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Podtrac Releases Weekly Podcast Data Through April 25


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Podtrac podcast data for the week of April 19-25 showed downloads were flat over the previous week and up 7% over the corresponding period last year for Podtrac measured shows. The Science category showed the strongest growth week-over-week at rising 34%. The Comedy category showed the weakest growth week-over-week declining 13% from the prior week.

Download growth for the 52-week period from April 20, 2020 to April 25, 2021 was up 7% across all Podtrac measured podcasts. Week-over-week download growth for the week of April 19-25, 2021 was flat across all Podtrac measured podcasts.

Download growth for the 52-week period from April 20, 2020 to April 25, 2021 was +3% for Arts, -11% for Business, +20% for Comedy, -5% for Education, -2% for History, +1% for News, +30% for Science, +2% for Society & Culture, +7% for Sports, and +62% for True Crime.

Week-over-week download growth for the week of April 19 to April 25, 2021 was 0% for Arts, -5% for Business, -13% for Comedy, +2% for Education, -7% for History, +3% for News, +34% for Science, +2% for Society & Culture, +6% for Sports, and -2% for True Crime.

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