What are the most popular podcast genres right now and which ones have the highest listener retention rates for new shows?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What are the most popular podcast genres right now and which ones have the highest listener retention rates for new shows?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2025 2026 most popular podcast genres listeners genre rankings Edison Research Infinite Dial podcast genresGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
podcast listener retention rates by genre new podcasts completion rates genre 2025 studyGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
podcast benchmarks episode completion rate retention new shows genre true crime education comedy newsGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
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Query classes
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ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2025 2026 most popular podcast genres listeners genre rankings Edison Research Infinite Dial podcast genres Google ↗
podcast listener retention rates by genre new podcasts completion rates genre 2025 study Google ↗
podcast benchmarks episode completion rate retention new shows genre true crime education comedy news Google ↗
- Podcast Reach by Genre · info.tritondigital.com
- Triton Digital Releases 2025 U.S. Podcast Report · tritondigital.com
- Triton Digital’s Q1 2026 U.S. Podcast Ranker Reveal Shifting Listener Habits as Podcasting Moves into Everyday Moments | Press Release · tritondigital.com
- Comedy continues to lead podcast listening, says latest Triton Digital U.S. Podcast Ranker · broadcastdialogue.com
- The Podfade Problem: Why Podcasts Go Quiet · whichpodcast.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 2026 most popular podcast genres listeners genre rankings Edison Research Infinite Dial podcast genres OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
podcast listener retention rates by genre new podcasts completion rates genre 2025 study OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
podcast benchmarks episode completion rate retention new shows genre true crime education comedy news OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |