According to the Westwood One 2021 Audioscape, the median age of podcast listeners is 34, 20 years younger than the median age of broadcast television network viewers.
For persons 18+ who have listened to a podcast in the past 30 days:
•53% are employed in a white-collar occupation, 39% in management positions.
•55% have a household income of $75,000 or higher.
•39% have an income upwards of $100,000.
“The podcast audience profile is exceptionally attractive,” Pierre Bouvard, Chief Insights Officer at Cumulus Media/Westwood One wrote on Westwood One’s “Everyone’s Listening” blog. “Podcast listeners are upscale and educated…making this group an audience advertisers want to reach.”
With podcast listenership set to grow 10% this year to reach 126 million listeners in 2022, now is the time to advertise on podcasts.
Are you ready to reach educated, upscale, growing audiences through podcast? Contact SMI today.