US Average Time Spent per Day with Digital Audio, by Device

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Desktop/Laptop
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Total Digital Audio
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Source: eMarketer

Note: ages 18+; time spent with each medium includes all time spent with that medium, regardless of multitasking; for example, 1 hour of multitasking on desktop/laptop while watching TV is counted as 1 hour for TV and 1 hour for desktop/laptop; includes all internet activities on desktop and laptop computers and other connected devices; for example, 1 hour of multitasking on mobile devices while watching TV is counted as 1 hour for TV and 1 hour for mobile device

Additional Note: Time spent with each medium includes multitasking; for example, 1 hour of multitasking on a smartphone while watching TV is counted as 1 hour for TV and 1 hour for smartphone. 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 2010 release, not the number of users of each medium.

Methodology: Estimates are based on the analysis of estimates from other research firms, consumer media consumption, device adoption trends, company reports, primary research and interviews.

Comparative Estimates from Additional Sources:

Digital audio: time spent per day, US

Sources2018201920202021202220232024
eMarketer,January 2023
Edison Research,March 2020
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