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Podcast listening among US Latinos hits record high

20/10/2022

Podcast listening among US Latinos hits record high with one third listening to podcasts in Spanish. These findings are from an Edison Research report and show the results of a representative survey of 2500 Hispanic/Latino adults age 18+. conducted in June 2022. The U.S. Latino Podcast Listener Report 2022 found that 59% of US Latinos adults have listened to a podcast compared to 44% in 2021. Just over half (51%) of US Latinos have listened to a podcast in English, and […]

Top 50 US podcasts for Q2 2022

19/10/2022

The Top 50 US podcasts for Q2 2022 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics is the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcast networks in the US. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 50 Podcasts of Q2 2022 list is derived from data collected continuously Q3 2021 – Q2 2022, from surveying weekly podcast consumers aged 18 and older in the […]

US Latin music grew 23% in first half of 2022

09/10/2022

The US Latin music market grew 23% in first half of 2022 with streaming accounting for 97% of this market according to the RIAA, the US recording industry association. During this period revenues from Latin music in the US grew to $510 million and represents 6.6% of the total US music market. Paid music subscriptions made up the majority of Latin revenues, growing 25% to $350 million and accounting for 71% of streaming revenues (69% of […]

US recorded music revenues up 9% in first half of 2022

23/09/2022

US recorded music revenues up 9% in first half of 2022 generating $7.7 Bn at estimated retail value according to the RIAA, building on the strong growth experienced the prior year. The number of paid subscriptions grew to a record high of 90 million, with revenues up 10% to $5.0 Bn and comprising almost two-thirds of the first half total. At wholesale value, revenues grew 8% to $4.9 Bn. Streaming Revenues from streaming music grew […]

35% of adult Americans own a smart speaker

18/06/2022

35% of adult Americans own a smart speaker according to a report from NPR and Edison Research with 62% of saying that they have used a voice assistant on any kind of device. The 2022 Smart Audio Report highlights the increased usage of voice technology with 20% of smart speaker owners spending most of their audio time listening through a smart speaker compared to 18% in 2017. Key findings from the report 57% of voice […]

Top 50 US podcasts for Q1 2022

11/05/2022

The Top 50 US podcasts for Q1 2022 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics, formerly known as the Podcast Consumer Tracking Report has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics is the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcast networks in the US. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 50 Podcasts of Q1 2022 list is derived from data collected continuously Q2 2021 – Q1 2022, from […]

US moms increasingly use hands free smart devices

11/05/2022

US moms increasingly use hands free smart devices with two thirds having 2 smart speakers according to a recent survey by Edison Research. Moms and Media 2022 builds on data from The Infinite Dial, Wondery and ART19 plus an online survey of US moms. The report highlights device usage and media consumption of moms in the US, now two years into COVID and entering a much awaited phase of normalcy. In addition, from the online supplemental […]