Commutes are now less common in the UK, but podcast listening is still on the rise

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In the UK, 13.3 million people tuned in to podcasts in 2020, surpassing our pre-pandemic expectation by nearly 2 million despite many consumers’ commutes being limited to a trip from the bed to their desk and back again.

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