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  "id": "edison-80-percent-americans-ever-consumed-podcast-2026",
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  "url": "https://groundedkit.com/claims/edison-80-percent-americans-ever-consumed-podcast-2026/",
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  "claim": "80% of Americans 12+ (about 230 million) have ever listened to or watched a podcast (Infinite Dial 2026)",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"Most Americans have listened to a podcast\"",
  "verdict": "verified",
  "verdict_definition": "Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.",
  "confidence": "high",
  "rating": {
    "value": 5,
    "best": 5,
    "worst": 1
  },
  "origin": {
    "publisher": "Edison Research at SSRS",
    "title": "The Infinite Dial 2026 (March 2026)",
    "year": "2026"
  },
  "quote": "Ever Consumed a Podcast Estimated TOTAL U.S. POPULATION 12+ % EVER LISTENED TO OR WATCHED A PODCAST 230 Million 80",
  "method": "Nationally representative survey of 2,050 Americans aged 12+, January 2026 (online, half probability sample), weighted.",
  "drift": [
    "Wording changed in 2025 to include watching podcasts, so older years are not directly comparable"
  ],
  "interest": "n/a (research firm; study supported by SiriusXM Media).",
  "safe_rephrasing": "Edison's Infinite Dial 2026 estimates 80% of Americans 12+, about 230 million people, have ever listened to or watched a podcast.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Edison Research — The Infinite Dial 2026 presentation (PDF)",
      "url": "https://www.edisonresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/The-Infinite-Dial-2026-Presentation.pdf",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "kind": "stat_check",
  "as_of": "Survey January 2026",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-16",
  "stale": false,
  "date_reviewed": "2026-10-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}