
Do People Listen to Podcasts Over the Holidays? It’s Complicated…
Every December, the podcast industry asks the same question. Do people actually listen over the holidays, or does attention disappear until January? The answer is less clear than many assume. While some data suggests December can be a strong month on a per-episode basis, other platform data shows total listening dipping in certain years. What the industry does agree on is simpler. Fewer episodes are released in December. And that drop in supply may matter more than whether listening rises or falls.




