Update through week ending November 1, 2020
For the week of October 26 - November 1, 2020 downloads were unchanged over the previous week and up 47% over the corresponding period last year for Podtrac measured shows.
The True Crime category showed the highest week-over-week download growth at 13%.
The Science and Sports categories showed the weakest growth week-over-week at -3% each.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth
Download growth for the 52-week period from October 28, 2019 to November 01, 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 26, 2020 to November 01, 2020 was 0% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Download growth for the 52-week period from October 28, 2019 to November 01, 2020 was +8% for Arts, +39% for Business, +32% for Comedy, -2% for Education, +4% for History, +107% for News, +12% for Science, +12% for Society & Culture, +36% for Sports, and +70% for True Crime.
Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Week-over-week download growth for the week of October 26, 2020 to November 01, 2020 was 0% for Arts, +2% for Business, -2% for Comedy, -2% for Education, +8% for History, -1% for News, -3% for Science, +2% for Society & Culture, -3% for Sports, and +13% for True Crime.
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