According to a study on podcast consumption conducted in the United Kingdom in March 2024, news and current affairs was the leading podcast genre for daily listening, with ** percent of respondents in the country tuning in every day. Entertainment and comedy followed with a share of ** percent and ** percent respectively. Entertainment shared its leading position in weekly listening with discussion and talks shows, at ** percent. Comedy reached ** percent there, while ** percent of podcast listeners in the United Kingdom listened to news and current affairs on a weekly basis.
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