Podcasts Archives

Gen Z Americans discover podcasts through social media

25/06/2023

Gen Z Americans discover podcasts through social media with 24 million regular monthly listeners according to a recent report from Edison Research in partnership with  SXM Media. The Gen Z Podcast Listener Report is based on a survey of 1003 US individuals aged between 13 and 24 during April 2023 plus a number of in-depth interviews. Key findings from the report 47% of the Gen Z (age 13-24) online population in the US are monthly podcast listeners, […]

Enlighten Radio

02/06/2023

Enlighten Radio is an internet radio station with an eclectic mix of ‘Progressive Rebel Radio, Talk, Stories, Science, Jazz, Blues and Bluegrass from the Red Caboose Studio in West Virginia, USA’. It used to broadcast a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream both as a direct link and a webplayer but this has been downgraded to a 128kbps MP3 stream. The website has recently been updated to include a programme guide (in blogroll format) to help […]

Podcasts are now on YouTube Music

01/05/2023

Podcasts are now on YouTube Music with an initial launch in the US with global availability promised ‘soon’. The feature started being rolled out at the end of last week and is expected to reach all US listeners shortly. This update allows those watching podcasts on the main app to continue listening to them on YouTube Music. Listeners can enjoy podcasts on-demand, offline, in the background, while casting and seamlessly switch between audio-video versions on […]

43% of Black Americans are monthly podcast listeners

24/02/2023

43% of Black Americans are monthly podcast listeners with 75% of listeners actively seeking out content that focuses on Black stories and perspectives. These findings are part of The Black Podcast Listener Report 2.0 from Edison Research in partnership with  SXM Media and Mindshare based on a survey of over 2,500 Black Americans age 18+. Key findings from the report 43% of the Black 18+ population in the US has listened to a podcast in the last month. That percentage is larger than the number […]

Top 50 US podcasts for Q4 2022

20/02/2023

The Top 50 US podcasts for Q4 2022 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics is the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcast networks in the US. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 50 Podcasts of Q4 2022 list is derived from data collected continuously Q3 2022 – Q4 2022, from surveying weekly podcast consumers aged 13 and older in the […]

Top 50 US podcasts for Q3 2022

07/02/2023

The Top 50 US podcasts for Q3 2022 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics is the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcast networks in the US. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 50 Podcasts of Q3 2022 list is derived from data collected continuously Q4 2021 – Q3 2022, from surveying weekly podcast consumers aged 18 and older in the […]

BBC Sounds streams 417 million plays in Q4 2022

04/02/2023

BBC Sounds streams 417 million plays in Q4 2022 with on-demand plays up 18.2% year on year according to recent figures released by the BBC. On-demand listening of the BBC’s audio content grew between October and December with BBC Sounds achieving a record 197.7 million plays for on-demand radio programmes, podcasts and music mixes. Topping the charts was Newscast, and the BBC’s Football titles, including Football Daily and Match of the Day: Top 10, which […]