Update through week ending October 25, 2020
For the week of October 19 - October 25, 2020 downloads were up 2% over the previous week and up 43% over the corresponding period last year for Podtrac measured shows.
The Arts category showed the highest week-over-week download growth at 9%.
The Education category showed the weakest growth week-over-week at -6%.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth
Download growth for the 52-week period from October 21, 2019 to October 25, 2020 was +43% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.
Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth
Week-over-week download growth for the week of October 19, 2020 to October 25, 2020 was +2% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Download growth for the 52-week period from October 21, 2019 to October 25, 2020 was +8% for Arts, +25% for Business, +26% for Comedy, 0% for Education, -6% for History, +103% for News, +8% for Science, +11% for Society & Culture, +36% 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 October 19, 2020 to October 25, 2020 was +9% for Arts, +2% for Business, -5% for Comedy, -6% for Education, +2% for History, +4% for News, -2% for Science, +6% for Society & Culture, 0% for Sports, and -2% for True Crime.
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