What does recent podcast industry data say about the average listener retention rate and how does episode length impact whether people finish an episode?
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What does recent podcast industry data say about the average listener retention rate and how does episode length impact whether people finish an episode?
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2025 2026 podcast industry average listener retention rate episode completion rate episode length data reportGoogle ↗
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2025 2026 podcast industry average listener retention rate episode completion rate episode length data report Google ↗
- 8 Podcast Analytics to Track + Tips and Tools (2026) · shopify.com
- Acast x Nielsen Listener Landscape · img01.thedrum.com
- Podcast listener retention benchmarks worth comparing to · podderapp.com
- The State of Podcasting 2026: Episode Length, Cadence and Release Times · tryslicemedia.com
- Using Learning Analytics to Evaluate the Clinical Education Podcast Format · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov