Listening to podcasts has never been more en vogue. But new data from Edison Research shows just how big the jump from the past decade has been.
In the findings from The Podcast Consumer 2025, data from Edison Research shows that overall time spent listening to podcasts has grown a whopping 355% since 2015.
In 2015, the company shared that roughly 170 million hours per week were spent listening to podcasts.
That figure grew to 770 million hours per week, or an increase of 603 million hours per week over the past decade.
Edison Research Vice President Megan Lazovick shared that the jump is a natural one for the medium. Only 46 million users labeled themselves as monthly podcast consumers in 2015. In 2025, that number has increased to 115 million.
“I had trouble wrapping my head around this one at first, but think about it: since 2015, the number of people listening to podcasts has increased by millions, and we also know that those who do listen to podcasts are spending more time doing so,” said Lazovick. “So if you consider that, more people and more time, you see a massive increase in the total number of hours spent listening to podcasts per week among Americans. Podcasts have historical momentum.”
Furthermore, in 2015, only 27 million Americans called themselves weekly podcast consumers. In 2025, that figure has risen to 115 million, according to Edison Research.
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