Americans still listen to AM/FM radio for 36% of their daily audio time according to a recent blog post by Edison Research. Using their Share of Ear survey that measures the full audio space and how much the audio average American consumes in a typical day using a nationally representative sample of those aged 13+. The chart above shows the Q4 2023 data for the Share of Ear Audio Dial, which shows the percentage of daily listening that Americans age 13+ spend with each type of audio.
Changes since Q3 2023
- AM/FM Radio falls one point to 36%
- Streaming Music gains one point and hits the 20% threshold for the first time
- Owned music (listening to CDs, vinyl, owned digital files, etc.) drops one point
- Other changes are accounted for by rounding
AM/FM Radio continues to make up the largest share of listening, accounting for more than one-third of daily time with audio among those age 13+. The vast majority of that listening (31 percentage points) is to AM/FM over-the air signals.
