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  "id": "edison-podcast-monthly-58-percent-2026",
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  "claim": "58% of Americans 12+ consumed a podcast in the last month (Edison Infinite Dial 2026)",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"How many Americans listen to podcasts?\"",
  "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 (with SiriusXM Media)",
    "title": "The Infinite Dial 2026 (March 12, 2026)",
    "year": "2026"
  },
  "quote": "58% of Americans age 12+ (167 million) have consumed a podcast in the last month, also an all-time high ... 45% of Americans age 12+ (130 million) have consumed a podcast in the last week",
  "method": "National survey of Americans 12+ by Edison Research at SSRS (sample and fieldwork in the downloadable report).",
  "drift": [
    "None — 'consumed' includes listening to or watching a podcast"
  ],
  "interest": "Edison Research sells audio research; the study is supported by SiriusXM Media, which sells audio ads.",
  "safe_rephrasing": "Edison Research's Infinite Dial 2026 estimates that 58% of Americans 12+ (about 167 million) consumed a podcast in the past month and 45% in the past week.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Edison Research — The Infinite Dial 2026",
      "url": "https://www.edisonresearch.com/the-infinite-dial-2026/",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "kind": "reference_fact",
  "as_of": "Published March 12, 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/"
}