Update through week ending August 30, 2020
For the week of August 26-30, downloads were up 1% over the previous week and up 51% over the same period last year.
The Arts, Business and Sports and categories showed the largest week-over-week download growth of top categories at 6% each.
The Society & Culture category showed the largest drop in week-over-week download growth at -3%.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth
Download growth for the 52-week period from August 26, 2019 to August 30, 2020 was +51% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.
Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth
Week-over-week download growth for the week of August 24, 2020 to August 30, 2020 was +1% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Download growth for the 52-week period from August 26, 2019 to August 30, 2020 was +7% for Arts, +48% for Business, +47% for Comedy, +18% for Education, +32% for History, +105% for News, +30% for Science, +19% for Society & Culture, +42% for Sports, and +43% for True Crime.
Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Week-over-week download growth for the week of August 24, 2020 to August 30, 2020 was +6% for Arts, +6% for Business, -2% for Comedy, -1% for Education, -1% for History, +2% for News, +2% for Science, -3% for Society & Culture, +6% for Sports, and -2% for True Crime.
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