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Podtrac Releases Weekly Podcast Data Through February 28


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According to Podtrac's podcast data for the week of February 22-28, downloads were up 7% over the previous week and rose 3% over the corresponding period last year for Podtrac measured shows. The True Crime category showed the strongest week-over-week download performance gaining 15%. The Education category showed the weakest growth week-over-week increasing 2%.

Download growth for the 52-week period from February 24, 2020 to February 28, 2021 was up 3% across all Podtrac measured podcasts. Week-over-week download growth for the week of February 22-28 grew 7% across all Podtrac measured podcasts.

Download growth for the 52-week period from February 24, 2020 to February 28, 2021 was -3% for Arts, -11% for Business, +18% for Comedy, -27% for Education, 0% for History, +6% for News, +21% for Science, 0% for Society & Culture, -8% for Sports, and +17% for True Crime.

Week-over-week download growth for the week of February 22-28 was +7% for Arts, +7% for Business, +13% for Comedy, +2% for Education, +4% for History, +4% for News, +10% for Science, +10% for Society & Culture, +7% for Sports, and +15% for True Crime.

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