Update through week ending September 13, 2020
For the week of September 7 - 13, downloads were down 1% over the previous week and up 43% over the same period last year.
The True Crime category showed the largest week-over-week download growth at 9%.
The Arts category showed the largest drop in week-over-week download growth at -8%.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth
Download growth for the 52-week period from September 09, 2019 to September 13, 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 September 07, 2020 to September 13, 2020 was -1% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.
U.S. Weekly Podcast Download Growth for Top Categories
Download growth for the 52-week period from September 09, 2019 to September 13, 2020 was +9% for Arts, +41% for Business, +31% for Comedy, +11% for Education, +19% for History, +82% for News, +21% for Science, +26% for Society & Culture, +35% 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 September 07, 2020 to September 13, 2020 was -9% for Arts, -4% for Business, -4% for Comedy, -3% for Education, -8% for History, -2% for News, -4% for Science, 0% for Society & Culture, +3% for Sports, and +9% for True Crime.
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