This post is from Edison’s Weekly Insights email. Subscribe here. We love a good case study, and if you are lucky enough to be attending SXSW this week, you can visit SkyBox to find a Nielsen representative and see a live demo of the software and data behind the case study below. For the rest of […]
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This post is from Edison’s Weekly Insights email. Subscribe here. With AI regularly discussed as the most consequential innovation in a generation, it is important that we have good data to understand who is using it and how. That is why, this week, we are announcing a new syndicated research service from Edison Research at SSRS: AI User Metrics. Leveraging the SSRS Opinion Panel, a probability-based survey […]
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This post is from Edison’s Weekly Insights email. Subscribe here. Spoken-word audio platforms play an important part in how Americans 13+ spend their day with audio, accounting for 25% of all daily time spent with audio. Share of Ear® from Edison Research is the only audio measurement source that captures how much time Americans spend listening to […]
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This post is from Edison’s Weekly Insights email. Subscribe here. There has been no shortage of high-profile sporting events in February. Not only did the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots face off in the Super Bowl a little over a week ago, but the 2026 Winter Olympics have also captivated audiences across the world. […]
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This post is from Edison’s Weekly Insights email. Subscribe here. Every quarter, Edison Podcast Metrics™ releases new data detailing the entire U.S. weekly podcast consumption space. This week we’re looking exclusively at the top new shows; podcasts that debuted in 2025 and have the largest weekly listening audience over the entire year. The podcasts on this […]
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This post is from Edison’s Weekly Insights email. Subscribe here. Edison Research’s Share of Ear study has chronicled Spotify’s rise to one of the most popular audio streaming platforms today. Not only has Spotify charted an impressive growth in daily consumption, it has done so among an incredibly full and competitive landscape of other audio options. […]
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SiriusXM Podcast Network, Spotify, and iHeartPodcasts lead U.S. Podcast Networks for Weekly Reach Edison Research announces the Top 10 Podcast Networks in the U.S. based on average weekly network reach for the fourth quarter of 2025. SiriusXM, Spotify, and iHeartPodcasts have remained in the top 3 spots since the October release of the Q3 Top Ten […]
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This post is from Edison’s Weekly Insights email. Subscribe here. The Top 50 podcasts with the largest U.S. 13+ weekly audience size is available on our website from Edison Podcast Metrics Q4 2025. Edison Podcast Metrics captures weekly podcast audience size among U.S. podcast consumers 13+. Data on the entire podcast universe, with specific information about […]
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New podcast consumers are more likely to actively watch video podcasts than longtime consumers, according to The Evolving Ear: How New Listeners are Shaping Podcasting’s Next Chapter, a report from Edison Research presented via webinar. Drawing from over 20 years of Edison Research data, Senior Research Director Gabriel Soto revealed how the next wave of podcast consumers is reshaping the medium. The study examines “first-year” […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Glen Mills, PA (January 23, 2026) – Edison Research announces the Top 50 Podcasts in the U.S. based on reach for Q4 2025 among weekly podcast consumers ages 13+. The list ranks podcasts based on total audience reach from Edison Podcast Metrics. The top five podcasts remain in the same rank order as Q3 2025: The Joe Rogan Experience, Crime Junkie, The […]
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This post is from Edison’s Weekly Insights email. Subscribe here. The SSRS Sports Poll captures fandom benchmarks and trends for over 80 different collegiate and professional sports, including college football. With a nationally representative sample backed by the SSRS’s Opinion Panel, and trending data that goes back to 1994, Sports Poll is a unique source of […]
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This post is from Edison’s Weekly Insights email. Subscribe here. Since 2016, Share of Ear® from Edison Research has captured what percent of Americans 13+ spend any daily time listening to audiobooks. While not as dominant as other audio platforms, audiobook popularity has steadily grown over time. 2025 year end data from Share of Ear shows […]
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