Source: EMARKETER Forecast, June 2024 - June 2024
Note: ages 18+; includes all time spent on mobile audio apps; includes all mobile devices (smartphones, feature phones, and tablets); mobile audio includes music/other audio content delivered through an app (e.g., AM/FM online streams), podcasts (streamed or downloaded), online radio stations, and streaming services; excludes other downloaded audio files (e.g., music MP3s) and digital terrestrial/satellite radio services that are delivered over the air
Additional Note: Time spent with each medium includes multitasking; for example, 1 hour of multitasking on a mobile phone while watching TV is counted as 1 hour for mobile phone and 1 hour for TV. Figures are rounded to the nearest minute. Estimates of average time spent with media are based on the total US adult population according to the US Census Bureau 2010 release, not the number of users of each medium.
Methodology: Time spent with each medium includes multitasking; for example, 1 hour of multitasking on a mobile phone while watching TV is counted as 1 hour for mobile phone and 1 hour for TV. Figures are rounded to the nearest minute. Estimates of average time spent with media are based on the total US adult population according to the US Census Bureau 2010 release, not the number of users of each medium. Estimates are based on the analysis of estimates from other research firms, consumer media consumption trends, device adoption trends, company reports, primary research, and interviews.