The State of Podcasting 30 September 2018
49% of podcast listening is done at home, down from 51% in 2017\n\n22% listen while driving (in a vehicle), same as 2017\n\nPodcast listeners subscribe to an average of 6 shows\n\nPodcast listeners listen to an average of 7 different shows per week, up from 5 in 2017\n\n80% listen to all or most of each episode, down from 86% in 2017\n\nPodcast listening on a computer went up from 29% to 31% (smartphone listening went from 71% to 69% respectively)\n\n19% of listeners increase the speed (listen faster)\n\n65% of monthly podcast listeners have been listening for less than 3 years\n\nComedy is the most popular podcasting genre, followed by education and news Infinite Dial