31% of Americans 12+ have listened to a podcast in the last week, up significantly from 26% in 2022
    • 39% percent of those Americans age 12-54 have listened to a podcast in the last week

Weekly podcast listeners are consuming more podcasts:

  • Weekly podcast listeners listened to an average of nine podcast episodes in the last week, up from eight episodes in 2022.

More people are listening to podcasts in-car:

  • 38% of U.S. adults age 18+ who have ridden in a car in the last month say they listen to podcasts in the car, up from 32% in 2022

Podcast listening is still stagnant among those 55+:

  • 21% of Americans age 55+ listened to a podcast in the last month
  • 14% of Americans age 55+ listened to a podcast in the last week, flat from 2022.