Update through week ending September 20, 2020
For the week of September 14 - 20, downloads were up 9% over the previous week and up 52% over the corresponding period last year.
The Sports and News categories showed the largest week-over-week download growth at 14% each.
The True Crime category showed the largest drop in week-over-week download growth at -4%.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth
Download growth for the 52-week period from September 16, 2019 to September 20, 2020 was +52% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.
Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth
Week-over-week download growth for the week of September 14, 2020 to September 20, 2020 was +9% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Download growth for the 52-week period from September 16, 2019 to September 20, 2020 was +4% for Arts, +51% for Business, +41% for Comedy, +15% for Education, +15% for History, +109% for News, +11% for Science, +20% for Society & Culture, +56% for Sports, and +54% for True Crime.
Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Week-over-week download growth for the week of September 14, 2020 to September 20, 2020 was -1% for Arts, +9% for Business, +9% for Comedy, +3% for Education, +5% for History, +14% for News, +6% for Science, 0% for Society & Culture, +14% for Sports, and -4% for True Crime.
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