Update through week ending August 16, 2020
Podtrac’s weekly podcast updates return this week due to popular demand and thanks to the support of iHeartRadio.
For the week of August 10-16, downloads were up 3% over the previous week and up 52% over the same period last year.
The Comedy and News categories showed the largest week-over-week download growth at 7% and 6% respectively.
The History category shows the largest drop in week-over-week download growth at -7%.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth
Download growth for the 52-week period from August 12, 2019 to August 16, 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 August 10, 2020 to August 16, 2020 was +3% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Download growth for the 52-week period from August 12, 2019 to August 16, 2020 was +1% for Arts, +44% for Business, +54% for Comedy, +32% for Education, +36% for History, +100% for News, +30% for Science, +27% for Society & Culture, +43% for Sports, and +46% for True Crime.
Week-Over-Week U.S. Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Week-over-week download growth for the week of August 10, 2020 to August 16, 2020 was +4% for Arts, -2% for Business, +7% for Comedy, +4% for Education, -7% for History, +6% for News, -1% for Science, -1% for Society & Culture, +5% for Sports, and -2% for True Crime.
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