Global Podcasting Market by Genre (News & Politics, Society & Culture, Comedy, Sports, and Others); by Formats (Interviews, Panels, Solo, Repurposed Content, Conversational); by Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa) - Global Forecasts 2017 to 2027

Market Overview:

Podcasting is defined as a service in which the user can stream online videos and can also download them in any portable device includes Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and Portable Media Player (PMP). As podcasting provides flexible delivery of audio learning resources, it is widely being adopted across educational purpose across the globe. Moreover, various brands are being added in the podcast-specific actions to their blogs and other social channels to deliver interactive content, improves and enhances search engine optimization (SEO) opportunities and increases website traffic. The easy accessibility of podcast during transit, gardening, exercising, or cleaning, walking further increases its demand over the coming years.

The podcasting market is witnessing growth owing to its ease in broadcasting a podcast anytime, anywhere without much stuff, had bolstered its growth. The rising demand of high-speed internet browsing capacity and bigger storage spaces in the latest devices has further increased the podcast popularity across the globe. Anyone can easily listen to it live or can also download it on their devices with the advanced technology anytime or anywhere.

The Global Podcasting Market was valued at US$ 9.35 Bn in 2020 is expected to reach US$ 58.9 Bn by 2027, growing with a CAGR of 29.2% during the forecast period (2021-2027).

Podcasting Market

The Global Podcasting Industry Segmentation:

By Genre            

  1. News & Politics
  2. Society & Culture
  3. Comedy
  4. Sports
  5. Others

By Formats        

  1. Interviews
  2. Panels
  3. Solo
  4. Repurposed Content
  5. Conversational

By Region           

  1. North America
  2. Europe
  3. Asia Pacific
  4. Latin America
  5. Middle East & Africa

The unique insights provided by this report also includes the following:

  1. In-depth value chain analysis
  2. Opportunity mapping
  3. Sector snapshot
  4. Key Players Positioning Matrix
  5. Regulatory scenario
  6. Strategies Adopted-Benchmarking Heat Map
  7. Market trends
  8. Covid-19 impact analysis
  9. Product comparison
  10. Pre & Post COVID 19 impact on Podcasting Market Analysis
  11. Competitive Landscape

Based on Genre insights, the sports segment is expected to grow with the highest CAGR during the forecast years (2021-2027)

The podcasting market is categorized by genre into news and politics, society and culture, comedy, sports, and others. The sports segment in the global podcasting market is expected to grow with the highest CAGR over the forecast period. This segment is witnessing growth due to the rising number of avid sport fans across globe, moreover, the sports podcast is also gaining popularity. Sport casters are also coming up with daily topics and are providing conversational content by inviting famous personalities from the sports industry to engage the listeners.

The news and politics segment dominated the global podcasting market in the year 2020, due to the majority of users observed to be listening to these podcast genres on a daily basis. As its inception, news and politics have increased the way for hosts and producers to come with new styles for delivering to the audience with exclusive and unique content on current affairs. The genre is famous across all the formats, be it a conversation, solo news announcements, or a panel discussion over any ongoing subject.

By format segment, interview format holds the major market share in the global podcasting market

Based on the format segment, by format, the market is classified into interviews, panels, solo, repurposed content, and conversational. Among which, the interview format has dominated the market in the year 2020 with a market share of 32.5%, and is expected to witness similar growth trends during the forecast period. This podcast format is being referred to as facilitate, in which the host is consistent, and the guests are being invited in each episode. This segment is witnessing growth due to the originality and rawness of the podcasts where each guest is being invited at every episode with unique thoughts, experiences, content, and learnings that are inspiring for the listeners. Moreover, the interview format also raises various opinions and viewpoints for motivating the discussion, which further increasing listeners’ interest and engagement.

North America was dominating the global Podcasting Market in the year 2020

North America was dominating the global podcasting market in the year 2020 with a market share of 41.1% and is expected to witness similar growth trends during the forecast period. U.S. was holding the majority of the market share in the podcasting market due to its early adoption of the latest technologies and the presence of a diversified listener base of all age groups.

The Latin American podcasting market growth is owing to the rising penetration of digital devices and with the availability and popularity of podcast contents offered in the Spanish language. Asia Pacific is also expected to grow with a significant CAGR during the forecast period.

Company Profiles and Competitive Intelligence

The key players operating in the global Podcasting market includes Apple, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Pandora Media, Inc., iHeartmedia. Inc., Spotify AB, Sound Cloud Limited, among others. The market is competitive in nature and the podcasting players are also expanding their capabilities by investing in R&D for Podcasting. The major strategies followed by the market participants are Partnerships and Product Launches.

The report also provides in-depth analysis of Podcasting market dynamics such as drivers, restraints opportunities and challenges

Drivers

  1. Rising penetration of smartphones
  2. The growing popularity of smart speakers across globe

Restraints

low internet speed and low storage space issues hindered this industry's growth across some areas

The report also provides in-depth analysis of key trends in Podcasting Industry forecast

Sr. No.

Trends

Impact

1

In the United States, the USAF and the US military are investing in Podcasting to bolster infrastructure and posture American airpower for continued dominance into the future.

Positive

2

Increase in Demand for Industry 4.0 and Emergence of Industry 5.0 to Drive the Podcasting Market

Positive

The report also provides in-depth analysis of recent news, developments and investments

  • In February 2020, Spotify AB acquired The Ringer, which creates podcasts for the sports, society & culture genres, to expand Spotify AB’s current catalog and extend their audience engagement.
  • In June 2020, Pandora Media, Inc. announced its strategic partnership with FOX News Network, LLC, a U.S. based audio streaming service platform. All the content created by FOX News Podcasts including the FOX Business Hourly Report and FOX News Radio Newscast will be available to Pandora Media, Inc.’s audience

Company Profiles and Competitive Intelligence

The key players operating in the market are:

  1. Amazon.com Inc. (Amazon.com Inc)
  2. Apple Inc.
  3. Entercom Communications Corp.
  4. iHeartMedia Inc.
  5. Liberated Syndication Inc.
  6. Pandora Media LLC (Sirius XM Holdings Inc.)
  7. Podbean Tech LLC
  8. SoundCloud Ltd.
  9. Spotify AB
  10. TuneIn Inc.
  11. Megaphone llc.
  12. Stitcher
  13. Libsyn
  14. Blubrry
  15. PodOmatic

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  • Section 1: Introduction
    • Engagement Objective
    • Scope of the Study: Segmentation 
    • Timeframe, Currency and Limitations
  • Section 2: Research Methodology
    • 3P Research Approach
    • Market Sizing Approach
    • Data Sources
    • Primary Research Coverage
  • Section 3: Executive Summary
    • Global Podcasting Market Summary
    • Market Snapshot
    • Regional Snapshot
  • Section 4: Market Overview of Podcasting
    • Drivers
    • Restraints
    • Opportunities
    • Market Trends
  • Section 5: Premium Insights
    • Industry Prospects
    • Major Market Segments
    • Key Trends
    • Competitive Benchmarking
    • Product Benchmarking
    • SWOT Analysis
    • Strategies Adopted-Benchmarking Heat Map
    • Recent News and Developments
    • Value Chain Analysis
    • Pain-Point Analysis
    • Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
  • Section 6: Market Overview of Podcasting
    • By Genre            
      • News & Politics
      • Society & Culture
      • Comedy
      • Sports
      • Others
    • By Formats        
      • Interviews
      • Panels
      • Solo
      • Repurposed Content
      • Conversational
  • Section 7: Future Forecast & Impact of COVID-19
    • Covid 19 - Prevalence Analysis
    • Key Trends Analysis
    • 2020 Market Forecast (Pre & Post Covid-19)
    • Key Factor Analysis
    • Ecosystem Impact & Opportunity Analysis
  • Section 8: Regional Market Analysis (US Millions)
    • North America
      • Market Overview
      • Market Outlook
      • Key Countries & Market Estimates
        • United States
        • Canada
    • Europe
      • Market Overview
      • Market Outlook
      • Key Countries & Market Estimates
        • Germany
        • France
        • United Kingdom
        • Rest of Europe
    • Asia Pacific
      • Market Overview
      • Market Outlook
      • Key Countries & Market Estimates
        • China
        • Japan
        • India
        • South Korea
        • Rest of APAC
    • Latin America
      • Market Overview
      • Market Outlook
      • Key Countries & Market Estimates
        • Brazil
        • Mexico
        • Argentina
        • Rest of Latin America
    • Middle East & Africa
      • Market Overview
      • Market Outlook
      • Key Countries & Market Estimates
        • GCC
        • Rest of MEA
  • Section 9: Competitive Scenario
    • Competitive Landscape
    • Investment Scenario by key Players
    • Key Player Overview
    • Top 5 Player Comparison
    • Player Wise Geographic Presence
    • Player Wise Target Applications
    • Competitive positioning and strategies of market players
  • Section 10: Company Profiles
  1. Amazon.com Inc. (Amazon.com Inc)
  2. Apple Inc.
  3. Entercom Communications Corp.
  4. iHeartMedia Inc.
  5. Liberated Syndication Inc.
  6. Pandora Media LLC (Sirius XM Holdings Inc.)
  7. Podbean Tech LLC
  8. SoundCloud Ltd.
  9. Spotify AB
  10. TuneIn Inc.

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