Update through week ending October 18, 2020
For the week of October 12 - October 18 downloads were down 4% over the previous week and up 40% over the corresponding period last year for Podtrac measured shows.
The Arts category showed the only week-over-week positive download growth at 1%.
The Business category showed the lowest week-over-week download growth at -8%.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth
Download growth for the 52-week period from October 14, 2019 to October 18, 2020 was +40% across all Podtrac measured podcasts. Download growth for the prior 52-week period from October 07, 2019 to October 11, 2020 was +47% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.
Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth
Week-over-week download growth for the week of October 12, 2020 to October 18, 2020 was -4% across all Podtrac measured podcasts. Week-over-week download growth for the week of October 05, 2020 to October 11, 2020 was -6% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Download growth for the 52-week period from October 14, 2019 to October 18, 2020 was +1% for Arts, +17% for Business, +24% for Comedy, +5% for Education, +3% for History, +98% for News, +19% for Science, +7% for Society & Culture, +38% for Sports, and +59% for True Crime.
Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Week-over-week download growth for the week of October 12, 2020 to October 18, 2020 was +1% for Arts, -8% for Business, -1% for Comedy, -1% for Education, -6% for History, -6% for News, -7% for Science, -7% for Society & Culture, -2% for Sports, and -4% for True Crime.
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