Update through week ending September 27, 2020
For the week of September 21 - 27 downloads were up 4% over the previous week and up 49% over the corresponding period last year.
The True Crime category showed the largest week-over-week download growth at 9%.
The Business category showed the lowest week-over-week download growth at 1%.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth
Download growth for the 52-week period from September 23, 2019 to September 27, 2020 was +49% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.
Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth
Week-over-week download growth for the week of September 21, 2020 to September 27, 2020 was +4% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Download growth for the 52-week period from September 23, 2019 to September 27, 2020 was +16% for Arts, +41% for Business, +38% for Comedy, +16% for Education, +22% for History, +88% for News, +30% for Science, +27% for Society & Culture, +53% for Sports, and +41% for True Crime.
Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Week-over-week download growth for the week of September 21, 2020 to September 27, 2020 was +6% for Arts, +1% for Business, +3% for Comedy, +5% for Education, +3% for History, +4% for News, +7% for Science, +7% for Society & Culture, -2% for Sports, and +9% for True Crime.
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