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Podtrac Releases Weekly Podcast Data Through April 4


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According to Podtrac's weekly podcast data through April 4, downloads fell over the previous week by 2% and rose 7% over the corresponding period last year for Podtrac measured shows. The History category showed the strongest growth week-over-week at +5%. The Society & Culture category showed the weakest growth week-over-week at -7%.

Download growth for the 52-week period from March 30, 2020 to April 4, 2021 was up 7% across all Podtrac measured podcasts. Week-over-week download growth for the week of March 29-April 4, was down 2% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.

Download growth for the 52-week period from March 30, 2020 to April 4, 2021 was +9% for Arts, -11% for Business, +26% for Comedy, -13% for Education, +14% for History, +1% for News, -8% for Science, -2% for Society & Culture, +11% for Sports, and +61% for True Crime.

Week-over-week download growth for the week of March 29-April 4 was 0% for Arts, 0% for Business, -2% for Comedy, -2% for Education, +5% for History, -1% for News, -4% for Science, -7% for Society & Culture, -3% for Sports, and +2% for True Crime.

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