Podcast Audience in United States

Podcast has an estimated audience of 69,925,878 people in United States. 49.2% are female, 50.8% are male, average age 41.4. Top regions: California, Texas, Florida. Top brand affinities: Rock music, Friendship, Peacemaker, Google Docs, Earth.
The average Podcast fan in United States is 41.4 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in California. The audience is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida. Top brand affinities include Rock music, Friendship, Peacemaker, with strongest over-indexing on Rock music (1.55× the country average). Demographically, the Podcast audience skews balanced with an average age of 41.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Extroversion, Early Adopter Mentality. Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.
Category: Music & Radio · Type: Topic
Demographics of Podcast fans
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Female | 49.2% |
| Male | 50.8% |
| Average age | 41.4 |
| Estimated audience size | 69,925,878 |
Audience persona
The typical Podcast fan in United States is balanced, around 41.4 years old, with strong Extroversion tendencies and a notable affinity for Rock music.
Top regions in United States
| Region | Reach | Affinity |
|---|---|---|
| California | 8,355,588 | 1.09× |
| Texas | 5,634,467 | 0.94× |
| Florida | 5,041,352 | 1.06× |
| New York | 4,128,245 | 1.06× |
| Illinois | 2,287,446 | 0.98× |
| Pennsylvania | 2,189,943 | 0.93× |
| North Carolina | 2,105,515 | 1× |
| Georgia | 2,088,441 | 0.97× |
| Ohio | 2,027,072 | 0.94× |
| New Jersey | 1,834,274 | 1.03× |
| Massachusetts | 1,744,338 | 1.27× |
| Michigan | 1,733,797 | 0.95× |
| Virginia | 1,720,552 | 1.01× |
| Washington | 1,513,574 | 1.08× |
| Arizona | 1,405,297 | 0.98× |
| Tennessee | 1,358,951 | 0.97× |
| Indiana | 1,226,533 | 0.96× |
| Colorado | 1,171,732 | 1.06× |
| Maryland | 1,162,407 | 0.97× |
| Missouri | 1,145,216 | 1.02× |
| Minnesota | 1,058,998 | 1.06× |
| Wisconsin | 1,049,735 | 1× |
| South Carolina | 978,027 | 0.93× |
| Alabama | 931,633 | 0.95× |
| Oregon | 922,155 | 1.15× |
| Kentucky | 828,503 | 0.95× |
| Louisiana | 791,879 | 0.88× |
| Utah | 756,302 | 1.21× |
| Connecticut | 734,928 | 1.05× |
| Oklahoma | 730,792 | 0.94× |
| Iowa | 608,909 | 1.06× |
| Kansas | 575,372 | 1.04× |
| Arkansas | 571,437 | 0.99× |
| Nevada | 563,716 | 0.83× |
| Mississippi | 470,054 | 0.82× |
| Idaho | 350,801 | 1× |
| Nebraska | 331,221 | 0.94× |
| New Mexico | 311,460 | 0.89× |
| New Hampshire | 287,204 | 1.04× |
| Maine | 277,162 | 1.11× |
| Hawaii | 270,851 | 0.9× |
| West Virginia | 263,807 | 0.81× |
| Washington, District of Columbia | 236,412 | 1.12× |
| Rhode Island | 220,726 | 0.99× |
| Montana | 213,502 | 1.1× |
| Delaware | 169,533 | 0.88× |
| South Dakota | 153,155 | 0.95× |
| North Dakota | 151,684 | 1.06× |
| Vermont | 144,909 | 1.18× |
| Alaska | 137,574 | 0.92× |
Top brand affinities
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.
| Brand | Affinity | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Rock music | 1.55× | Music & Radio |
| Friendship | 1.55× | Kids & Family |
| Peacemaker | 1.62× | Movies & TV |
| Google Docs | 1.54× | Internet & Social Media |
| Earth | 1.51× | Travel & Leisure |
| Google Drive | 1.51× | Technology & Electronics |
| Rob Reiner | 1.77× | Movies & TV |
| Walt Disney World | 1.51× | Travel & Leisure |
| Casey | 1.73× | Music & Radio |
| Beetlejuice | 1.51× | Movies & TV |
| Stranger Things | 1.65× | Movies & TV |
| Godzilla | 1.59× | Movies & TV |
| The Gilded Age | 1.52× | Movies & TV |
| Self-love | 1.53× | Health |
| Sabrina Carpenter | 1.86× | Music & Radio |
| Digital audio | 1.75× | Technology & Electronics |
| Diane Keaton | 1.75× | Movies & TV |
| Millie Bobby Brown | 1.82× | Movies & TV |
| Malcolm-Jamal Warner | 1.78× | Movies & TV |
| Anime convention | 1.52× | Literature |
Psychographic profile
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).
| Trait | Cluster | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Extroversion | THRILL | 1.34 |
| Early Adopter Mentality | POWER | 1.29 |
| Sustainability | BALANCE | 1.21 |
| LGBTQ+ Identity | OPEN | 1.16 |
| Social Media Usage | JOY | 1.14 |
| Mindfulness | BALANCE | 1.11 |
Worldwide distribution
| Country | Share |
|---|---|
| United States | 32.6% |
| United Kingdom | 6.1% |
| Germany | 5.5% |
See Podcast audiences in other countries
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Frequently asked questions
How many fans does Podcast have in United States?
Podcast has an estimated audience of 69,925,878 people in United States, concentrated in California and Texas.
What is the gender split and age of Podcast fans?
49.2% of Podcast fans are female, 50.8% are male, with an average age of 41.4 years.
Which brands do Podcast fans like most?
Podcast fans show strongest brand affinity for Rock music (1.55×), Friendship (1.55×), and Peacemaker (1.62×) over the country average.
Where do Podcast fans live in United States?
Podcast fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach 8,355,588), Texas (reach 5,634,467), and Florida (reach 5,041,352). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.
What other brands do Podcast fans also like?
Beyond Podcast itself, the audience over-indexes on Friendship (1.55×), Peacemaker (1.62×), Google Docs (1.54×), and Earth (1.51×) compared to the United States average.
How to read this data
Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for Podcast. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.
About this audience profile
This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.