OAKLAND, Calif., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pandora (NYSE: P), the leading internet radio service, announced today new metrics that were reached in the month of February 2013.

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    --  Listener hours for Pandora during the month of February 2013 were 1.38
        billion, an increase of 42% from 975 million during the same period last
        year.
    --  Share of total U.S. radio listening for Pandora in February 2013 was
        8.48%, an increase from 5.74% at the same time last year.
    --  Active listeners were 67.7 million at the end of February 2013, an
        increase of 37% from 49 million during the same time period last year.

Pandora is releasing key audience metrics on a monthly basis to provide the most current information regarding Pandora's users and usage across platforms.

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SOURCE Pandora