Can you list the current listener retention benchmarks for US podcasts so I know if my thirty-minute episodes are losing people too quickly?
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Can you list the current listener retention benchmarks for US podcasts so I know if my thirty-minute episodes are losing people too quickly?
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2026 podcast listener retention benchmarks average consumption rate completion rate 30 minute episodes United States podcast industryGoogle ↗
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2026 podcast listener retention benchmarks average consumption rate completion rate 30 minute episodes United States podcast industry Google ↗
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