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# Podcasts have become a big part of the normal routine, and news diet, of many Americans, reports Pew
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/podcasts-have-become-a-big-part-of-the-normal-routine-and-news-diet-of-many-americans-reports-pew/
- Published: 2023-04-25T15:38:29.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-25T15:38:56.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Insights, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:53

**Following a steady** [**increase in podcast listening over the past decade**](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/audio-and-podcasting/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com)**,** podcasts have become a big part of the normal routine – and news diet – of many Americans, especially younger adults, reports Pew Research Center.

Roughly half of U.S. adults say they have listened to a podcast in the past year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey, including one-in-five who report listening to podcasts at least a few times a week. Among adults under 30, about a third listen to podcasts with such frequency.

Today’s podcast landscape is a sprawling one, featuring topics from sports and religion to politics and entertainment, and it attracts large numbers of listeners who turn to podcasts for a variety of reasons.

Large shares of podcast listeners say that they turn to podcasts for entertainment, learning and diversion – i.e., having something to listen to while doing something else. Half of Americans or more who have listened to a podcast in the past 12 months say these are *major* reasons they listen to podcasts.

Fewer Americans turn to podcasts in search of news, though most listeners still say that news is at least a part of their experience with podcasts.

More [here](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2023/04/18/podcasts-as-a-source-of-news-and-information/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).