How Gen Z ACTUALLY Listens to Podcasts in 2025 [New Survey]

This survey of Gen Z's podcast fans challenge everything we thought we knew! Our 2025 results reveals that despite YouTube's overall dominance in podcasting, 56% of Gen Z listeners prefer Spotify, and a whopping 76% choose audio-only formats over video. Key insights: - Why Spotify remains Gen Z's favorite podcast platform - The unexpected popularity of fiction and horror podcasts among young listeners - Where and how Gen Z consumes podcasts (hint: it's not in cars!) - Why audio podcasting isn't dead despite the industry's pivot to video Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction: YouTube's dominance in podcasting 0:35 - Surprising survey results: Gen Z podcast platform preferences 1:05 - The video podcasting trend and current industry hype 2:15 - Key finding: 76% of Gen Z prefer audio-only podcasts 2:31 - Where Gen Z consumes podcasts (mostly at home on mobile) 3:14 - Popular podcast genres among Gen Z (fiction and horror) 4:49 - What this means for podcasters: Audio isn't dead 5:54 - How Spotify captured the Gen Z audience 6:57 - Opportunities for reaching Gen Z listeners 8:16 - Career guidance podcasts opportunity for Gen Z 9:04 - Closing thoughts and invitation to comment 9:15 - Transistor.fm podcast hosting information This data challenges common assumptions about young listeners and provides valuable insights for podcasters targeting this demographic. See the full survey results at https://transistor.fm/gen-z-2025/ If you're looking to start or grow a podcast, try Transistor.fm free for 14 days: https://transistor.fm