Nearly half of American teenagers listened to a podcast in 2020, a recent survey found. Children aged 13 to 17 were the most likely to have listened to a podcast, with 48 percent of respondents in the age group having done so. However, younger children were also likely to use this media form, with one in five kids aged six to eight reporting listening to podcasts.
Podcast listening among children in the United States as of spring 2020, by age group
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Ipsos. (August 24, 2020). Podcast listening among children in the United States as of spring 2020, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186587/podcast-listening-among-children-us-by-age/
Ipsos. "Podcast listening among children in the United States as of spring 2020, by age group." Chart. August 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186587/podcast-listening-among-children-us-by-age/
Ipsos. (2020). Podcast listening among children in the United States as of spring 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186587/podcast-listening-among-children-us-by-age/
Ipsos. "Podcast Listening among Children in The United States as of Spring 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186587/podcast-listening-among-children-us-by-age/
Ipsos, Podcast listening among children in the United States as of spring 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186587/podcast-listening-among-children-us-by-age/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Podcast listening among children in the United States as of spring 2020, by age group [Graph], Ipsos, August 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186587/podcast-listening-among-children-us-by-age/