45% of Americans age 12+ have consumed a podcast in the last week
Verified Confidence: high
Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.
- Commonly cited as
- "130 million Americans listen to podcasts every week"
- True origin
- Edison Research — The Infinite Dial 2026
- Type
- Stat check: A widely repeated statistic traced back to its origin.
- Year
- 2026
- Data as of
- Infinite Dial 2026 survey (early 2026)
- Last checked
- What the source says
45% of Americans age 12+ (130 million) have consumed a podcast in the last week – yet another all-time high for podcast consumption Among Americans age 12+, 57% have both listened to and watched a podcas
- Method & sample
- Nationally representative survey of Americans age 12+ by Edison Research (at SSRS), sponsored by SiriusXM Media and others. 'Consumed' includes listening to or watching.
- Drift between quote and source
- Definition: includes watching video podcasts, not only audio listening
- 80% have ever listened to or watched a podcast
- Interest
- Edison sells audio research; the study is sponsored by audio companies.
Safe rephrasing
Edison Research's Infinite Dial 2026 found that 45% of Americans 12+ (about 130 million) consumed a podcast in the past week, counting both listening and watching.
Sources we opened
- Edison Research — The Infinite Dial 2026 (primary)
Machine-readable: /api/claims/edison-podcast-weekly-45-percent-2026.json · Last checked 2026-10-16