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Comedy Remains the Top Podcast Genre in the U.S.

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Edison Research announces the Top Podcast Genres in the U.S. for the second quarter, 2022 and once again Comedy takes the top spot as the genre consumed by most weekly podcast listeners. The top five genres saw no change in rank from from the first quarter, while genres ranked 6-10 saw some movement. The list ranks the most popular podcast genres based on audience size from Edison Podcast Metrics.

Podcasts are classified according to the self-identified genre submitted by the podcast to Apple Podcast API. Eighteen genres are identified as having at least one percent reach among those in the U.S. age 18+ for Q2 2022, and the full list is attached.

Edison Podcast Metrics measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcast networks in the U.S. It's based on actual podcast listening, not downloads, and does not require an opt-in from podcast networks. The genre ranker is derived from data collected continuously Q3 2021 throguh Q2 2022, from surveying weekly podcast consumers ages 18 and older in the U.S.

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