The State of Podcasting 30 September 2018

49% of podcast listening is done at home, down from 51% in 2017
22% listen while driving (in a vehicle), same as 2017
Podcast listeners subscribe to an average of 6 shows
Podcast listeners listen to an average of 7 different shows per week, up from 5 in 2017
80% listen to all or most of each episode, down from 86% in 2017
Podcast listening on a computer went up from 29% to 31% (smartphone listening went from 71% to 69% respectively)
19% of listeners increase the speed (listen faster)
65% of monthly podcast listeners have been listening for less than 3 years
Comedy is the most popular podcasting genre, followed by education and news Infinite Dial