VerifiedStat checkConfidence: medium

Podcast ads drive a 71% aided brand recall rate (Nielsen)

Commonly cited as: "71% of podcast listeners remember the brands advertised"

Verified Confidence: medium

Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.

Safe rephrasing

Nielsen's 2022 podcast ad-effectiveness norms show a 71% aided brand recall rate for podcast ads; 56% of listeners say they pay more attention to host-read ads.

What the source says

Nielsen Podcast Ad Effectiveness insights found that podcast ads drive an aided brand recall rate of 71%, while 56% of podcast listeners say they pay more attention to ads read by the host(s).

Nielsen — Podcasting Today report press release (May 11, 2022)

Commonly cited as
"71% of podcast listeners remember the brands advertised"
True origin
Nielsen — Podcasting Today report press release (May 11, 2022)
Type
Stat check: A widely repeated statistic traced back to its origin.
Year
2022
Data as of
Nielsen Podcast Ad Effectiveness norms, 2022
Last checked
Method & sample
Nielsen brand-effect surveys of listeners exposed to podcast ads (aided recall: brand shown in a list).
Drift between quote and source
  • Aided recall, not unprompted memory
  • Age: 2022 norms
Interest
Nielsen sells podcast measurement.

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