How Americans use and engage with podcasts - Pew Research Center
Apr 18, 2023 · One-in-five podcast listeners – which is about 10% of all U.S. adults – are avid listeners, listening to podcasts nearly every day. Another 22% of podcast listeners listen a few times a week, while a quarter report listening a few times a month.
The Psychological Benefits Of Listening To Podcasts Regularly
Nov 7, 2023 · Is listening to podcasts good for your brain? Absolutely. Listening to podcasts stimulates mental imagery, enhancing imagination. It also sharpens cognitive functions through focused engagement with varied content topics. What happens to …
Podcasts as a Source of News and Information - Pew Research Center
Apr 18, 2023 · Podcasts are popular: About half of Americans have listened to a podcast in the past year, and one-in-five of those listeners say they listen to a podcast nearly every day. Listeners turn to podcasts for entertainment, learning, and simply to have something to listen to while doing something else.
Audio and Podcasting Fact Sheet - Pew Research Center
Jun 15, 2023 · As of 2023, 42% of Americans ages 12 and older have listened to a podcast in the past month, according to “The Infinite Dial” report by Edison Research. This has remained relatively constant since 2020, when 37% had listened to a podcast in the past month.
Why Do People Listen to Podcasts? - Marketing Charts
May 12, 2023 · Some 88% say that they listen to podcasts in order to learn, while an almost-equal 87% say they tune in for entertainment. Close behind, 81% engage with podcasts to have something to listen to when doing something else, while 71% do …
Why people listen: Motivations and outcomes of podcast listening
Apr 22, 2022 · Podcast listening could help people satisfy their basic psychological needs. Podcast listeners are free to choose from over 2 million different podcasts and can decide when and where they listen to them . As such, podcast listening might …
Why People Listen to Podcasts - Baird Media
Nov 6, 2024 · In recent years, podcasting has emerged as a dominant medium for consuming audio content, with millions of listeners worldwide tuning in regularly. But what drives people to listen to podcasts, and what psychological benefits—or drawbacks—do they experience as …
Podcasts: Who, Why, What, and Where?
May 24, 2019 · Young people are listening to podcasts that entertain and inform. This is why many daily podcasts like The Daily from the New York Times use narrative storytelling techniques pioneered in true crime formats such as Serial to add suspense and …
Why people listen: Motivations and outcomes of podcast listening
Apr 6, 2022 · Podcast listening could help people satisfy their basic psychological needs. Podcast listeners are free to choose from over 2 million different podcasts and can decide when and where they listen to them . As such, podcast listening might enhance one’s sense of autonomy.
People who listen to a lot of podcasts really are different
Dec 20, 2019 · Yet just 17% of Americans have listened to a podcast in the past week. So we wanted to know: What distinguishes people who listen to podcasts weekly, or even daily, from people who only listen occasionally? Do frequent and infrequent podcast listeners have different values, needs and preferences?