Chart of the week: The world’s top podcast publishers
As the latest data from Podtrac shows, publishers are pulling in huge audiences from around the globe with their podcast content. In January alone, NPR had 185 million unique downloads and streams, while iHeartRadio hit 177.7 million.
The format’s rise in popularity coincides with a general increase in digital media consumption, specifically on mobile devices, but it was also helped by the fact that the selection of quality podcasts seems virtually limitless these days. Covering anything from politics and sports to pop culture and investigative journalism, both major media organizations and independent producers are embracing podcasts as a way to reach an engaged audience with long-form content.
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Chart by Statista.
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