Produced by Discover Pods (www.discoverpods.com), the Podcast Trends Report 2017 benchmarks podcast listener growth, how podcasts stack up to other content mediums, and current trends and challenges faced by podcasters. The data was taken from a survey of over 1,000 podcast fans and includes surprising stats, such as: - 76.8% of people listen to podcasts for more than 7 hours each week. - 61.2% of respondents spend more time listening to podcasts than watching TV. - 48.8% of respondents said they purchased an item after hearing it advertised on a podcast. - 57.4% of podcasters list marketing and building an audience among their top challenges.