Data on how podcasting actually works
Original analysis from our index of 9,500+ RSS-distributed podcasts. Free to read, free to cite, regularly refreshed.
How Long Is The Average Podcast?
Episode length analysis across hundreds of thousands of episodes — by genre, by year, with the longest and shortest categories surfaced.
“The average podcast episode is roughly 40 minutes, but the variance by genre is enormous.”
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The Podfade Problem
How quickly do popular podcasts go quiet? Dormancy distribution and median lifespan across the WhichPodcast index.
“Even popular podcasts fade — 39% have been silent for over a year.”
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For journalists and researchers
All reports are free to read, free to cite, and free to embed. Each chart includes an embed snippet and a downloadable PNG. Every page carries a methodology section disclosing scope and known limitations — chiefly that this index covers RSS-distributed podcasts and excludes YouTube-only shows.
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