Crime podcasts are losing their lurid lustre: YouGov

Nathan Jolly

September 28, 2023 11:09

Crime podcasts are losing their cold grip on the Australian public, with other genres finding favour, according to new data from YouGov.

According to data crunched by YouGov Profiles, ‘music’ is the top podcast genre among Australians, with 29% of podcast listeners regularly tuning into a music-themed podcast.

Second is ‘news and politics’ (17%), with ‘comedy’ in third place, with 14% of listeners. True crime is listened to by just 10% of regular listeners, the same-sized audience commanded by ‘science’ podcasts.

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Nathan Jolly

Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.